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Swingarm without a grease fitting???

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I just removed and cleaned the swingarm on my 1978 GS750E and found that it does not have a grease fitting in it. (of course, the bearings are toast!) Anyone ever seen one without a grease fitting? The swingarm looks like it is the stock swingarm, as nothing on this bike looks to be changed from stock.

Do ya' think that maybe my bike was built on a Monday and that worker was hung over from the weekend???
 
Do any GS swingarms have grease fittings? I can't think of any.
 
I was looking at the parts diagram on Parts Outlaw and it shows a grease fitting in the 1978 GS750 swingarm. I am positive the bike I had in 1980 had one because I remember having to lay on the driveway to get to it! i also had one break off once and it was a PITA to replace on the bike.
 
Sure enough, the fishe does show a fitting. That model bike seems to be the rare exception. It wouldn't surprise me if Suzuki dropped it as a running change because most other GS biked don't have that feature.
 
Maybe that's it! Now I gotta decide if I want one or not. The old bearings just fell apart when I took the swingarm out. I knew they were bad since I had about 1/4" of side-to-side "play" in the rear tire. Made for an interesting ride!!!
 
Fit your own grease nipple, now you have the Swing arm out. Just drill a hole in the bottom and tap it for a 6mm nipple, that's what I did for my 79 gs1000. My 77 gs750 had one fitted already.
 
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