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makotosun · 08-22-2009, 08:55 PM

On a whim, I ordered a used '98 XR70 swingarm for an upcoming project. It is a monoshock setup, but I am not sure if I will do that or mod it for twins.

The interesting thing is that the mounting spots are identical to a Z50, requiring no mods to bolt onto the Z frame. I have an XR80 setup I needed to cut the small amount off of each side, but this is not necessary on these swingarms.

I have not done anything with it yet, but thought that bit of trivia might be of interest to someone, and I had not seen it posted before.

s_10onbagz · 08-23-2009, 10:15 AM

You did notice there is like 45 degrees of swing arm angle with no shock installed right? You would have to cut the whole A design off and weld some shock tabs on.

lowbike1 · 09-15-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by s_10onbagz

You did notice there is like 45 degrees of swing arm angle with no shock installed right? You would have to cut the whole A design off and weld some shock tabs on.

or cut off the original shock mount, flip it upside down, add some shocks mounts and now you have a fancy "braced" OverRacing swinger... paint it to look like alloy and your done

110streetlegal · 09-15-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lowbike1

or cut off the original shock mount, flip it upside down, add some shocks mounts and now you have a fancy "braced" OverRacing swinger... paint it to look like alloy and your done

i love it im gonna do it

08-22-2009, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
makotosun 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington (southwest) Posts: 510 My Mood:	Interesting info regarding extended swingarm On a whim, I ordered a used '98 XR70 swingarm for an upcoming project. It is a monoshock setup, but I am not sure if I will do that or mod it for twins. The interesting thing is that the mounting spots are identical to a Z50, requiring no mods to bolt onto the Z frame. I have an XR80 setup I needed to cut the small amount off of each side, but this is not necessary on these swingarms. I have not done anything with it yet, but thought that bit of trivia might be of interest to someone, and I had not seen it posted before.

08-23-2009, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
s_10onbagz 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Connecticut. Posts: 1,550	Re: Interesting info regarding extended swingarm You did notice there is like 45 degrees of swing arm angle with no shock installed right? You would have to cut the whole A design off and weld some shock tabs on.

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