Bad steering stem bearings & swingarm bearings can create a high speed wobble
Pete

Well the latheman did a fantastic job on the swing arm pivot set up.Not sure exactly what he did but it works great.
I fitted it as soon as I got home and forgot to take pictures.Ill pull it out next weekend and post some pictures.
Anyway,it allowed me to get the back wheel in and line everything up to see how things stand.Lots of measuements,lots of string and lots of head scratching






and I got the back wheel centered nicely



Now I get a better idea of how the chain will run.


The dotted line is the center of the original front sproket,the yellow area the width of the chain.


The string is the line from the edge of the back tyre,



If I want to keep the 180 wheel Im going to have to scallop the frame. Or I go with a 160 wheel which ,fingers crossed, will fit without messing with the frame.
I found a zxr400 wheel (with sproket,disc and axle) for a good price,so ive ordered that and should get it in a few days.
Well see what happens with that.

got it, thanks for the info

NakedFun wrote: Just tell them what bikes the ends need to match and what length you need.

Cory

Just tell them what bikes the ends need to match and what length you need.

Cory

I didn't realize motion-pro offered custom cables. That's awesome!
When you tell them what ends you need, do you have to give them dimensions or just say "top cable fitting for 77kz1000" and bottom cable for '86 Suzuki GSXR750"?

If I right an '82-'83 GS750 alum. arm is almost a bolt in with a few
washer's as spacer's and add's about 3 inch's.
This is an '83 GPZ750 arm on my KZ650 I added 5 1/2" to for a total of 8" over stock W/B.

New swingarm arrived. GSXR 600 (2001-2003) Got it straight into the frame to check whats what.
First thing is as Leon says,fits right in the same as the GS1100.The same couple of spacers are needed to take up the side to side movement.



Thats where the similarities end.The pivot tube is a bigger diameter than the CSR bolt,so ill need some kind of sleeve to sort that out.



The 600 must also have a fatter rear axle than the CSR and GS1100 so Ill have to figure out the back wheel/brake mount, etc



Next thing is the footrest/exhaust hangers are in the way and stop the arm from lifting up





So,I whacked them off with the angle grinder.It was pretty easy,rather than cut them ,I just ground the weld back and they dropped off,no problem.







The 180 tyre now fits in just peachy ,though theres still the chain alignment to figure out.I might still just go with a 150 or 160.Im not sure yet. At least I can center the wheel which makes me feel better.
I know a lot of people are happy with an offset wheel but mine was so far out I could have fitted a sidecar on it.



So,the first thing to do now is get the arm mounted properly in the frame. Going to see the 'Lathe man' tomorrow about some kind of sleeve/spacer type thing.

spdygon wrote: thanks........ill chave to check if the bottom part is the same as the 93 gsxr

Another option is www.motionpro.com . Just tell them what ends it needs on it and what length and they will make the customer cable for you. Not much cost difference vs. a standarded cable.

As always, a beautiful, well thought out bike!

Cory

People ask "Why does this take so long?"...

Well bike number two is done the S2 Gixxer, and going home today. Its a Gixxer, this is a KZ forum, but hey..? There is a KZ in the background of the photo.

It should - no guarantees though - but may need a little work with a dremel type tool.

I picked up the chain guard in the photo below at a recycling yard a long time ago and am almost certain it came from an LTD. I needed to enlarge the cutout a little to fit the original rear shocks which have since been replaced. The chain guard has holes for 3 bolts but the swing arm on my 1980 E1 has fittings to accept only 2 bolts.
At the time I just needed to make the bike street legal.
Good luck