CB550 swingarm / shocks dilema

[SouthPaw]

Hey guys,

As I am planning and thinking about some of the " bigger " problems, I do not have an answer for this one.

The Zocchi shocks I plan on using are eye-eye and my swing arm is not. Any advice here? without having to fabricate anything substantial.

Thanks in advance.
Southpaw

 

[Tim]

I have a perfect solution - sell me the Marzocchi shocks and buy ones that work with your swingarm Seriously, if you end up not using them, I'd be interested.

 

[beatnic]

Thats funny tim, i was thinking the same thing...

 

[SouthPaw]

haha Oh i want to use them bad! Since this is a bike that I plan on keeping for a very very long time. first one and all, too many memories

 

[Tim]

You're going to be into cutting off the eyelet of the swingarm and welding on the clevis - you could hack the ones off the bottom of the stock shocks and have them welded onto the swingarm.

Best bet would be take everything to a competent welder and get them to set it up. Might end up costing some money though.

Toronto is a hop skip and jump from Kitchener - you could come over and see the shocks whenever you wanted

 

[SouthPaw]

That was one of the options, however the shocks I have that are stock are in way too good of a condition to hack off the bottom.

And what did you mean about seeing the shocks? I'm afraid I do not follow.

 

[GK]

That was one of the options, however the shocks I have that are stock are in way too good of a condition to hack off the bottom.

And what did you mean about seeing the shocks? I'm afraid I do not follow.

Lmao, he means you can visit them whenever you like after you have sold them to him.

 

[beatnic]

I would cut the swing arm and weld on the clevis. Please do not cut the shocks. =)

 

[surffly]

Those shocks are cool but you do know that you can get the right ones for your bike right?
the DOHC honda shocks are and inch longer and bolt on. they come up for sale from time to time on ebay and other forums

No sense at all to hack up parts or bikes to bolt on parts just for the sake of using parts.