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<blockquote data-quote="Buckrun" data-source="post: 26153" data-attributes="member: 51">+1 on the swingarm bolt. No seller will let you remove it, but bring a stand and see if you can MOVE it. (Bring tools!...a breaker bar and sockets) It you can loosen the nut and rotate the bolt you are probably OK. If you can't budge it, that is a major deduct on the order of at least a couple of hundred bucks. Put the bike on a stand and check the wheel and steering head bearings. Check for smoke at startup and any unusual loud ticks in the valves. If the bike is hot/warm when you go see it, come back in an hour when its cold. Then try starting it and check for smoke. Other than that, just look for obvious abuse or neglect. I have two of these of the same year. They are claw hammers and about as complicated as a hammer too!<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb&nbsp; &nbsp; :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckrun, post: 26153, member: 51"] +1 on the swingarm bolt. No seller will let you remove it, but bring a stand and see if you can MOVE it. (Bring tools!...a breaker bar and sockets) It you can loosen the nut and rotate the bolt you are probably OK. If you can't budge it, that is a major deduct on the order of at least a couple of hundred bucks. Put the bike on a stand and check the wheel and steering head bearings. Check for smoke at startup and any unusual loud ticks in the valves. If the bike is hot/warm when you go see it, come back in an hour when its cold. Then try starting it and check for smoke. Other than that, just look for obvious abuse or neglect. I have two of these of the same year. They are claw hammers and about as complicated as a hammer too!:thumb: [/QUOTE]

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