08-20-2011, 09:27 PM | #16 |
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Wow! 8O That looks awesome! Fantastic job!
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08-21-2011, 01:23 AM | #17 |
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Nice work
Nice job on the Swing arm Streetfighter... Now I'm gonna have to build me one after seeing your fine job!!!!
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08-21-2011, 02:43 AM | #18 |
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Mad fab skills! Did you extend the length as well?
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08-21-2011, 03:42 AM | #19 |
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sick i want one for my 2008 beast
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08-21-2011, 10:18 PM | #20 |
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thats down right awsome!!!!!
I'm in the process of buying a swing arm for a 07 beast but I'd buy a copy of the one you built any day over the stock part. |
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08-22-2011, 12:52 AM | #21 |
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The length is 6" longer than than stock. It's made of regular off the shelf 2" X 1" X 5/32 wall rec. tube (A36 steel). The carrier for the axle is made of seamed tube, the i.d. is 3.5" and the wall thickness is 7/32 (beefier than the stock as this is where the cracks developed). I cut the seamed part out to avoid any potential issues. I used DOM tube to make the carrier clamp lugs. That part was fabricated using a jig I developed to ensure the lugs aligned properly. The pivot axle gave me the most trouble as the measurements were difficult to attain but in the end I only ended up scrapping one before getting it right.
I finished it a little while ago but diddn't get too far on the skid plate, I ran out of argon and need to pick up a bottle in the morning. I'll post the pics of the bike some time later in the day. Took a few pics while putting it together, looks pretty sweet! My son and I were thinking of putting a video up on youtube, I'll post the link when it's done. Here is the older link to one of the first videos we took http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jDHxGhHn4vI |
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08-22-2011, 07:58 PM | #22 | |
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09-03-2011, 06:46 PM | #23 |
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Streetfighter... You have inspired me to build a swing arm of my own.. I have the rear end apart and headed down to my neighbors machine shop to fabricate one up... Wish me luck!!!
Here is a pic of the rear end apart!!! |
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09-03-2011, 09:11 PM | #24 |
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I was going to build a new swingarm, but I plated it instead: New Jimplate on my Beast Yours is the same setup as mine.
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09-03-2011, 10:54 PM | #25 |
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WeldnGrind,
Nice job on the plate install!!! So your swing arm is the same as mine huh...Should I make two instead? I'm gonna make mine about 6" over stock in length... Give it that stretched look... |
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09-04-2011, 01:02 AM | #26 |
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To me, the best improvement would be to lengthen the swingarm enough that the rear shock is mounted to the swingarm, rather than the axle housing. That would allow the axle housing to have one common bolt across the top as a pivot, which would make chain adjustment much easier.
The key to good articulation (IMHO), is to ensure that the top and bottom shock mounting points are equidistant from the swingarm pivot bolt. That would create one radius, rather than two.
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09-04-2011, 12:51 PM | #27 |
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I agree "weld" that why I opted for the 6" over length. I think it should keep the shock pivot bolt on the swing arm in lieu of the axle housing...
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09-04-2011, 04:42 PM | #28 |
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Ok here we go, I got most of the pieces cut today. All cut and machined but the side plates, I'll do them tommorrow.
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09-04-2011, 11:50 PM | #29 |
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If you haven't already done so, now is the time to replace the crummy stock swingarm bushings with Yamaha pieces.
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09-05-2011, 12:52 AM | #30 |
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good idea, you dont have the part number for those do you?
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