monoshock rea
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monoshock rea
18 Dec 2011 23:26
:woohoo: im wanting to change my kz to monoshock by using my oem swingarm and mount it via self made brackets and cbr600 shock any reason i cant use my factory arm ?? help me!!
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Re: monoshock rea
18 Dec 2011 23:30
the stock arm will have very little torsional strength without the dual shocks ,sportbike swingarms are cheap to come by

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Re: monoshock rea
18 Dec 2011 23:38
+1 on the sportbike swingarm you didn't mention what KZ you were converting.
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Re: monoshock rea
19 Dec 2011 12:19
the stock swingarm will need braced and a hole cut out and welded back up for the shock.
03 kawi zx636 swingarms go for cheap on ebay.
check out ramtoughs thread to see his zx636 swingarm mono shock conversion.
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03 kawi zx636 swingarms go for cheap on ebay.
check out ramtoughs thread to see his zx636 swingarm mono shock conversion.
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Re: monoshock rea
20 Dec 2011 04:01
81 kz750h model need help with rear and im not sure on bearings on the front stem my donor is a 86 zx600 ill be using front and rear from it thanks in advance
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