Malfnet1 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 What do you gain from using an extended swing arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollister_Hitman Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 More stabiltiy at high speeds and if you have a lot of power you can take off faster without having to worry abouot wheeling. A longer swing arm gets less traction and makes cornering worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfnet1 Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Would that make it harder to ride on the dunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b33rs Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Would that make it harder to ride on the dunes? no, most of the time when you do see a extended swingarm it'll be on the dunes :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 when you hop up your motor your bike will tend to wheelie alot... to help this you add inches on the swingarm to extend the geometry of the poivot points out making it harder to lift the front wheel off the ground whne you launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfnet1 Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Thanks Guys for the info. I do find that I can pick the front end up rather easy. So maybe that will have to be a winter project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washburn Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thanks Guys for the info. I do find that I can pick the front end up rather easy. So maybe that will have to be a winter project. If the only mods you have are the ones listed in your sig there is no need for a + swinger. If I dident do so many hillshoots I would get a -2 swingarm for better traction and corner handeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfnet1 Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I am not 100% sure if just the pistons and pipes are the only things done. Grand River Racing built the motor and I am not sure if there is any port work or anything like that. It's alot faster than my friends stock one that is for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddragon2004 Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 An extended swing arm is typically used in drag racing to keep the bike from wheelstanding and giving you the ability to launch the bike under power. +2 / +4 is about what most bikes will work well with before you really get into cornering issues. the shorter the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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