Swingarm Center Offset

I have a 2006 GSXR 600 Swing arm that I am grafting onto my 1982 GPZ1100. The GPZ1100's opening is 7/8" Wider than the swingarm of GSXR. I am looking at the chain guide that runs on top of the swingarm, I am looking at having to put the swingarm an 1/8" offcenter so that the chain clears the inside of the GPZ frame. I am curious as to whether, I could offset it by as much as 3/8" to eliminate/minimize the offset in the drive sprocket? The new tire is a 180 55/R17 so how much would 3/8" effect the driveability?

it would be un-noticeable .

i have my rear tire offset 3/8's to the right and it is absolutely un-noticeable in a straight line,turning either way whatever.
take your hands off the bars at 75 and it runs straight as a string.tips into corners the same either way .

hth,

leon

Leon,

Thanks, this helps me a lot. 3/8" is the most that I can do but I think it will help with getting the chain aligned. Have you heard of putting a 525 chain on these bikes? The existing wheel came with a 525 sprocket on it and the horsepower of the 600 GSXR has to be comparable to the old GPZ. I guess the other option would be putting a 630 sprocket on the rear wheel and keeping my stock sprocket..

Jeff

i run a 520 .
have every since i built my swingarm and put the 200mm rear wheel/tire on.





leon