The swing arm was one of the parts I was sure would not need blasting and powder coating. I’d had it done 20+ years before and it still looked good. However, it transpired that it was not the correct one for 1980. This was realised when the new chain guard arrived and it had one more mounting point on it than the swing arm. Again, this was confirmed by using the XT500 TT500 Forum. The swing arm you see in […]