Why extended swingarm

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Sources Custom Choppers Guide. Cite This! Try Our Sudoku Puzzles! More on Motorcycles. Prefer the stock length. To cope with the somewhat heavier steering, you can lower the front end or, in my case, use a 18" front wheel. Taken during the build. Better sorry for failing then for the lack of trying. Are all the CB's swing arms the same length?

Seems like I remember one or more of them being longer But, then again, I have a bunch of hair-brained tidbits stuffed into my box of rocks between my ears. Yep, I'm the kid that figured out how to put things back together Bouncer "Bear Down" Enthusiast Posts: Quote from: greenjeans on August 30, , am. New to the game. Well, the thought has come up because my Parts bike '88 Suzuki Katana , which I am steeling the front end out of, has a swing arm that is three inches longer than the CB's, plus it has a fully adjustable Monoshock.

I could use the swing arm in the Honda with very little modification and do a Monoshock conversion, but it puts the rear tire about two inches further back than stock. I have seen some ridiculously long extentions and I know they are for dragging.

I think they just look silly sometimes, you know? I might ponder this some more I'm contemplating putting a longer swingarm on my ' Mocked up, I have it between 2" I am using a bit of a taller tire than stock, but not much. I have always thought about a mono-shock for these things, coupled with a more modern inverted fork for the front. Sure would be killer - haven't really seem but a handfull of attemps. I say go for it. Most of the extended swingarms for these are tubular or box section and therefore much more rigid and handle much better.

It might get more expensive than you want though because you will probably want different shocks and possibly even have to modify the fender if you go too long. I have a tubular 3" extended swingarm with shocks that are 15" eye to eye and I barely get away with the stock fender.