Aftermarket swingarm ID?

[Long_av8r]

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Recently I purchased a parts lot for my oil cooled collection and in it came some parts for what I am certain is a GS750ES. The one part I have a question about in particular is this swingarm. Can anyone verify that it is for a GS750ES, and also who might have made it?

[BassCliff]

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[Long_av8r]

Thanks for the welcome Cliff. I too am in SoCal, and know a few members here from other sites I frequent like Posplayer and RapidRay. I don't have a GS (yet) but I do have a few oil cooled GSXR's.

[SVSooke]

Looks like a 83 GS750 swingarm to me.Has bracing that's not stock though.

Here's a stock one,a little polished up

[kingofvenus]

Looks like it could be for a 750 or an 1150. The two are very simular in apearance. I've never seen one like that one before.

[kingofvenus]

Would look good with one of these mounted to it.

[Long_av8r]

Here is another view. From the side you can see how it is welded up the center and the chain adjusters/axle carrier.

[Long_av8r]

Would look good with one of these mounted to it.

Yup, in fact I have a few sets of those too. But that would require new bearings in the wheel, or new axle carrier in the arm since the axle for that wheel is much larger.

[Greg B]

Eccentric adjusters make me think it might be an older Metmachex arm.

[SVSooke]

Could it be a 83 GPZ750? They had adjusters like that IIRC.

[Long_av8r]

Eccentric adjusters make me think it might be an older Metmachex arm.

That was sort of along the lines I was thinking but I can't find a single pic of a Metmachex for a GS750ES anywhere. I've seen them for CBF's as I had a 900F myself, but never one for the GS bikes. Makes me want to get a frame to mount it up to. You see, I have this spare 1127, and a whole bunch of GSXR parts with nothing to stick them on. Could make a man crazy thinking about it. Whats crazier though is building a bike around a swingarm just because you have it. That's just nutty enough to happen in my garage.

[Greg B]

Could it be a 83 GPZ750? They had adjusters like that IIRC.

Yeah, Kawasaki used that type of adjuster on many bikes in the GPz/Ninja line.
Shock mount looks totally wrong for a GPz though.

[Long_av8r]

Yeah, Kawasaki used that type of adjuster on many bikes in the GPz/Ninja line.
Shock mount looks totally wrong for a GPz though.

No, definitely not a stock GPz arm, I have one of those as well and it's not even close. Adjusters are close, but the rest isn't.

[SVSooke]

Yeah, Kawasaki used that type of adjuster on many bikes in the GPz/Ninja line.
Shock mount looks totally wrong for a GPz though.

OK I just remember the eccentric adjusters.Sure does look like it's for a 3gen 750 to me.Who made it? Got no idea,should be better than stock though.Go find a 3gen and use that puppy

[Long_av8r]

So how do you tell the difference between a 750ES and 1150 arm?