swingarm upgrade
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From: Republic of Texas
From the looks of things there are a lot of gullible people in the world. I need to break out my tig welder and get busy. You have got to be kidding me, around $1000.00 to loose a few pounds. As the saying goes "A fool and his money are soon parted". He!!, take a big **** before you go riding. I heard a guy talking about this very thing several years ago. He was saying how he wanted to lighten up his bike but yet his old lady that rode with him was pushing 200lbs. If he needed to lighten anything it was his old lady.
Last edited by ghostrider69; Feb 11, 2010 at 08:59 PM.
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From: Davie, FL
Making a swing arm is not that easy, talking about it is, however. I found that not that many HD riders care too much about weight, performance, or for that matter, how their bike rides down the road. The real deal is if you made a rear fork and tried to live off of your earnings from performance oriented Harley Davidson owners. The folks making big shinny wheels, chrome gremlin bells, and assless chaps do quite well. Many on this forum do not know how to read a metric rule nor have a clue why great brakes are a good thing.
Last edited by FastHarley; Feb 11, 2010 at 10:33 PM.
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
that swingarm is beautiful.... should the weight savings be good, you also get a true custom look to the rear that screams performance....now get it installed and get us some pictures quick...LOL... I am jealous.
...A smart man has enough disposable income to buy whatever the heck he wants!
...A smart man has enough disposable income to buy whatever the heck he wants!
Last edited by rounder; Feb 12, 2010 at 06:34 AM.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: cape cod ma
All your fault sharkey your bike was the inspiration to go on a diet.diets are not cheap.ever tried jenny graig,weight watchers?i am 6 years old and weigh 632 lbs had to do something.maybe i can get photoshoped wheels like ghostrider.he he
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From: Republic of Texas
hahaha. All in all the swingarm looks nice.
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From: Alberta
If you ever ride your bike in a moderatly aggressive way, you will appreciate what you are doing...in any discussions reguarding performance I've never heard anyone recommend more weight or more chrome.
I'd like to get mine under 600lbs with a half tank of gas; it's at 607 now. The piece I'm working on next has nothing to do with performance or weight, but so far has cost under $100...hope to have a pic soon.
I'd like to get mine under 600lbs with a half tank of gas; it's at 607 now. The piece I'm working on next has nothing to do with performance or weight, but so far has cost under $100...hope to have a pic soon.
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From: la
This is the direction I'll be going in the future. It isn't just removing weight, it's where it's coming from that counts.
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From: Alberta
Removing 50+ pounds of unsprung weight makes the bike feel like it has power steering, especially in the really tight stuff and around town. One of my brothers has an 01 Dyna (same year/geometry as mine) and the difference is dramatic.
