2002 SV650 build -patr 7

Work, snow, and family obligations took up most of my weekend. But I was able to get a couple important steps done.

In order to make the spacers mentioned above I needed to get the swingarm torqued in place.

Middle spacer from the pivot needed to be cut down because this bushing stuck out too far to fit between the frame.

Before trim.

After trim.

Because of how wide the swingarm's pivot is I left one of the two right side bearings out during mock up to make things fit.

With the bosses from the frame cut out and long width of the swingarm's pivot I needed to trim down my pivot bolt, marked in black marker as seen, to fit arm with both bearings

Job done.

Side note, my finish would be better had I remembered to leave more material for my last pass. Too light of a final cut resulted in the correct diameter, but not a great look. It's ok it all goes in a bushing, but a lesson learned.
Arm in place and torqued. Next up is making the spacers for the mounts and pieces in the previous post.

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, wrenches were thrown and curse words bandied about.

The exhaust pipe was hung onto the bike with care, in hopes that clearance for my newly worked up suspension parts would be there.

Annnnnd, nope... The bolt that looks like it is just touching the exhaust could be reasonably easy to deal with, but the lower bolt was going to be completely fudged by the tube.

I've been there done that with cutting and welding exhaust pipes, I didn't want to have to do that with this bike and crap up a pretty nice Micron head pipe in the processes.

I tried to make a new side plate with stepped in mounts, but it looked like utter shit.

Knowing I had to have parts in the horde that'll work I was able to offer up a solution.

R6's dog bone cut in half and trimmed a hair.

Holes drilled and tapped.

5/16 18 torx head bolts screwed in.

Made up some thin spacers for the frame bolt end of the bone and a spacer for the end of the actual bolt. Also made a couple of rubber spacers for the swingarm end of the bone that ride on the long bushing.

Got the spacers for the shock bushing and bolt done too.

Threw it all in.