heres the extensions for mine just need to free up some time to get back to work on it!

yeah im in process of doing that myself with the twin shock mounts built into the extensions still trying to figure out shock mounting holes but ill get her done;) heres the unextended swingarm just sitting in frame on dining room table,what an understanding wife!:whistle:

Post edited by: wireman, at: 2007/01/01 14:05

OK,thanks for the replies- much appreciated.What is the typical selling price for one of these swingarms? - I told my buddy I'd pay the going rate, but don't know what that is.

I'm going to keep the twin shock set up and have lower mounts fabbed like the GS swingarm conversion deal. Anubody done this rather than the mono conversion?

yeah I did notice that there was a bit on the swing are topic but I hadn't noticed anyone mention anything about a bolt on or nearly bolt on swing are convertion. But thanks for the info man. I will have pictures of my bike on as soon as possible. Its pretty damn cold out right now and were building a shed to keep the biks in for the winter. This will also be a place for me to work on my bike over the winter. I have almost everything needed to start working on the bike. Only things left are the exhaust, custon made seat and swing arm. The three items that are going to cost me the most lol. :evil:

Post edited by: badboie, at: 2006/12/31 16:12

This is actually one of the more popular topics here on KZRider. (Welcome, by the way!) Do a search and you'll find a wealth of information on the subject.

Aluminum swingarms from the Suzuki GS1100 is one of the more popular conversions because it pretty much bolts right in with few mods and it's already set up for dual shocks (though you'll have to switch to clevis type shocks). Other people have altered their frames to include a mount for a monoshock so they could run a swingarm from a ZX or GSX-R or FZR or CBR or whatever.

Oh yeah, be sure to post pics of your bike!

Here's a pic of the gap...

Here's one pic

Hey,

I'm also doing the conversion. All I need is a mono shock and some material to make all the mounting points for the shock/ shock linkage. The 750 arm is a bit narrower than the stock arm. You will have to use some washers to set the side to side placement. Also the 750 arm uses a bigger pivot bolt than the Kz but I've found an easy (although not sure about $$) fix. Go to your local Suzuki dealer and purchase the inner races for a 86-88 1100/ 86-87 750 Gixxer. All of these arms use the same pivot bearing but the earlier ones have the same pivot bolt diameter as the KZ. This keeps custom parts to a minimum. I'll let you know any other problems I run into as I move along.

Thanks Doug

Not yet, but I will within about 2 months as I'm putting one on a 'project' of mine. The front of the GSXR arm works better than some b/c it does not widen-out in a short space like some arms do. Basically by the time it goes from the pivot point to the rear axle area it needs to be "so wide" so that the tire/wheel can fit in. Some swingarms start widening at the pivot point junction and on a 'J/GPz' that area of the frame has significant material around it and it interferes with the swingarm b/c it's wide (close to the junction). Gixxer arms gradually widen and (on mock-up) have fit into the frame with ease.

When this project starts I'll post up with pics, knuckle-busts, and cursings.

Post edited by: Bad Kaw, at: 2006/12/30 16:37

I have an opportunity to buy a 1990 750 Slingshot GSXR swingarm for my KZ 1000.
I checked the search first and didn't find info. on this particular conversion - anybody done it? I know the GS swingarm deal for KZ's but not this one. Thanks.