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drr5
10-22-2007, 04:45 PM
alright we switched over to drx and yes ivee read and heard about the swing arm bending! i put this bike together the night before a race , and well we bent one pretty good , over the next few posts ill show you what happened to this swing arm, and how we came to fix it for the race! pic onehttp://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2659.jpg
drr5
10-22-2007, 04:46 PM
another pic of the swing arm!http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2660.jpg
drr5
10-22-2007, 04:48 PM
i didnt get pics of us bending it back and welding some gussets to it , but after we put it back on the bike it had a twist to it so somebody came up with the idea to use to pry bar and try to bend it back closer.http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2661.jpg
drr5
10-22-2007, 04:50 PM
and here we have some serioushttp://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2662.jpg grunt being put on thishttp://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2663.jpg
drr5
10-22-2007, 04:51 PM
and youd never guess what happend next? http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/pk250r/DSCF2664.jpg
drr5
10-22-2007, 04:52 PM
do you see the deep concerne on my face that someone didnt get hurt?
gmen
10-22-2007, 05:11 PM
Wow,it bent.Musta been a lick to bend that much .
Yes i see you rotflyao,redneck frame shop,yall watch this . Greg
tireman43
10-22-2007, 06:19 PM
Ours looked the same before we put it in the press and welded a plate to the bottem to re -enforce it. Sucks how easy they bend.

Wish I could have been there to see the fun though. What was the end result? Did it finish the race?
drr5
10-22-2007, 07:30 PM
we ended up putting a swing arm from a predator to finish the race
bulldogfallon
10-22-2007, 07:58 PM
Do you think you would the same amount of fun with one of the new square tubed swingarms?


So far it has yet to bend?


Mr. Fuller has bent a few swingarms, axles and gears, but the square tube swingarm has held up


Help is on the way DRR Nation.....
tireman43
10-22-2007, 08:05 PM
drr5 it's good to hear you finished. We had to be creative at a race before we got it some what fixed also.

I can't speak for everyone but I hope help is on the way soon.

By the way Gary your inbox is full.
bulldogfallon
10-22-2007, 08:16 PM
Originally posted by tireman43


By the way Gary your inbox is full.



I made room for you.....
drr5
10-23-2007, 06:41 AM
yes we have the new swingarm with help from gary and dusty at cheater motorsports i gusseted the new one rather well, but i will most likely change to the round house swingarm for the next season
JIM GRACE
10-23-2007, 08:38 AM
lol,, great camera work, words would have done this no justice..

who brings steel rods to there kids quad race???? not me..

brandons dad #55
hotquads1
10-23-2007, 09:14 AM
Originally posted by JIM GRACE
lol,, great camera work, words would have done this no justice..

who brings steel rods to there kids quad race???? not me..

brandons dad #55
.
. " STEEL RODS" ? Those are just heavy duty chain adjusters...
I think Cheater motorsports should market those big steel bars and call them "cheater bars" ! Every racer should have pair of those in the ol' tool box.
marc
drr5
10-23-2007, 10:21 AM
we like to race with a well rounded tool box.
cheatermtrsprts
10-23-2007, 01:36 PM
You can never have enough "specialty tools" in the old tool box!
That was one of the most fun packed weekends of racing I think I have ever had
ecmini1
10-24-2007, 06:16 AM
Looks like time to up grade shocks so they dont bottom out. Ouch
drr5
10-24-2007, 06:36 AM
that bike has elkas same shock we ran on our plus 2 swing arm on our kasea.
guy310
10-24-2007, 10:20 AM
It's not the shock.
drr5
10-24-2007, 12:17 PM
yes i have fixed that problem and after 2 hard motos it has held up fine just need to add some gussets to the uder side, i could post some pics if anyone is interested it might save someone a missed race or ride. and it is rather simple to do just need a welder or know somebody