T_Robert

I haven't finished rebuilding my bike. But I did add a shim between the rear end and the shaft housing. Fortunately I did not need to remove any length. Been held up due to money but, it is scheduled to be restarted next spring. I'm really looking forward to getting it put back together. For a 2002 it is in very good shape and I am going to dress it up as much as I can. Cya, next year.

Thx for the feedback. I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this issue with the bike. It doesn't seem like it was meant to be aligned. So it is either right or it is not. But as I have taken the rear half apart I get the impression the previous owner dropped it at least once. I will let you know if my shimming of the drive hub and swing arm works out. It's gonna be a few weeks/month or more, before I'm done. I'm repainting the bike and adding a new bluetooth stereo system. It's gonna be the shitz! Once I get all the rust off of it. Though it is not nearly as bad as yours was MarCarl.

When I release the handlebars my bike drifts hard to the left. Does anyone else have a similar issue? I'm currently cleaning up and servicing my 2001 RSV . I pulled the swing arm and lubricated it. When I put it back together I added a home made rubber washer between the swing arm and the wheel gear housing. I'm hoping this small change will help with my alignment issue. It wears the rear tire more than I think is should. Plus, I like driving no hands while on cruise control.

Wife says she loves the seat on our 01.