thebatt Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Hi there my son was out practising on Sunday in the snow & ice. He has a 08 Sherco 125. When we got home I was washing his bike to find the swinging arm had snapped just in front of the rear brake anchor point on the right hand side. This was a clean brake no signs of discolouring at all. I was just wondering if any one else has had this problem & will it weld or is it best to get a replacement swing arm. Edited December 23, 2009 by TheBatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Ummmm, I have never seen one break, yet I can can not think of a reason the things could not be welded by a properly trained TIG welder using the the proper high strength filler rod. Best I can tell there is nothing special about the arm itself. I rould recommend seeking a cretified aircraft welder if possible, or another specialty master welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercoman2k8 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hi there my son was out practising on Sunday in the snow & ice.He has a 08 Sherco 125. When we got home I was washing his bike to find the swinging arm had snapped just in front of the rear brake anchor point on the right hand side. This was a clean brake no signs of discolouring at all. I was just wondering if any one else has had this problem & will it weld or is it best to get a replacement swing arm. Any chance of pictures? Should be weldable though depending on the state of it, like Mark said, best off finding some kind of speciality welder to do the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Might still pay to ask Ryan Young for the price of a new one, I'd be a bit worried about using a welded one & it would drop your resale value by a large amount due to it being obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebatt Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Sorry no pictures Just had it welded buy a speciality welder who said it welded well so time will tell. Just as well I ride a sherco so John is back in the saddle for this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkennedy Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 If you are in the UK give MRS a ring. My 07 frame was replaced (well outside its warrenty!!!!!) free of charge. The swing arm is a major component and should last well over a year!!! same as the frame It wont do any harm to ask anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebatt Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 (edited) I rang MRS on the 22nd & the reaction I got was tough. Edited December 26, 2009 by TheBatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I rang MRS on the 22nd & the reaction I got was though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkennedy Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Thats terrible, they cant build (sell) a swing arm that breaks in a year, its simply not fit for purpose in that case. My dad had to give them the what-have-you down the phone after a simelar response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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