Speed Triple Single Sided Swingarm Installation

Thats great! yes i sent some gusset files to Josh , your all set then. fab away, my freind.

A Ducati 1098 swingarm would look killer on a GpZ1100 :woohoo:
U are such a tease.
excuse me while i take a time out, to wipe off my key board.:silly:

I had to "Pay it forward", so I sent Adam everything that you sent me. You were so industrious that I got two different copys of the Sanctuary frame in two different emails.

I think that I would be perfectly happy with a 1098 swingarm attached to a Ducati.

I would be perfectly happy with a Duc 1098 as well. In the absense of 10K to buy a used one though, I was thinking 1500 for the GPZ and 500 for the Duc SSSA. Another 1K for a TIG box, and on and on. I just like making stuff But if I had the cash, I'd buy a Duc. Hella sexy machines IMO

really nice...i know i tease the shit outta you guys...but you know i'm only trying at rallying the boys....hey ,really it is "THE" build i watch right now.....

there is a zx-12r front complete around for 600 and i almost went in to wanting it...all stout and gold ...i guees in time some front or rear will fall in my hands and i will wanna try a build too........

i wanna put a bigger steering neck tube...bigger tappered bearings....and try and make a backbone stressed member frame from it ....folks have built em...egli...ect....

i am just not very motivated...

anyways great build...top notch on the club swingarm....TITS

check out the vintage builders i will scan onto the magazine articles post in 5 mintues or so...

peace craig

I'm curious...would you mind posting what you spent for each component so far? I.e. Swing arm, wheel, suspension link (or are you still searching?)...or did I miss that post?

build is coming along great!
i like to watch someone work with what they have.just goes to show you don't have to have a tig to build a kicka$$ bike.an intelligent man with some fitting skills and a mig can do just fine.
i would have cut the front of the arm off and welded a new pivot tube in (i think),but i have a tig so that affects my decisions.i like the way you did it tho because that wider pivot will help resist twisting.when i built my swingarm i did not want to modify the frame at all so i made the swingarm to fit a z1r in the front and an r1 in the rear worked out great.you will never notice the offset of your rear wheel.mine is 3/8's to the right and i have takin my hands off the bars running 70mph and it tracks straight as a string.plus i got away with a 3/8's offset c/s sprocket with 520 o-ring chain.

mark,
yes i heard what ben said about the gullwing upper triples :ohmy: .i have his first gen upper on the way for some busa legs and stock gixxer lower for the knuckledraggin 1075 slammed pro-streeter i am building.i need to go measure the zx12r legs and see if they are the same as the gixxer/busa o.d.if so i may need his gullwing tree for the z1r front-end conversion.

leon

Thanks alot Tri- To be perfectly honest though, I think this is the first time you've posted in my thread, so I have not been exposed to any of your ribbing....yet.

Leon, man, that was a hell of a compliment. I understand your point of view on modding the swinger instead of the frame, irishwill shared the same sentiment. In the absence of the proper equiptment though, I'm doing what I can with what I got It's good to hear the wheel offset won't effect anything, but due to the width of the Triumph arm, and how close I did keep the wheel to centerline, I'll need about a 1.25" offset counter :blink: That is one item I do not have the tools to manufacture, so I'll have to order a custom offset from someone. A consequence of my build is dealing with these compromises.

Double I have dropped cost numbers here and there, but I never put a comprehensive to-date cost list, so here you go:
08 Triumph 1050 Speed Triple Swingarm complete w/half the shock linkage and pivot bolt- $230
08 Triumph rear wheel- $200
Remaining half of shock linkage- $30
05 R6 reasets (incomplete)- $40
Irishwills outboard bearing support- $110 shipped
Triumph rear shock- $100 est. (not yet aquired)
Complete Front end- $600 est. (not yet aquired)

Thanks! That's gives the noodle some numbers to mull over for future projects!

Hey guys. Porche, Josh.
U just HAVE TO READ the post Tri jost put up.
Read the mag artical on the Pierre Desroches/ Vetter bike.
There is some informative info on frame gussets.
Great post TRI. Thanks.
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...w&catid=13&id=352699

mark1122 wrote:

Thats great! yes i sent some gusset files to Josh , your all set then. fab away, my freind.

A Ducati 1098 swingarm would look killer on a GpZ1100 :woohoo:
U are such a tease.
excuse me while i take a time out, to wipe off my key board.:silly:

I have an '81 gpz 1100...and there is a 1098 swingarm set up on ebay right now for 600 bucks I think.....hmmm
when does that tax return come in???

I have made up my mind.....I have to do this....everything from the sreering stem forward is forsale as well as everything from the pivot bolt back....including the wheels....and new rubber

YES!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: Do it Ben, DO IT. You won't rest until you pull the trigger :evil: