Front end swing arm and new wheels and tires

Black Beard and I are beginning a project with an LTD 1000. We would like to exchange the front end ( forks, front wheel and tire, swing arm and rear wheel and tire with a newer bike. As far as the rear wheel and tire we are looking to put a wider tire so we would greatly appreciate any input on compatible components we could use.

Nice bike. I wouldn't change a thing. Maybe find one that has already been molested.
Steve

lots of options out there.
zx6/636 zx10/14 front ends and wheels have been used.
usually lose some ride height because the newer stuff is shorter and the wheel dia. drop.

older gsxr swingers are popular as well as busa arms and several 03/04zx6/636 arms have been used.gonna be some machine work involved.

hth,

leon

zx636 arm and front end

04/05fz1 arm 07 r6 wheel

zx636 arm and front end

r1 front end fz1 arm

zx636 arm

zx636 arm


heres a few,

leon

This is the CSR1000 Im busy with at the minute.

From what I understand the CSR is pretty close to the LTD. Anyway,Its got a ZX9R front end complete(a stem press was all it took).Back end is a GSXR600 swinger(straight in with a couple of washers,Shock mounts welded on, Chain tensioner adapters made to fit the smaller diameter axle)
and a Bandit 600 back wheel (160 tyre,sprocket carrier turned down to bring the chain in a bit to clear the frame and tyre) Itll also need an offset front sprocket but I havent got that far yet.
It took a lot of head scratching, 3 rear wheels and many hours on the interweb to get to this stage. I wish I had been around earlier to post a list of the parts I would need and the work I would have to do to make it all fit!!
My only doubt is ground clearence.I still havent decided on an exhaust yet and as you can see the engine isnt in the frame yet. So,.I cant say.Time will tell.
Good luck with yours

Leon what year did the swing arm on the black and gold bike come off of?

Big mistake modding that one! There aren't many nice survivors like that around. Have you considered selling it and buying one that needs a bit of attention? You could get enough $$$ from the sale to pay for the next bike plus the mods. Otherwise when you have finished your mods the bike will be worth less than it is today. No offense intended; I'm just stating a fact. Ed

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tappat wrote: Leon what year did the swing arm on the black and gold bike come off of?

03/04 zx636


then it needs the pivot machined narrower and modified to fit the kz pivot bolt.
and,
shock brackets if your gonna run dual shocks.

leon

I agree. There are lots of KZ 1000 and KZP's to choose from. If it had been wrecked I could see doing it but to chop up one like that makes me question why one would do it.
Steve

swingarm and front end mods don't necessarily mean the bike is getting "cut up" gentlemen. :whistle:

if done right it can be returned back to stock at any time.

leon

BlackBeard said the same thing about modifying it, What I'm trying to accomplish is to have the back end of the bike sit up higher and have the ability to place a wider back tire on the bike. is this possible with stock parts?

Another thought is could I adjust the existing forks and have the front of the bike sit lower?