Ive seen a bunch of those cheap swingarm extensions on ebay for sale and was wondering if anyone on here has them, or if theyre just lousy and no one would ever use them? Im looking for a way to get the extended swingarm, and was wondering if this was an alternative? Any info on these things would be great. Thanks a lot.
Swingarm extensions - good or bad?
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Professor,whats to much horsepower?
I'm not sure. Hopefully someone with more experience using them will chime in(NoFearSpear @ Jul. 08 2007,11:49) Professor,whats to much horsepower?
I've seen guys running them on stock bikes to bikes running mid 9s without a problem. I’m not a fan of them, but I know they work. I don’t think they should run them on a turbo bike or something in excess of 200hp. I've seen problems with a few improperly built custom swingarms as well. Where do you draw the line? I don't know. Look at the way a stock swing arm is braced. You loose some of the triangulation when you put a set of extensions on it. Suzuki didn’t just brace that arm for looks, it needed it to keep everything straight under power.
Regardless, if you are going to run extensions, don’t let price be the determining factor of which ones you select. Buy something that has been proven reliable from a reputable manufacturer/vendor. Finding a cheap Chinese knock-off on ebay just does not make good sense to me.
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This one of the bikes that used my extensions on the Salt flats. That is an 80lbs block filled with lead that is bolted to the bottom of the swingarm for traction. I would think that is a testiment on the strength on my extensions
I use my patented Stainless Steel Wellnuts. My extensions bolt all of the way through into the wellnuts so you arent mounting into aluminum. There are no dissimular metals to bolt into (when you have one hard metal and a softer one loosening can occur). My Wellnuts are very thick so you dont have to wory about then bending. Other extension only bolt from the inside and have a thin metal plate in this area.
I also tap the face for paddock stand spools
also come in black
I use my patented Stainless Steel Wellnuts. My extensions bolt all of the way through into the wellnuts so you arent mounting into aluminum. There are no dissimular metals to bolt into (when you have one hard metal and a softer one loosening can occur). My Wellnuts are very thick so you dont have to wory about then bending. Other extension only bolt from the inside and have a thin metal plate in this area.
I also tap the face for paddock stand spools
also come in black
We need to talk.........(Gixx1300R @ Jul. 08 2007,12:47) This one of the bikes that used my extensions on the Salt flats. That is an 80lbs block filled with lead that is bolted to the bottom of the swingarm for traction. I would think that is a testiment on the strength on my extensions
I use my patented Stainless Steel Wellnuts. My extensions bolt all of the way through into the wellnuts so you arent mounting into aluminum. There are no dissimular metals to bolt into (when you have one hard metal and a softer one loosening can occur). My Wellnuts are very thick so you dont have to wory about then bending. Other extension only bolt from the inside and have a thin metal plate in this area.
I also tap the face for paddock stand spools
also come in black
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