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Warm Swing arm?

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:20 am
by Royso
Had my 2014 rt out for a run today and happened to notice that the swingarm was warm to the touch. Can anyone say if this is normal or should I be worried about the final drive?

Re: Warm Swing arm?

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:21 am
by Beagle
Royso wrote: Had my 2014 rt out for a run today and happened to notice that the swingarm was warm to the touch. Can anyone say if this is normal or should I be worried about the final drive?

Wherever there is friction there is heat. There will be heat transfer from the engine also. If oil levels are ok, its normal.

Re: Warm Swing arm?

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:58 am
by Vince Prince
Yep, normal. One of the reasons shaft drive saps circa 10% of engine power. The heat you feel is wasted energy,however, we then don't have dirty old chain maintenance.