V100 Swingarm slop anyone?

[GTM®]

Not to be an alarmist, but anyone else experience anything like this?

 

[Kevin.NZ]

Ive just checked my V100 and there in no discernible movement when lifting the rear wheel as you do. Is it possible for you to check the Swinging arm pin is torqued up correctly. It should be 65Nm +/- 9.75Nm

 

[TeeTwo]

Context - on YT the owner commented that he rides backroads 'hooligan' style and hit a big pothole at highway speed. Dropped the swing arm out and found a damaged needle in a swing arm bearing which he will replace himself. 10,800 miles on the clock, claims to be riding it while waiting on parts.

I wonder who supplies MG (or the swing arm supplier) with bearings... hopefully not Chinese cheap $hit.

T2

 

[Raven]

I wonder who supplies MG (or the swing arm supplier) with bearings... hopefully not Chinese cheap $hit.

One would hope that they use SKF as they are made in Italy.

 

[Tebax]

One would hope that they use SKF as they are made in Italy.

SKF is a really old Swedish manufacturer (the bearing was actually invented in Sweden), and they have a factory in Gothenburg.
Dunno if they have outsourced some production though.

SKF is short for:
Svenska Kullager Fabriken (Swedish Bearing Factory in English).

 

[Tebax]

Context - on YT the owner commented that he rides backroads 'hooligan' style and hit a big pothole at highway speed. Dropped the swing arm out and found a damaged needle in a swing arm bearing which he will replace himself. 10,800 miles on the clock, claims to be riding it while waiting on parts.

I wonder who supplies MG (or the swing arm supplier) with bearings... hopefully not Chinese cheap $hit.

T2

Yes I noticed that too.
The V100 single side swing arm is not exactly a new out of the blue technology, so I am not too worried about this.
If something it could perhaps be a batch of low quality bearings.
But I hope MG hasn’t gone crap cheap China parts for this premium bike.

 

[WernerLE]

can't find anything negative on mine with 1600 km, what was the problem???

 

[Florida lime]

can't find anything negative on mine with 1600 km, what was the problem???

...the owner commented that he rides backroads 'hooligan' style and hit a big pothole at highway speed. Dropped the swing arm out and found a damaged needle in a swing arm bearing...

 

[JPC56]

If he continues riding that bike in that condition then he's going to need more than new bearings.

 

[Florida lime]

If he continues riding that bike in that condition then he's going to need more than new bearings.

He's waiting for the parts to repair it. It doesn't say he's continuing to ride it like that...

 

[JPC56]

claims to be riding it while waiting on parts.

 

[Florida lime]

claims to be riding it while waiting on parts.

Please show me that claim. I've read all the comments in his YouTube video, and I don't see where he says that.

 

[scottmastrocinque]

Please show me that claim. I've read all the comments in his YouTube video, and I don't see where he says that.

 

[Florida lime]

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Thanks.
I don't know why that doesn't show up in the comments for me, but that's what he says.

 

[TeeTwo]

If he continues riding that bike in that condition then he's going to need more than new bearings.

... it wouldn't be my choice to ride it either. The availability of a matching bearing should be days, not weeks and with the swing arm out why reinstall it before fixing it? Rhetorical question and we each make our own choices.

T2

 

[scottmastrocinque]

Thanks.
I don't know why that doesn't show up in the comments for me, but that's what he says.

First you must select all comments, then you have to expand all of the replies.

It’s there. Well, as you can see.