Scuffing on swing arm

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  1. irish eric

    irish eric New Member

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    Hello,.ive got a 2016 black edition ,just wondering if anyone else has noticed the scuffing on the swing arm right hand side from their heel ?I find this strange because my boots are a softish rubber unlike the alpinestars and such like where the rubber is hard !,


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    Mine has some protective plastic in these areas to stop this. Think it must be part of the ventureshield kit?

    Might be worth looking into.
     
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    Sorry forgot to say not stock exhaust !!


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    Doesn't matter if your boots have hard or soft rubber soles! If they're rubbing against swingarm it will scuff
     
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    ''Tis funny cos a few months ago I was knocked off it and when I went for repair the guy looked at the scuff mark and said o that will need replacing as it shouldn't happen ! to the tune of 1600 quid (insurance job), which they did ,I've had the bike back about a month and the same thing has happened ! I know the scuffing will happen eventually but not as fast ![​IMG]


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  6. red5

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    You need a carbon fibre heel guard dude.
     
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    That's what i have cant find them for the life of me tho maybe mine was custom made?
     
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    Sweet carbon fibre it is then ,what if anything do you guys use for nonslip on the side of the tank ?


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    Mines scuffed on the opposite side to the can side :-(
     
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    Stomp grips or Eazi-Grip
     
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    Thats mine was badly scuffed to be fair but i dont care to much about i looking perfect, pref the racebike look :D
     
  12. red5

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    I have an unused Blevin engineering bespoke one somewhere that I never fitted, I'll see if I can find it and stick it in the ads section.
     
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    Let us know when you do ,is it black ?


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