New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

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27 Oct 2015 06:17
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Seems too good to be true but they have it listed for $100 on there website?? I am guessing that is a deposit?

www.motogpwerks.com/shop/calfab-usa-swin...ion/v1-kawasaki.html
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

27 Oct 2015 07:21
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration£600 ouch! Handmade one off or small batch engineering like this will never be cheap. Unpolished without the deep brace is cheaper.

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27 Oct 2015 07:26
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Whoa!!!

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£200.00 Standard Int'l Postage
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27 Oct 2015 12:13
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I think the calfab arms look way better than the Metmachex offering. Good price too if the 600 US is correct B)
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

27 Oct 2015 12:21 - 27 Oct 2015 12:23
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration
Tyrell Corp wrote: £600 ouch! Handmade one off or small batch engineering like this will never be cheap. Unpolished without the deep brace is cheaper.

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Nope, $600 USD not GBP! That was the initial price, but I've heard they have gone up in price. I did contact them a day or two ago to inquire about the $100 price listed on their website (every swingarm and exhaust system they sell is listed at $100, so I think it is indeed a deposit). I'll let you know when I hear back from them!

Edit... Sorry I misunderstood... Cal-Fabs are [were?] $600. The Metmachex are £600... with £200 in shipping?!? That's like $1200 shipped!!!
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

27 Oct 2015 14:22 - 27 Oct 2015 14:36
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That's like $1200 shipped!!! plus import duties...unless you have an auntie or uncle in the UK that is sending you a Christmas present :whistle:

I paid £275 secondhand a few years ago... I just needed it. They are light as a feather, when it arrived I couldn't believe the weight of the box.

They are about an inch shorter than stock, I needed to take a link or two out of the chain. Deep braced is cool but a hassle to fit for an endless chain.
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

27 Oct 2015 20:12
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Zedone wrote: mtb, this is EPIC NEWS!!! Thanks very much for posting this. I really love the extruded aluminum Calfab used and it looks like the new company is using the same stuff. I searched until the end of the internet looking for this material and then realized it must of been a custom batch order from a aluminum manufacturer. I hope the new company keeps high quality control and decent delivery schedules.

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27 Oct 2015 20:29
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If you guys have face book you can check out some of his work here: www.facebook.com/motogp.werks/?fref=ts
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

28 Oct 2015 08:42
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mtbspeedfreak wrote:
Tyrell Corp wrote: £600 ouch! Handmade one off or small batch engineering like this will never be cheap. Unpolished without the deep brace is cheaper.

Metmachex = METal MACHining EXperts


Nope, $600 USD not GBP! That was the initial price, but I've heard they have gone up in price. I did contact them a day or two ago to inquire about the $100 price listed on their website (every swingarm and exhaust system they sell is listed at $100, so I think it is indeed a deposit). I'll let you know when I hear back from them!

Edit... Sorry I misunderstood... Cal-Fabs are [were?] $600. The Metmachex are £600... with £200 in shipping?!? That's like $1200 shipped!!!

CRAP! prices have gone up. If memory serves me right, :dry: I only paid 5-600 including shipping. Granted that was 15 years ago :blush:
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22 Nov 2015 15:21
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Anybody get updated pricing ? I am looking for a 2in over for a 1978 KZ1000 A2
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Re: New Cal-Fab swingarms are being made!

25 Nov 2015 07:21
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DFIGPZ wrote: Anybody get updated pricing ? I am looking for a 2in over for a 1978 KZ1000 A2

No word back yet, unfortunately.
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25 Nov 2015 12:51
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mtbspeedfreak wrote:
DFIGPZ wrote: Anybody get updated pricing ? I am looking for a 2in over for a 1978 KZ1000 A2

No word back yet, unfortunately.
Yea I sent a message to them asking for pricing and availabilty and have not heard back from them maybe after holiday ???
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