chasmrider
not lost til out of gas
hi all, I need to replace my swing arm,I am wondering if I can leave the driveshaft in place, and slip the swing arm out and and slide the replacement back in? any thoughts/ experience?
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2005 R 1200 GS swing arm replacement
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chasmrider
not lost til out of gas
thanks, did the r and r last week, went well, took about 5 hours. i have almost 1000 miles, feels good.
chasmrider
not lost til out of gas
the lower bolt on my rear shock broke, in 2 places. got the first piece out, new bolt wouldn't go all the way in. found the second piece removed that, was running a tap to clean the threads, somehow the tap got stuck and broke. so I replaced the swing arm.
chasmrider
not lost til out of gas
I googled R 1200 GS swing arm, several popped up on ebay
