I went into this believing I only need replace my worn bronze bushings 1983 XS650SK due to excessive play. Turns out, the play is from a worn pivot bolt. The swingarm bushing is stuck and isn’t coming out easily. I kept it greased, so the pivot bolt came out easily. It looks like a lube fail to me. You can clearly see no wear around the grease holes.
@5twins has long been preaching about adding a grease fitting to the middle of the swingarm tube. I’m listening. Is that going to fix this?
It sure is a rinky dink setup and a weak point in the XS650 design.
@5twins has long been preaching about adding a grease fitting to the middle of the swingarm tube. I’m listening. Is that going to fix this?
It sure is a rinky dink setup and a weak point in the XS650 design.