Pit bike question

kelly5150 · 04-11-2008, 10:09 AM

I am new to pit-bikes , obviously .

My question is :

What is acceptable chain rubb on the swingarm guide with the bike standing alone with no rider on ? My Beast Build bike chain doesn't touch the guard at all while standing alone . I have seen bikes on the internet where they not only touch the swingarm guard, but they appear to have quite a significant bend in the chain , looks to be a couple inches ? I understand when you mount the bike, most of that disappears , but , when you jump its going to ride that guard singnificantly too .
I want to raise the hieght of the rear end of my bike a bit , but I am not really into getting taller shocks , because this makes the chain rubb the guard even more . I am thinking of going as high as I can with the suspension as it is, then possibly welding up the rear-end of the frame to gain the hight I need . Basically re-fabricating the tail section up two inches instead of making that swingarm pivot extremely hard and rubbing the guard so heavilly . Being new to pit-bikes , what do you think they should look like sitting alone without rider ? Do they all touch the guard on the swingarm, and is a little bend in the chain ok ? I am used to full size dirtbikes and they don't have this issue . I want as little rubb on that guard as possible is my thinking ?????
Any ideas would be appreciated here , I just don't know about these bikes ?
Thanks , sincerely, Kelly5150

kelly5150 · 04-12-2008, 06:30 PM

Well, I am an impatient guy , so I refabricated a new mount for the exhisting shock . I am surprised nobody is willing to help me on this one, but oh well, trial and error now , hope it works. It does rubb the guard a bit, but is off the guard when I mount the bike . I wasn't willing to cut the tail-end off and re-weld it back higher, so I fabricated a steel moun that fits the frame in the original mount , then comes out another two inches and bolted all that together . Its way too strong, but that's ok too . It accomplished what I wanted , just hope it rides nice whenever my freekin motor gets here .

Thanks for the advice and help ? Blah blah blah .

Cheers, Kelly5150

culcune · 04-12-2008, 06:31 PM

A picture would have been worth thousands of your words...

kelly5150 · 04-12-2008, 08:56 PM

Culcune ,
do you ever stop ?

Your on a roll today man .

I will post you a picture

. Not sure when now of course . But I am not sure if it will be of the bike now 8O . Could be flowers , or protesters maybe , or just a nice photo of me ? Whatever picture I post I will surely add 1,000 words to the picture just for you though . Trust me on that one .

Cheerios , Kelly5150 out

PS .. Don't eat the brown snow , it doesn't taste like chocolate , I know this to be fact .

04-11-2008, 10:09 AM	#1
kelly5150 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 446	Pit bike question I am new to pit-bikes , obviously . My question is : What is acceptable chain rubb on the swingarm guide with the bike standing alone with no rider on ? My Beast Build bike chain doesn't touch the guard at all while standing alone . I have seen bikes on the internet where they not only touch the swingarm guard, but they appear to have quite a significant bend in the chain , looks to be a couple inches ? I understand when you mount the bike, most of that disappears , but , when you jump its going to ride that guard singnificantly too . I want to raise the hieght of the rear end of my bike a bit , but I am not really into getting taller shocks , because this makes the chain rubb the guard even more . I am thinking of going as high as I can with the suspension as it is, then possibly welding up the rear-end of the frame to gain the hight I need . Basically re-fabricating the tail section up two inches instead of making that swingarm pivot extremely hard and rubbing the guard so heavilly . Being new to pit-bikes , what do you think they should look like sitting alone without rider ? Do they all touch the guard on the swingarm, and is a little bend in the chain ok ? I am used to full size dirtbikes and they don't have this issue . I want as little rubb on that guard as possible is my thinking ????? Any ideas would be appreciated here , I just don't know about these bikes ? Thanks , sincerely, Kelly5150
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04-12-2008, 06:30 PM	#2
kelly5150 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 446	Well ? Well, I am an impatient guy , so I refabricated a new mount for the exhisting shock . I am surprised nobody is willing to help me on this one, but oh well, trial and error now , hope it works. It does rubb the guard a bit, but is off the guard when I mount the bike . I wasn't willing to cut the tail-end off and re-weld it back higher, so I fabricated a steel moun that fits the frame in the original mount , then comes out another two inches and bolted all that together . Its way too strong, but that's ok too . It accomplished what I wanted , just hope it rides nice whenever my freekin motor gets here . Thanks for the advice and help ? Blah blah blah . Cheers, Kelly5150
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04-12-2008, 06:31 PM	#3
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	A picture would have been worth thousands of your words... __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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04-12-2008, 08:56 PM	#4
kelly5150 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 446	Culcune Culcune , do you ever stop ? Your on a roll today man . I will post you a picture . Not sure when now of course . But I am not sure if it will be of the bike now 8O . Could be flowers , or protesters maybe , or just a nice photo of me ? Whatever picture I post I will surely add 1,000 words to the picture just for you though . Trust me on that one . Cheerios , Kelly5150 out PS .. Don't eat the brown snow , it doesn't taste like chocolate , I know this to be fact .
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