No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationSame guy is sell alloy swinging arm, very cool.

Hello everybody new here from Long Beach CA

here is my baby pretty much stock but getting ready for a 1075 kit, cams, some head work, and gs1100 swingarm still got to work out the details but hoping to get it done within a month

I ordered the angled arms first, but have since purchased straight replacement arms as the angled ones weren't quite right for me.

As far as what comes in the kit, you will need to fabricate a shifter linkage. I cut down my existing shifter, and used my existing drum brake rod to make the linkage. On the brake side it really depends on what you have. I had a drum but converted to a mono-shock swingarm with a disk. That made it pretty simple as all I had to do is position the master cylinder on my bracket. To make things even more simple I went with an integral pressure switch/banjo bolt which eliminates the need for a conventional switch.

FFTP sells several linkage parts so it's pretty easy to piece something together if you don't want to cut up your existing parts.

650ed wrote: Be careful using oven cleaner (or other caustics) on aluminum. It can eat into it and make it quite ugly. (See pics from www.hdforums.com/forum/detailing/229259-...worst-nightmare.html ) Ed

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Let's spray sodium hydroxide on my hot, aluminum engine and see what happens! :ohmy: Wow, that is terrible. Thanks for the warning...you definitely can't leave it on too long or you'll be sorry.

Be careful using oven cleaner (or other caustics) on aluminum. It can eat into it and make it quite ugly. (See pics from www.hdforums.com/forum/detailing/229259-...worst-nightmare.html ) Ed

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If the heavy silver is anodize, it makes sense then why the stripper doesn't touch it. I need something caustic like easy off or lye, as has been mentioned.

I took Steele's suggestion to use an angle grinder and did a lot of sanding last night. It worked great on most of it but there are a lot of nooks and crannies that I can't reach. I might need the oven cleaner for those areas.

OMR - Wow, that ZX6 stuff looks great...thanks for the tips. Any idea where I could find abrasive wheels like those? Home Depot or Lowes maybe?

ZX636 Swing-arm count.... Black hard as hell to get off rims and swing-arm....
Here's what I used after trying several brands of stripper to no avail other than a mess....











Then buff the hell out of her..... Brown tripoli then white compounds, buff disk/pad on end of drill. Yes, it took some time, Ok was a PITA but was worth it...

OMR

Thats anno.

I did one for one of my KX builds once. Like turboking said, just do what you see. In my case, the center section is cast and it was painted originally. So I just polished the extrusions (arms) and painted the center silver.

i think it's the clear anodize you are calling a coating of silver......$375 seems like a lot. but after you do one it may have been money well spent. :whistle:

btw you only have to polish what will be seen...... not the under side or inner....lol :woohoo:

This is a thick silver coating, not just clear anodize. I'm guessing it's paint since I don't think they were powder coating back then. Whatever it is, it's on there good. I've got to get to the bare aluminum to polish it.

By the way, I heard back from a local polishing place.....$375 to do the arm! :ohmy: Does that seem right to you guys? I can buy another swingarm for that kind of money. Wow......