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Here's where I'm at right now. Got the seat/tail section finished just have to buy the dzus fasteners and make the mounting brackets. I will be just using seat foam glued right to the unit so that will be easy. Next I think I will make the new oil tank that will go under the seat cowl. I made all the spacers for the rear wheel and now I am ready weld the rear caliper locator on the swing arm.
Had to modify the swingarm because I had a bit more chain rub than I had calculated. I'll be installing a wearstrip inside the channel that I formed. Here are the pics of the surgery!
John what is the angle of your swingarm installed? Did you make your new channel to accept a chain slider is that what you're calling a wear strip? Your body work look's the business BTW, great job.
Cheers, 50gary
John what is the angle of your swingarm installed? Did you make your new channel to accept a chain slider is that what you're calling a wear strip? Your body work look's the business BTW, great job.
Cheers, 50gary
Thanks. The swingarm angle is 10.5* which gives me right around 24* of rake on the forks. I can adjust the ride height which would change both of those angles. Yes a KTM chain slider (wear strip) will be used. I was thinking I would be using a larger rear sprocket which would have offered a bit more clearance on the swingarm but I was restricted to using only a 16t on the front so had to size down the rear accordingly.
Thanks. The swingarm angle is 10.5* which gives me right around 24* of rake on the forks. I can adjust the ride height which would change both of those angles. Yes a KTM chain slider (wear strip) will be used. I was thinking I would be using a larger rear sprocket which would have offered a bit more clearance on the swingarm but I was restricted to using only a 16t on the front so had to size down the rear accordingly.
Well I have been working on the bike but progress is very slow. I have never liked the bottom shock mounting that I originally made and installed so I came up with another solution and mounted that. If I was doing the build over I would have just fabricated my own round tubular swingarm.... maybe that can come later! I also have the seat/tail mounted use Dzus fasteners. I was planning to just use 1/2" black seat foam glued to the seat base but now I have sat on the bike with the seat mounted I can't believe how low it is! I'm not sure what I'll do about that yet. I will probably start working on the tank again now.
John, A casual thought, you might give a second look (sometime in the future) at the linked relay type of S/A. It's simple really and puts the weight low and out of sight. (mostly) also out the the way of the carburetors and such.
Cheers, 50gary
John, A casual thought, you might give a second look (sometime in the future) at the linked relay type of S/A. It's simple really and puts the weight low and out of sight. (mostly) also out the the way of the carburetors and such.
Cheers, 50gary
Yes, like most modern bikes. A tube version of that Aprillia S/A would be too cool. Buy just the linkage and shock from a 2010+ Sportbike and use the shock and linkage in virtually the same geometry as on the donor and your tube swinger, done deal. You might have to re-spring it to your bike's weight but that's not a problem. My latest project is a 2002 YZ250 S/A on a '73 RT360 chassis conversion. Track bike.
Cheers, 50gary
Gary, I thought you meant an underslung shock. I wanted to go with no linkage suspension just to keep things simple but I may consider a linkage setup later on as there is a much wider selection of shocks (high quality) available. The shock I am using which is off the Kawi Ninja 650 is pretty low end.
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