more questions, carbon swingarm cover....
 

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How do you guys secure these then ?

i have to drill/mount holes on it on top of swingarm, but doesn't it flap about ?

glue ? sealent ? what do you use please chaps ?

The MS Production one I got has a kind of cup situation at the bottom that fits around the swingarm; absolute PITA to get on therefore immovable when fitted, even without fixings.

What about good old fashioned silicone sealant steve..?

Nat

The MS ones don't need anything, they chain guide secures them to the top of the swing arm, and the bottom clips under the swingarm, it's a b*tch to get on and off (remove rearset etc) and once on it isn't going anywhere

it's got a bit of a lip on the bottom, but i doubt it will be enough to secure it..

Silicone sealent looks the likely option i agree...

Did you get the one with the chain guard on the bottom?

Nopes, bought it from DukeDemon on ebay (sprocket one racing) it's just the standard road one, not the racing one.

don't need that :)

wedge in a bit of valcro - no damage and works perfectly

i assume Velcro is the word.... but you lost me....

i have loads of it at home actually....

how will velcro help ?

it is, and I dont expect pedantics from you...:P

stick one side to the swingarm and the other to the hugger - bingo holds it in place and is removable if you ever need to sell etc

same Qn then chap.....stick it to Swingarm with ?

Bloody hell hes hard work today isnt he bradders..?? :lol:

Think bradders is talking about the velcro with adhesive tape attached to it mate

Nat

oh crap.... you know what..... the velcro strips actaully do have the stick back i have alredy....


*wanders off and finds the pointy D hat

male and female sticky back velcro, stick one side to the swingarm, the other to the hugger at a corresponding angle (or leave the tape off while fixed to the male half and press the hugger on), press together and velcro will hold in place

i know i know.... having a dense day.... sorry.

Dumbass...:lol:

ok, another dumbass question here:

what does it actually do? does it protect the swingarm or is it just for looks, always wondered.

for me personally it's because i can't get the swingarm clean enough, so it's 100% aesthetic reasons....

The swingarm seems to absorb some of the crap on it....

i wasn't happy with the finish.

However i could easily argue the protection too as it 'would' do a job if needed.

I can testify that they do protect the swingarm from scrapes. However the 2nd hand replacement cover cost more than the 2nd hand swingarm i bought at the same time.

As has already been stated it protects the s/arm from getting trashed when hitting the tarmac, something that usually involves you hitting the tarmac too :o

If youve got a good one Rich (ie a decent thickness), they actually protect the swingarm very well in the event of an off..and you can also have the toeguard built into it on some like mine for scrutineering. Swingarm is one of the first bits to touch down on a left hand spill :o

Nat

You don`t want Velcro, what you need is Twinlock, its like a super velcro.

If your at the AGM I`ll bring some along.....but let me know as my brain is old and sometimes plays up a bit!

I dunno why you need anything to affix anything to it, it won't go anywhere believe me

Steve is it right Mickey mouse rides a Weeksy bike?:lol::lol:

Weeksy,
I've drilled holes into the top of the carbon guard, then the screws which hold the plastic/rubber chain protector (ontop of the swingarm) pass through the swingarm guard and into the already pre-drilled holes, works a treat........
:bouncy:

The swingarm cover I had was the perfect shape and just screwed into the same places as the chain guard and on the swingarm just below.

I rate them, I had an off at Rocky and rashed the left hand side of the bike, destroying one of the track panels. The carbon swingarm protector was deeply scraped but the swingarm was completely untouched. It was a reasonably quick off as well. Well worth getting one.