swingarm question ?

[cdalepilot]

what year cdale had the swingarm that was hollowed out in the middle ?

[EuroGOD]

FX400's and the early '02 models...
There was a recall on these swingarms due to breakage FYI.

[cdalepilot]

you are the man !:bow: thanks, thats the first time i noticed one of these. was the recall for them being weak probably? i wonder how much lighter these swingarms were. is there maybe a way to strengthen them ,anyone tried ?

[EuroGOD]

I have heard reports of them being cracked, never actually broken one myself though.
As for weight comparisons, I think Jaybr is still running one...Maybe he'll jump in.

When I first saw the YFZ, it reminded me of this.

[cdalepilot]

oh yeah thats right , the yfz is similar to this. man those yfz really stomped some butt at rd 1 gnc huh?or maybe thats just about all the pros are using except a few.

[Ryanstones]

I don't think there was an actual recall was there? They just changed over to the closed arm as a production update.
I have that open arm for 2.5 years with no problems. i'm not the jumper you are though pilot!

[Jaybr]

I've got one, but not running it anymore. Sprocket came loose on one of our H/M trips and chewed it up a little so I picked one up and replaced it.

I wasn't aware of a recall either, and never had any problems with mine. It's sitting in the garage and I wouldn't hesitate to use it if I ever need one.

[cdalepilot]

theres one on ebay right now fellas i might bid on it ? thanks for the feedback.

[Brad77]

I haven't had any problems with my open swingarm. It doesn't even make me nervous when I go for the huge five foot of air!!

[cdalepilot]

brad77, if you go any higher we might have to build you some wings fo that cdale .ha!ha!