Weird-ass swingarm - check it out
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From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Weird-*** swingarm - check it out
http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/2167454981.html
Anyone ever seen anything like this? I'm curious...
Anyone ever seen anything like this? I'm curious...
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It's a single-side swingarm. A few companies make them......
http://www.sculpturecycles.com/a-Wid...Single-Zod.htm
http://www.sculpturecycles.com/a-Wid...Single-Zod.htm
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From: Eastern Pennsylvania
Single sided swingarms have been around for awhile. They were made so that the rear wheel could be seen more. That particular rear wheel is not the best wheel to look at. But I have seen many a bike with this setup that look awesome because of exposing the rear wheel.
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Noticed no pictures of the swingarm side. It would have to be pretty beefy. Not for me thanks.
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From: hobart, in.
On the right bike single side swingarms look killer. But that wheel and the long exhaust pretty much go away from the purpose of exposing that side.
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From: ChiTown burbs
single side swing arms look great on ducatis. I have a buddy that has one on his chopper honda(converted it to mostly harley parts) that looks sick with is 240 tire and air ride suspension slammed. it really depends on the rim that you put on it. that rim looks like poop. but its not my bike so........
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No thanks, they may trust them on Ducotti's, BMW's and other lighter weight sport bikes.
But I just can't quite wrap my mind around the idea of using one on a bike that weigh's as much as a Harley.
And worse yet has a frame that was never designed to withstand the kind of offset and twisting stress' a single sided arm can generate.
But I just can't quite wrap my mind around the idea of using one on a bike that weigh's as much as a Harley.
And worse yet has a frame that was never designed to withstand the kind of offset and twisting stress' a single sided arm can generate.
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