Is this possible just by overtensioning?

Full story available at http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=92143 seems last I read he attributed it to overtensioning, to my mind that takes a fuck of a lot of extra tension..

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Goddam!!
I'd love to see the condition of his output shaft bearings if the swingarm looks like that.

I reckon it's a massive bottom out.

Why is eveythinv burnt???

I call bullshit now

Postwhore I know...

Just read the thread. Bloody hell!

Read the story 100F day in Texas evidently and shit just melted.

I think it was more to do with his dodgy workmanship than the ambient temp.

More like the axle was well and truly misaligned and the nuts have worn through it,
look at all the alum on em

Key words "I forgot to put on the chain-side wheel spacer" HOW THE FUCK???

hmmm what this tube for?? ahh never mind ill save some weight with it off the bike will be alright.... ffs some people!!

Key words "I forgot to put on the chain-side wheel spacer" HOW THE FUCK???

hmmm what this tube for?? ahh never mind ill save some weight with it off the bike will be alright.... ffs some people!!

It's probably Micks new bike

Reminds me of the pick of the bike with the sprocket nuts carved thru the rear swingarm.
Same issue, forget the spacer...

Holy crap that's nasty.

Key words "I forgot to put on the chain-side wheel spacer" HOW THE FUCK???

hmmm what this tube for?? ahh never mind ill save some weight with it off the bike will be alright.... ffs some people!!

It's probably Micks new bike

hes into KLR's??

Had a read of the thread, cush drive bearing failure, fark that.

I wonder if something like that would be recall worthy?

Key words "I forgot to put on the chain-side wheel spacer" HOW THE FUCK???

hmmm what this tube for?? ahh never mind ill save some weight with it off the bike will be alright.... ffs some people!!

It's probably Micks new bike

hes into KLR's??

Read the thread, did remember the spacer, as the topic suggests, now attributes it to over tensioning. Steve, not my bike, too farkin cold for anything to melt right now let alone bike bits. Panza, into KLR's might not be the best way of putting it but that's what i'm riding now and happily so. Hence the team chook chaser.

Re read the thread again, over tensioning may have played a part in it, but others have had a similar failure. Is it possible they had a similar over-tightening? Don't ignore the possibility of random bad bearing races.