* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K *

Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator

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False Swing Arm Removal Mod

For this mod I removed the left side swingarm, which is fake!
It only takes 5 bolts to remove.

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 7

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 7

Time: 15 minutes
Tools needed: 10mm socket, 10mm box wrench, i think it's like a 7mm or 8mm hex key

instructions:
Remove big black bolt w/allen key from back of swingarm @ final drive and the two bolts that go through swingarm from front to back at front of final drive unit
(see photo below w/acorn nuts)

The bottom bolt shown here behind that strut is the biggest pain in my arse ever!
No way to get a socket in there, and you only have an inch of play with a 10mm box wrench! Aaargh!

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 8

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 8

instructions:

Remove the left side lower frame cover, and get after these with the 10mm box wrench, being careful to watch your knuckles!

Doesn't it look nice an clean now?

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 9

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 9

I used the chrome acorn nuts from the license plate bracket and some new nickel plated bolts to fill the holes by the final drive unit.

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 10

* False Swing Arm Removal ........................... By Mistress K * 10

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Next I fitted my new rear bolt that replaces that big ugly black one!
time: 1 minute
Tools
needed: the same 7mm or 8mm hex key used to remove the original bolt
when removing the swingarm, the oil drain bolt from a BMW 1200

instructions:
Thread the big black ugly bolt out, thread the new bolt in.

Member

Good Job

Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator

Excellent write up and it looks much better with the BMW12OO drain plug where that big ugly bolt was

Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator

Yeah that one to remember with the drain plug

Member

How much weight does this mod save? what is the point in Suzuki fitting it in the first place, is it just for style/appearance or does it serve a purpose?

Member

It is actually for style/appearance. The earlier ones were made of plastic. The metal ones are fastenend with rubber bushings so they can't do anything anyway. The right side swingarm is harder to remove - that takes an angle grinder!

Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator

They were originally made of plastic many years ago (2001 & 2) and were there for no other reason than cosmetic symmetry and to give a hard tail look.
Gotta be honest I have no idea what it weighs tho'

Very Valued VIP Member

To answer Steve the weight for the false swing arm is 1.73kgs.Also if anyone is interested the weight of the standard exhausts is cans x 2 = 9.53 kgs headers x 2 = 3.65 kgs.Hope this helps in some way.

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