How I Restored This Swingarm | 1996 RM250

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This swingarm restoration took many hours of grinding, sanding, welding, and multiple trips to the anodizing place, but in the end I'm happy with how it turned out.
Thank you again to Evo-Mx for making the beautiful replica graphics! Please check out their awesome catalog and website for cool retro graphics and seat covers:
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See IG for photos and teasers from this 1996 RM250 restoration: / madmarcmoto
And see more videos of this project in my playlist: • 1996 RM250 Restoration

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@Adamdub612 8 месяцев назад

holy shit thats always amazes me when someone can remember where every nut and bolt goes. i could watch these kind of videos for days. great work

@davemckillit Год назад

Wow this is brilliant!!!

@BagasSatriaJr4777 10 месяцев назад

Sangat sabar dan teliti pengerjaannya 👍

@banane8066 Год назад

Wow, it's amazing...grettings from germany🙋‍♂️

@madmarc Год назад

Thank you my friend!

@akosborosai1036 2 месяца назад

Hi What you used to polish? Because i have 1997 suzuki rm 125 and i need to know what im need to use for this . Thanks

@ilyaivanov2283 Год назад

Прям смотреть приятно за отличной работой.

@SgtPepperDayZ Год назад

Even your stickering ability is worth a mention. Swing arm looks wicked

@madmarc Год назад

😂 Thank you!

@lachlanlofts6754 Год назад

I love to watch your videos. No talking, no bullshit just a craftsman doing excellent work.

@zardportugal Год назад

Perfect videos! What a joy to watch. Thanks Mad Marc.

@TheSlim93gt 11 месяцев назад

Your making me want a 96 RM250, and I'm a Honda guy!

@erikeberstein6460 Год назад

The bike goddess

@tomatoknuckles Год назад

Awesome work as always man. Wish i could get this far on my own, dealing with a stuck swing arm bolt that just won't budge 🙄

@madmarc Год назад

Haha! Some bikes are notorious for that. Good luck !

@tomatoknuckles Год назад

@madmarc The grinder be coming out soon 😅

@lucalivraghi9081 Год назад

Sei un artista....

@joshuaoliver2619 4 месяца назад

Would you be willing to restore a swingarm if I sent one to you? I have 3 bikes I'm looking to restore and I have never seen such outstanding work, and attention to detail actually fill welding in defects on aluminum parts. Also you dont just refinish the aluminum, you actually take the additional time to restore the factory anodizing that would come originally. I would be willing to pay for shipping + your labor aswell. You could also get some content out of it?

@madmarc 4 месяца назад

Thanks Josh but I barely have time to work on my own stuff. And swingarms are really miserable to work on.

@raonialbues Год назад

Amazing work, brother !! Watching from Brazil here. Congratulations.

@MitchDaRealist Год назад

Cool sticker trick. I will be trying that on the next one. 👍👍👍

@madmarc Год назад

I'm glad it was useful!

@nigebake 10 месяцев назад

Is this a steel swingarm? And if so how is it not going to rust when left bare?

@gudcudahudydewgarage8328 10 месяцев назад

It’s aluminum and he anodized it so there will be zero oxidation

@raonialbues Год назад

Brothers, what is this silver grease ?

@madmarc Год назад

It's anti-seize.

@averens Год назад

Respect

@dimametis5239 9 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍🤔

@nickvandernet 3 месяца назад

What did you coat it with so that it doesn't rust?

@madmarc 2 месяца назад

I had it re anodized clear, like it comes stock

@fadlieputra639 Год назад

👍👍👍👍

@user-alexkzn Год назад

👍👍👍

@grubbm4927 Год назад

Wow! Nice job as usual!

@EricBanner571 Год назад

The master at work.

@glenkirwan5262 Год назад

Unbelievable work👌🏼 was it a wire wheel you used to remove the old anodising?

@madmarc Год назад

Thanks man, it was a polycarbide wheels. I think those are the best for swingarms.

@RichardKronawetter-yk1qz Год назад

Amazing job

@01AceAlpha Год назад

Beautiful!

@Cliff_Booth-wd3nm Год назад

Awesome

@mickgadsby761 11 месяцев назад

Great job. It looks like you used a silicon based welding wire. Great job correcting it. I got a Yamaha TDR250 one to do.

@madmarc 11 месяцев назад

4043 was the original (poor anodizing reaction), and 5356 was what I used later.

@cj-ef1rp 10 месяцев назад

You might opt for 4943 whenever you choose to anodize. It takes anodizing extremely well and can be used on cast alloys or modern 6000 series with equal results

@tjs_welding_and_fabrication 25 дней назад

@cj-ef1rp yup. 4943 is my go to rod.

@bigbeaer4906 Год назад

Toujours ce travail magnifique....Et ce bruit de fond original qui ne fait que refléter l'énorme travail réalisé. Tu as quand même eu une petite frayeur pour la vis récalcitrante ???? 😉😉😃

@madmarc Год назад

Et ca c'etait apres deux semaines cette vis reste dans une huile penetrante (liquid wrench). Je trouve qu'elle a rien fait. Merci pour les commentaires!

@bigbeaer4906 Год назад

@@madmarc En tous cas ...ça marche 😉

@manow4011 Год назад

Most satisfying videos on RU-vid.

@madmarc Год назад

Thanks man!

@adamsbikebuilds4265 Год назад

This RM is gonna look good next to your KX

@madmarc Год назад

It's going to be a fun photo shoot!

@jered1940 Год назад

You are incredibly talented

@madmarc Год назад

Thanks Jered, you're always very kind!

@MrDogtown22 2 месяца назад

Was the anodizing expensive??

@madmarc 2 месяца назад

The place I took my stuff too charges per color -- for clear it was $100 for everything I anodized, that included swingarm, sub frame, and a bunch of smaller parts.

@MrDogtown22 2 месяца назад

@madmarc thanks Marc. I've got a swing arm off to be clear anodised tomorrow. Sanded all the scratches out and finished with red scotch. Did the place that done yours expect you to sand off ALL the old anodising? Or do they dip it in a tank before hand that strips it?

@madmarc 2 месяца назад

@@MrDogtown22 they dunked it in their special chemical to remove the anodizing. From now on I'm going to have them do that to all my parts before I work on them

@MrDogtown22 2 месяца назад

@madmarc yeah will save a lot of time! Do you think the yokes are clear anodised?

@madmarc 2 месяца назад

@@MrDogtown22 What do you mean by yokes? You mean the cast portion of the swingarm where you install the bearings? The whole thing is anodized. BTW in case you were wondering, the anodizing doesn't significantly affect the tolerance for bearing installation. I measured them before and after the anodizing, and compared them to another swingarm I had that used the same bearings. So there's no need to mask them off.