single side swing arm ?

Audy · Posted: August 11, 2009, 6:22 pm Post subject: single side swing arm ?

hey im looking for any one htat is running a single side swing arm on there xs 650 or is there anyone out there that know if anyone builds them to run a car rim ? im hooked on using a car rim

jimxsrider · Full Member Joined: Oct 31, 2006 Posts: 67

There could quite possibly be no one doing this.
There would be so much machining to fit a car rim to brakes and sprokets that would work with a motorcycle. It could be done but probably only by adapting a swingarm from another bike, but the alignment issues would be a huge PIA. Its just an extremely difficult thing to build and requires loads of engineering and technology, so i would probably say no one has done it. But I'd love to be proved wrong by you or someone willing to do a swap, but......its just not worth the energy....

xsleo · Posted: August 16, 2009, 8:39 am Post subject: Re: single side swing arm ?

Why a car rim? If you use a car rim, you should still use a motorcycle tire. A car tire is built to run just straight up. A motorcycle has to lean over to turn.

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