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Has anyone done so? If so, where?
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"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
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the square tube is pretty stiff...
i haven't seen one done but i'm sure there are places that a few feet of tube would help.
under bracing on the swing arm would look cool and reduce flex/twist but most people would say just swap the arm for a later model one.
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I love the look of braced swingarms. I wonder whether anyone does that work on oem arms any longer?"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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There's a local guy who does braced arms for ZRXs. I may swing by his shop to ask if he'd do an old GS arm."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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Are you having stability issues under certain riding conditions? If so, have you performed any suspension mods?Ed
To measure is to know.
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I've rebuilt the forks with straight rate 1.1 springs and swapped on an M900 rear shock. Bike still seems to wallow a bit in fast sweepers."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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Here's a photo of how Yosh used to brace the swingarms on the 750. The forward end is welded to the bottom shock mounts.
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Typical bracing points. The E points are easy and take out of lot of the flex at the swingarm pivot.
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WAYYY cool! Thanks, Billy!"Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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No problem. I've thought about doing the swingarm for years. One day I might pick up some aluminum tubing and cut the pieces then have someone weld it up for me.Originally posted by GS1150Pilot View PostComment
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I just contacted a shop in Ohio that has done several 1st Gen GSXR swing-arms. If the guy gets back to me, I'll post his info. If he does agree to do one, I'll buy a second swing-arm and have him do it up while I continue to ride on the original."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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I doubt the wallowing is due to frame flex unless you are talking about 100+ mph. Getting the damping rates correct is critical, especially in the rear. You might want to experiment with different damping settings and see what happens.Ed
To measure is to know.
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I will continue playing with the rates, Ed. I have a really good suspension guy who raced in the 80's. He's very conversant with these old beasts."Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
~Herman Melville
2016 1200 Superlow
1982 CB900fComment
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