Finally got my new wheels mounted. I had found a great set of used OZ wheels for an RC51 last year and already had the RC front end. I have been trying to get a swingarm out of JMC for nearly that long. I really like the OZ wheels look. Now that they are on - what a difference in handling and feel. much lighter steering and much more flickable.

Altogether from teh stock SH rear end, weight for the entire rear wheel/sprocket/disc/tires went from about 25# to 17#. The front was already an SP2 wheel-setup and dropped from about 26# total weight with tires, to 24#. The swingarm was another2# drop. Anyway, rotating mass and all, better distribution of weight on the wheel = big difference in feel. Not sure I can tell a difference in the swingarm at street pace - I just think the stock arm is one of the uglier pieces on the bike and really wanted to be able to match the front RC wheel.

For the swingarm - I would never deal with them (JMC) again. I will give a strong rec to a guy david cork at streetfighters by design who helped me get the arm from them in the end. He can get a lot of custom parts and has quite a few contacts if you need a hard to find thing. The JMC guys are really terrible customer service - you've read that before, but it is true. I was in no hurry and had low hopes when I ordered it, but wasn't out anything so figured what the hell. and it actually finally came. In the end it would have been less work converting an SP2 arm - the JMC is nice but even when I finally got it, it wasn't set up as ordered to easily accept the RC rear wheel and still required some (straightforward) machine work. Anyway, got everything bolted up finally.

before/after pics

 

Looks good!!

 

Nice. Love the wheels and the exhaust.

 

Interesting. Those drilled top clamp and tubular SB bars?

 

That's tight!

 

Any idea what the total weight of that beast is now? Looks friggin' awesome! -- R.

 

thanks guys. don't know what it weighs now. The biggest drops have been wheels, full exhaust, clipons in place of stock pegs/passenger pegs. I have to get a heavy duty scale and weigh the front and rear and see. might be in the range of 40-45# less overall?

Skokie - yes, the triples are drilled with risers and fatbars. I still have to find black bar ends for them and trim an jnch off each end to make them narrower, but the riding position is perfect for me now. lots of little detail jobs to do this winter!

 

The term generally used for your pegs are "rear sets". I went the other direction and lowered my pegs with MFW (MVF) Vario adapters & pegs. I tried Helibars for a long time then went to Tommaselli 3-way clips but due to neck & arm injuries I am still not quite comfortable. I regret now selling the spare top clamp I bought to drill for risers & tubular bars. Do you still have your OE top clamp and if so, willing to sell it to me? It would be my little winter project. If not, anyone else out there who has put on a different front end have a spare OE top clamp they'll part with? I think I sold mine for about $40.

 

HAHA - thanks for catching that, was tired when I wrote it. rearsets huh? I guess I've heard that term before.

I also went through a bunch of versions of handlebars before finally settling on these. For street riding long distances I just need a little more upright for comfort. For track I don't care. Including heli's, superbike bars, convertibars and finally these. These are the best - and you can get a lot of options with rise and bar bends. Highly recommend them.
I don't stil have any stock triples - but I am sure ebay can be your friend pretty cheap for those - or list a new thread in for sale/want to buy. I really don't think you are going to risk much by drilling the one you have either - it shouldn't weaken them. good luck

 

Hey Skokie, I sent you a PM I have one.

 

Can you be very specific in regard to exactly what manufacturer risers & bars you finally chose; i.e., riser & bar model, rise, sweep, diameter, width, bend, etc? Http links would be swell too. The Tommaselli's are pretty close but I need a bit more rise and rearward grip location. Did you need to trim the fairing? Couldn't tell from the pics. More pics would be helpful. Views down and forward and from the side. Sorry to hijack your thread. There were a few "superbike" bar conversion threads on this forum.

here are links to the tommaselli's

https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=12621

http://vintagecosmo.com/store/ (Cosmo does not appear to sell them anymore and is difficult to contact)

these guys carry them but at $175 for a set versus the $100 Cosmo sold me them! http://www.guzzino.com/toadcl.html Good photo of them though. I have plenty of pics of mine installed. These guys have them a bit cheaper
http://www.discovolantemoto.co.uk/ha.../prod_302.html I wonder if the forum Boelens (rboelens@sbcglobal.net) or Dave Wicks still have theirs?

thanks.

 

tag risers. the bar came from spiegler USA - superbike fat bar I believe it was called. no fairing trimming required. there are probably going to be subtle differences as I have an RC front end on the bike so already lost some steering lock which reduces interferences with the tank I am sure. but you can reduce lock using some wheel weights on the stock lock tabs also. here is a write up with better pics I think. others on here have other threads also on the process.

https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...hlight=fatbars

 

these were also mentioned in that thread - another very good looking option - probably close to convertibars

http://www.swattmotorcycle.com/Clip-Ons.html

 

I told myself before I clicked on this link I would try not to be envious of the new setup.... too late. Veeery nice setup.

 

I tried to weigh it tonite in the garage when I had to jack it up to check the front wheel. Using a scale and keeping front/rear wheel level while weighing I get 424# with nearly full tank of fuel. Guessing right around 45 pounds less

 

Awesome! Looks like a completely different bike! You can tell that bike means business just by looking at it. Great job!