Bolt-on extensions

[ali123]

I started this thread because we have some new-new members here and I wanted to bring to light the inherent dangers of these popular items.... what does everyone think? im against them.... its a safety thing.

 

[Popie]

Safe? Certainly not as good as a well made extended swing arm. And besides they look cheesy! Your Busa deserves better. I have a Gixxer and a Busa. Both stretched. The thought of using bolt ons never crossed my mind. I would say if you can't afford to do it right. Wait till you can.

 

[ali123]

Safe? Certainly not as good as a well made extended swing arm. And besides they look cheesy! Your Busa deserves better. I have a Gixxer and a Busa. Both stretched. The thought of using bolt ons never crossed my mind. I would say if you can't afford to do it right. Wait till you can.

I feel the same way...… I just wanted the young ones out there to understand the facts and issues.... maybe this thread will save someone.

 

[RedBull]

 

[atlbusa]

I put some on my GSXR years ago, as a trial and ended going to a steel arm, The biggest issue I had was the slider for the axle where they bolt on was not perfectly square so the bolt on had a bit of an angle to it, making the spacing a little off between them for the wheel. they seem good for a temp thing to see if you want to buy a full swingarm.

 

[Tetsuo1000]

I don’t see the point of them, don’t seem strong enough for drag racing application. If you are building a drag bike do it right with proper swing arm. And then for streets, crappier handling combined with possible safety issues. Mind you I understand everyone’s taste is different. Some like the long and low look. Still do it proper. Like my brother did with his katana:

 

[Bluebusa60544]

The advantage would be the ability to put on extensions, swap the chain, lower the adjustable links, and strap the front on the 2 occasions I’d go to the track a year. Doesn’t matter if they look cheap at track. The rest of the year I wouldn’t have to put up with the crappy cornering of a lowered stretched bike. I wouldn’t try them on a bike like yours but on my stock motor I think they’d work.

 

[c10]

The price of a decent arm has really come down . Sometimes Trac has a sale where a basic raw arm for X bike is 600 dollars shipped .

 

[busabobh]

A few weeks ago I went to the drags and half of the stretched bikes were running them. None of 6 or 7 seconds guys.

 

[ali123]

The BEST retired.... Terry McIntosh...… his arms were the BEST and priced accordingly

 

[c10]

The BEST retired.... Terry McIntosh...… his arms were the BEST and priced accordingly

Maybe that is why their customer service is sub par today . Myself , and a few customers have moved on due to the service .

 

[michael parris heuberger]

Maybe that is why their customer service is sub par today . Myself , and a few customers have moved on due to the service .

HI. Terry is gone from McIntosh. It still says McIntosh but added Grayson. They left me with out my upper stay that I ordered 2 yrs ago. That I payed for up front. Had to reorder one from DME.

 

[POWERHOUSE]

A customer insisted on some bolt on extensions for his 600 cc bike against my advice a few weeks later one of them snapped in half he was lucky it was on the chain side the company warranteed them and we reinstalled another set don’t know what happened after that !

 

[Quiksilver]

I've thought about extensions extensively and decided not to go with it. I really wanted to get an arm before getting new chains and sprockets. Ut the price was too high. So I chose the safest route my bank account could supply.

 

[Boosted Cycle Perf]

Only reason I have extensions on Lucy is because they were already on her when I bought her. They chatter bad on hard launches.

 

[c10]

HI. Terry is gone from McIntosh. It still says McIntosh but added Grayson. They left me with out my upper stay that I ordered 2 yrs ago. That I payed for up front. Had to reorder one from DME.

Grayson thats right . I saw on ISHOC / FB someone upset with them about their parts not showing up . Grayson excuse was very poor . Wish I could find it to link up .

 

[RedBull]