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Looking yummy!

 

loks good, does that swing arm increse the wheel base? it looks really long, but it could be cause the sub-frame is off. did you have to fab brackets for the lower/upper shock mount?

anyway keep posting pictures.

 

Lookin' Good, Green!

 

Yes I had to make the plates. I will measure the distance between the axels and see how much difference there is.

 

Please forgive my ignorance but what it the swing arm from?
BTW - Look Cool As Sh*t

 

Honda VFR 800

and you need to make this shock linkage plate, move the shock along with re-routing the exhaust

 

Looking good there Eric what exhaust setup are you going for???

 

I had the measurement for the bike but forgot it.the bike is at my dads house.I will try o write it down next time. I would like to find some new cans cheap of course since I will have to make the exhaust from scratch

 

The measurement from the center of the front axel to the center of the rear axel is 57 3/16. what is a stock bike.

 

Green - I love the single sided swing arm....

 

I believe the specs are 56.3"

 

It adds about 50mm onto the wheelbase

 

Alan I was wondering which port do I use for the rear brake. I am going to have a custom braided line made And i would like to know which one to go to.

 

Hi Eric
block the middle banjo bolt hole off and use the other, i fed my brake hose through the swingarm where the master cylinder is and out the hole underneath the swingarm it gives a much cleaner look.

this was a tip from Daz Sear another sss convert. heres what you should end up with this is a pic of Daz,s

 

Thanks Alan. One more question for now.Which suzuki clip ons work for this swap .do I need to have some custom spacers made. the top tripple clamps have that weird bend to them so that I can mount some superbike bars. thanks again for all the info.

 

Hi Eric
not sure about Suzy clipons i used Spondon clipons with about 2.5 to 3 inch rise to clear the fairings,or theres always Heli bars but i dont like them myself.

You say superbike bars do mean something like Renthal bars???? with risers.

 

I recommend a rubber grommet in that hole to prevent wear from vibration.

 

Other than making the shock base plate and making ur own header, anything else have to be done to bolt on the VFR swing arm?

 

And also, how much would 50mm more on the wheel base affect the handling? Or would a mortal like me even notice? Also, one more thing. What about the weight difference from stock rear to the VFR unit with wheel?

 

Westcoast you have to drill a new mounting hole for the shock in the frame,use a vtr swingarm bush on the left side and a vfr bush on the right or vice versa cant exactly remember now but this is vital you do it right because this determines where you drill the frame for the shock and for both wheels to be inline ( well i say inline but you will still need a spacer to line the rear sprocket to the front sprocket) i used a standard sprocket cut the teeth off machined down to about 5mm and use this as the spacer behind your front sprocket.

As for the 50mm i dont notice the difference cos hey i'm not Rossi lol but since my front end swap and swingarm swap my vtr is transformed it handles fantastic.

Weight wise the vfr swinger with hub/carrier does weigh some compared to standard but again will you or i notice???? i dont think so.

 

Thats good news to know. I am leaving for germany ( Munich) does anyone know of a shop ther where I cold get these bars. I was also thinking of using the renthal bars too.

 

I am back guys. I will start working on my project as soon as my bicep repair heals.