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    swingarm broke

    Clutched up a seat stander and dipped it back against the brake, swingarm snapped underneath me and caused a crazy mousetrap.


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    Re: swingarm broke

    Whoa, hold on. Is Krashasaki seeing things? Did you just break your swingarm, and find a dead mouse inside of it?

    First, hats off to snapping a swingarm. Second, ehhh???

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    holy crap

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    That's crazy never see that happen before
    Did you fly over the bars when you mouse trapped I usually do lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2kgixx View Post
    That's crazy never see that happen before
    Did you fly over the bars when you mouse trapped I usually do lol
    Its actually pretty common with the F4i to break in the exact same way....Theres more then a few people on SL and SR that have posted the same kind of experience......F4i not so bullet proof I guess....


    Last edited by JohnnyP636; 08-17-2011 at 11:24 AM.

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    Now that you mentioned it I have seen those pictures before I'm just a burn out haha

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    Re: swingarm broke

    U need re-enforced swing arm now
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    do you think rr swingarm conversion would be the way to go for f4is? Or are they just as fragile

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    Re: swingarm broke

    imagine wheelie-ing down the highway only to find your swing arm 10m behind you
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2kgixx View Post
    do you think rr swingarm conversion would be the way to go for f4is? Or are they just as fragile
    Theres one thing about the F4i/600RR swingarm swap that I would be a little concerned about. When people are doing this mod they are using a mount on the bike that was not designed to carry swingarm load. Basically there is another set of bolt holes right below the original mounting location, and people are using that.

    Its much weaker looking and was not designed to hold the swingarm



    Last edited by JohnnyP636; 08-18-2011 at 11:20 AM.

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    Re: swingarm broke

    I don't think its common at all, made a thread On SR and sounds like its pretty rare. Especially on a bike that was made for 8 years and probably the most common stunt piece to have 3 swingarm's snap is A rare thing IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjones View Post
    I don't think its common at all, made a thread On SR and sounds like its pretty rare. Especially on a bike that was made for 8 years and probably the most common stunt piece to have 3 swingarm's snap is A rare thing IMO.
    Theres more then 3 people out there that have done the exact same thing as you, those are just the pictures I could find during a 2 min google search.....Ive seen many posts about it.....Its not as common as some other bikes failures, but your definitely not the first person to break an F4i swingarm in the exact same spot....

    Few post from your thread on SR confirming it happens
    Quote Originally Posted by TRICKY View Post
    didn't happen the first time, heard about that before, glad you are ok!
    Quote Originally Posted by Beto View Post
    I've seen a few broken f4i swimgarms. They all break at the welds like the one in this thread.
    Quote Originally Posted by MiNi GuineA View Post
    Ditto, this is not the first time its happened
    Quote Originally Posted by loogie View Post
    Yup...Heard of this before.
    ANOTHER reason I would NEVER own a f4poop.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_S View Post
    i've seen two f4i swingarms crack at this same exact location, always monitor that weld!
    Quote Originally Posted by Cwancys View Post
    yep, i had the same in 99 f4 2 years agonormal leaving the bike to 2 wheels!!
    Quote Originally Posted by PAUL H View Post
    My swingarm was cracked underneath and right at those two spots for a long time before I noticed it , never snapped but when I noticed the crack I'm surprised it didn't !!
    Quote Originally Posted by =BLEE= View Post
    I've had that same crack in my swinger for bout 3 years now....
    Last edited by JohnnyP636; 08-18-2011 at 11:45 AM.

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    imagine that happening when your on the street

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    Re: swingarm broke

    Quote Originally Posted by DA BOSS View Post
    imagine that happening when your on the street
    Not likely...
    Who would be clutching up seat standers on the street!!
    Where My Rode Dawgs At!!

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    lol

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    Duct tape should fix that right up.

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