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Old 01-09-2008, 09:41 PM   #61 (permalink)
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perhaps the chain? I havent seen a bike yet that reguired removal of the swing arm for the motor to come out, not sure about your particular bike though.
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Old 01-09-2008, 09:45 PM   #62 (permalink)
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you havent? the swingarm pivots on the same bolt that holds the rear of the engine in.
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Old 01-09-2008, 09:46 PM   #63 (permalink)
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on the kx,rt, and my xr it wasnt and On my wr it isnt, at least thats the way I remeber it.
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this is true, if im not mistaken quads are the same way, we had a fun time puttin a motor back in my friends blaster gettin that stupid bolt to go through all of the holes lol
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no, it should be through it. almost all bikes are because it affects frame geometry and handling.
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Old 01-10-2008, 02:29 PM   #66 (permalink)
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yea ive never seen any race bike that the engine bolt doesnt run through the swingarm pivot
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i have a very old fashioned swingarm, (and bike) luckily i dont have to remove the swingarm!...bolt (i edited this after gscx's comment)
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well you dont have to remove the swingarm, all you have to do is take the bolt out that holds the back of the engine
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of course I could be wrong, because its been a while
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maybe. and it dont know how it is on a 70s xr eithier really
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