Shaft was crashed

[Crisandrey77]

Hello All.
Recently I bought an used Honda vfr1200x 2017.
However I didn't realize that the shaft drive was crashed. The bike is working good and there is no oil leak. Is this something that I need to replace? Is affect the functionality of the shaft drive?


Thank you so much for your help.

[andyrob]

i shudder to think of the cost of a replacement shaft/swingarm! I would guess its lost its oil , been repaired and re-filled, unless that is the original scape marks? You could always change the oil to set your mind at rest? At least then you know there is no metal/debris floating about. And its running with oil!

[GADGET]

Pity you didn't notice it before you bought it, but its purely cosmetic, the plastic part is cheap to replace and suggest you get a plain black ice hockey puck, get a small part of one end machined down to fit inside the recessed 'nut' and glue it in place. unfortunately the final drive does stick out a bit if the bike goes down