Stop it. I've been much better recently!!! I just want to touch it in. I may take it out and get it powder coated but would like to try to touch it in first.
Paint??? please could someone confirm whether a 749s 2003 swingarm should be painted Grey? I've just detailed my bike and it's defo plain alloy, I used poorboy's chrome/aluminium cleaner, worked it in with a brush and it brought it up beautiful
Could be anodised / could be coloured alloy - try scratching a bit off where you can't see to see if it goes silver or not.
I've not just scratched it there BTW, that's what I want to touch in. But I may have to just powder coat black.
Have you a local automotive paint specialist? They can probably colour match it if so. I needed some touch-up for my SS recently and local paint place matched it 100%, I was super-impressed and if you've got someone locally to you that is recommended by local bodyshop of repute then that could be your easy option
The grey swing arms don't look good when painted black imo might look better on a black bike though I guess.
As I said - you will buy a mint grey swing arm for the same money - no one want's them as theyswap to the black arms. Why not just get a Black Deep Swing Arm of a later model
They are stiffer but mainly cosmetic I guess - I don't think you would notice, not sure of the weight though - it's un-sprung so if lighter there would be a positive effect on handling, just not sure if they are actually lighter - I could weigh a black one but don't have a grey one off a bike.
