i was thinking about taking the guard on my swing arm that i think is supposed to keep the chain from hitting the tire or mud off the chain. it is hitting my tire and i have seen a few ktms without them?.?.
If you're talking about the chain guide, the one that's right by the sprocket, there's no way you should take that off. You'll lose your chain and make a real mess of things. If you're talking about the chain slider (the plastic piece that goes over the front end of your swingarm), I guess you could do w/out that, but you'd wear down your swingarm and your chain a lot more than necessary. I'd check into why the tire is hitting it, like is the tire too big or are the chain adjusters not adjusted properly.
I think he's talking about the black plastic piece that bolts into the swingarm about 1/2 way between the c/s & axle. it's just there if you need it to help keep mud from the tire off of the chain. your option whether to run it. if you remove it, be sure to put the little bolt back in the hole &/or silicon it up so you don't get more water in the swingarm (& don't forget to put anti-seize on the chain adjuster bolts no matter what you do).
yeah its the one half way across the swing arm. i guess i will just leave it on. my tire is still the one that came on my bike, so i dont think that its too big. i have never adjusted the chain i only have about 200 miles on my bike so i hope the whole chain adjustment bolts arent seized up. my tire hits my exhaust too. i have some tire marks on it.
Is your tire running true? Is the rear axle straight with the frame? And is the wheel true? Sounds like you might have something out of alignment? Cheer John
The guy who preps my bikes takes the outer aluminum piece off and leaves the plastic. If you hit a rock and bend the aluminum you'll be stopped until you bend it back with whatever you can find. If the plastic piece bends it will flex and go back in place.
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