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Following a low speed off last year I've had to replace my fairing and the right side inner panel. They were really difficult to find in good second hand condition and I ended up buying new parts from Yamaha, with that in mind I thought I'd sell on my broken parts as they are salvageable with a...

New rivet link fitted and all sorted. Fitted a power commander yesterday and had it mapped today, what a difference! Much smoother acceleration from across the rev range and a bhp increase to boot. Must admit the fork oil change has not been as great as expected, damping is almost...

Mysteriously the indicator began working again once I replaced the taillight/brake bulb due to the taillight filament of it being burnt out. That was my thought on the master link, pain in the ass but better than a snapped chain!

As much as I have conquered the sleeve issue I have come across a couple more. When riveting my new chain together one of the links being riveted broke slightly (see pics) I don't think this should cause too much of an issue hopefully. I have been out a very short ride to check all is well...

You were right Scott! Got it back Friday and had the majority of the rebuild done that night. Some photos of the method employed to remove the sleeve................ Much as FinalImpact said HEAT will solve this, it did. The chap basically welded the disc to the protruding end and battered...

Replacement collar, bearing and seals arrived today. It's with my local machine shop now - an old guy that took one look and said "yeah we'll get that out" so fingers crossed I may be up and running by the end of this weekend

I have just inherited a grinder and was thinking of the flats option. Also been pointed in the direction of a local engineering firm who may be able to assist. The sleeve doesn't rotate with the shock and is stuck in the swing arm on the rear brake side of the mount I think.

I'm having a real torrid time here lol. I have tried all of the mentioned methods with exception of welding a bolt to the sleeve, and had it at two seperate garages with no joy. My next course is the welding method and if that fails or causes other damage I am resigned to a new swingarm and...

Some photos to show the dilemma. I've had it a 2 local garages, both unable to split the parts. Both were reluctant to apply any form of heat due to the possibility of damage/distortion to the alloy and have steered me towards a machine shop.

Apologies for the slow response

One end of the sleeve is hidden in the rear shock mount in the swingarm though meaning I can only get at the one end. I'll do some photos

With new rear sprocket nuts and a good clean of all studs 75Nm was achieved without issue. Still to find a solution to the suspension sleeve problem - soaked it in penetrating oil for days then had mole grips on it without even the slightest of movement. Garage job me thinks

Thanks for the advice guys. Swingarm will be going to a local garage to assist in the sleeve removal. As for the rear sprockets, new nuts are on route and 75Nm will do for me.

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I recently got a new upper fairing from Yamaha direct as trying to find a used item was proving extremely difficult. As a result I now have a second upper fairing with some damage, my usual bodyshop contact said it could be repaired but wasn't sure of cost due to the time involved. I'll upload a...

I'm currently greasing the swingarm bearings and changing chain/sprockets and have encountered a couple of snags. Firstly I intended to remove the rear suspension unit and grease up the pivot points however I cannot remove the sleeve from the lower mounting point in the swingarm itself, it's...

With the removal of the swingarm I have also taken out the exhaust silencer and mid pipe with cat, the removal was probably the toughest task I've done on the bike so far! With it being so difficult to remove I am sorely tempted to take the plunge and fit a performance system now. I had...

I'm ashamed to admit I haven't got it out the garage yet! Currently got the swingarm out for greasing and chain/sprockets change. Certainly does feel firmer though with less action required on levers

Brakes bleed and funtioning :thumbup: Front left took a while but the other two were relatively quick

Hi all, Looking for a front fairing for a 2004 5VX model in black, as can be seen from my avatar pic. Preferably in the UK Thanks