Swingarm Conversion Q's - Function or Looks

I have a 78 Kz 650 and am swapping to an 05 Gsxr1000 swingarm. All you need is a couple spacers on each side with your stock pivot bolt. Weld two tabs to the frame for the bottom shock mount and make a brace and mount by the battery tray for the top mount. You will need a 5/8 offset sprocket to line up. Not too hard or costly .I will get pics up after i finish.

M0T0dad wrote: I have a 78 Kz 650 and am swapping to an 05 Gsxr1000 swingarm. All you need is a couple spacers on each side with your stock pivot bolt. Weld two tabs to the frame for the bottom shock mount and make a brace and mount by the battery tray for the top mount. You will need a 5/8 offset sprocket to line up. Not too hard or costly .I will get pics up after i finish.

...great info, thanks. I'd love to see the pix, I'm sure other would as well. Please do post them.

M0T0dad wrote: I have a 78 Kz 650 and am swapping to an 05 Gsxr1000 swingarm. All you need is a couple spacers on each side with your stock pivot bolt. Weld two tabs to the frame for the bottom shock mount and make a brace and mount by the battery tray for the top mount. You will need a 5/8 offset sprocket to line up. Not too hard or costly .I will get pics up after i finish.

You've had plenty of time to upload pics. Get them up STAT!

...well, I have some update photos. Thanks to Leon, he's welding up a swingarm for me. Enjoy, I sure am! Can't wait to get it mounted.

...thanks, Leon! You da man!

Leon is an artist no doubt!

ramtough_63 wrote: Leon is an artist no doubt!

...and a awesome individual, too!

KraZyRIDER wrote:

ramtough_63 wrote: Leon is an artist no doubt!

...and a awesome individual, too!

goes without saying lol

ramtough_63 wrote:

KraZyRIDER wrote:

ramtough_63 wrote: Leon is an artist no doubt!

...and a awesome individual, too!

goes without saying lol

...just kissin' a little ass. :whistle:

aw comon guys !

i am a kzrider just like everyone else,i do what i can to help keep these old bikes in the wind.

i am very fortunate to get to help a bunch of good folks realize the dreams they have for their old kawi's.

thanks for the kind words and lettin me helpout guys.

leon

Issue I have is looks and maybe a tech question
Lookswise I don't like the swing arm because they are so much longer than the stock swing arms.. I've never been a fan of stretched looking bikes..

As far as tech.. I think modern sport bikes have longer swing arms, but not necessarily longer wheel bases on purpose..
But the bikes are built to take advantage of it and the pivot points are adjusted accordingly
So tf doesn't seem that you would get much benefit with a newer swing arm because of the geometry on an older bike unless you could move the pivot closer to the engine?

i cant even spell physics but as for as longer my zx swinger is only slightly longer and as far as changing geometry...

I have a question who says the engineers had it right to begin with?

we all act like these guys are neuroscientist who put all the demensions in a super computer that would have been as big as a house in 1978 to come up with the optimum frame design for every rider

When in reality some guy took an early rigid cut it off and it evolved from there. I think more by trial and error long before math was introduced into the design. I bet if you were to see the optimum frame geometrically no one would ride it because it looks stupid

i have only changed my swingarm but I will say the function has increased 20 fold and the looks well.. In my eyes it looks far superior.

I love the 70's styling with the modern fusiuon its amazing how different it feels with just the rear done

just my .02

531blackbanshee wrote: aw comon guys !

i am a kzrider just like everyone else,i do what i can to help keep these old bikes in the wind.

i am very fortunate to get to help a bunch of good folks realize the dreams they have for their old kawi's.

thanks for the kind words and lettin me helpout guys.

leon

...talk about humble! The guy does me, a total stranger, except for a few words and he's thanking ME! You are certainly a very special individual, Leon. Anything I can ever do for you, it's done!

...thanks, a 1000 times, thanks!