| Author | Message | ||
     Hybridmomentspass |
Looking to see if anyone on here has, or at least has pictures of, a tube frame with a stock shock (or at least stock length) and an extended swingarm. Anyone? | ||
| Fuzzz |
These are all I could find, my photographic research on extended swingarms for tubers...     | ||
| S1owner |
The extended swinarm would put huge stress on a stock shock IMHO. The leverage would be far greater then design. Even with a Penske or such they eould need to factor the leverage for the build. Hence why you will see most extended swingarms with solid bars in place of the shock. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
yeah and then the sudden shocks would be transferred into the engine case. I know you wouldn't be touring on such an arrangement but you'd be seriously asking for trouble driving it on the street. | ||
| Fuzzz |
My personal plan is to drag race a '00 Cyclone, and just trying to keep the front end down. The thing is, now I have more questions than answers... Wheelie bars? Struts? Stock configuration? Added/different shock/strut mounts? ETC..... | ||
| S1owner |
There is at least one badwebber that drags and could help you out maybe do a google search for Buell drag bikes | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
none of the bikes posted have a shock ha And many put a bar on there to make the bike more predictable and cheaper than going through various shocks/spring rates in finding the optimum set up. I drag a 99 S3, the bike in question, but due to not having a tow vehicle at the moment I've been toying with jsut riding it on the street a little bit here and there. Fuzz - what questions do you have? PM me, lets chat | ||
| Gusm2 |
If you look on the XL forum there is a drag race section on there | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
And, unfortunately, its mostly Sportys, VERY few buells over there (especially when it comes to drag). | ||
| Gusm2 |
Yes that's why its called the XL forum...duh There is a buell section too........ | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Yep, been there. AGAIN, its mostly sportys and VERY few Buells Odd, I ask about Buells on a buell board... | ||
| Twobuells |
do you need a stock S1 swingarm? I have one you can extend. I was going to list it on eBay | ||
| 46champ |
Most but not all extended swingarms were extended to fit a rule book. Hot street was limited to 68" and pro street was limited to 70". I am not saying that worked best just that is what people built to. | ||
| Fuzzz |
I just bought a steel swingarm to be extended, but thanks Michael!! After studying my son's S1, and the photos above, it will be much easier to add a wheelie bar for next season. I think I will have this weekend to myself, so I'm going to try to finish my motor and start final assembly. Perhaps for what's left of this season, I will run it with the aluminum swingarm so I can get some break in miles before I hit the track. I will check the rulebook again for specifics, but I'm probably only going to run at the local track, which only has a motorcycle class. Bracket racing is a good option for me, since consistency is the road to victory. Thanks for everyone's input, I will keep ya'll updated. |
