Hey everyone! Just got this 2008 Ninja 650r few weeks ago, driven about 300 miles on it so far. Just got a new set of tires and took the rear wheel off, and noticed my rear swing arm looks dented and bent pretty bad. Really scared me at first knowing Ive looked over the bike time and time again and never noticed it before ever taking the wheel off. After looking at some replacement swing arms online i noticed similar bends on other swing arms.
I personally have never wrecked or seriously dropped the bike before, almost dropped it once but caught it luckily.
The bike has ridden fine so far and no strange tire wear or anything, not going to ride it again until i figure out if i need a new swing arm or not.
Just wanted to make a quick post and see if this is normal or not. I tried searching for the same thing but didn't really come up with anything i was looking for. If this has already been answered i apologize. Thanks! -Paul
I personally have never wrecked or seriously dropped the bike before, almost dropped it once but caught it luckily.
The bike has ridden fine so far and no strange tire wear or anything, not going to ride it again until i figure out if i need a new swing arm or not.
Just wanted to make a quick post and see if this is normal or not. I tried searching for the same thing but didn't really come up with anything i was looking for. If this has already been answered i apologize. Thanks! -Paul