Planet Minis

jrotten · 03-07-2008, 09:55 PM

i got some 1" extended cfr fork legs,hd springs,and was wondering what and where the best place to get an extended swingarm,and what shock length?any help appreciated.for a 82'z50r

FastMC · 03-08-2008, 12:31 AM

What's your budget and what type of riding ? You'll have to decide what swingarm length you want and then shock length to keep it level. There's a bunch of different setups in the Z50 picture thread. Check out SLOWPOKE and ARLINDSAY'S bikes for a pretty good setup for not a big wad of cash.

arlindsay1992 · 03-08-2008, 07:42 AM

My setup is +1 fork legs. One BBR hd spring and one stock Z spring(the BBR HD springs are really stiff and I'm only 140 pounds). The rear end is an XR75 swingarm and the shocks are the CT70 repro shocks from Honda TB.

jrotten · 03-08-2008, 11:50 AM

[QUOTE=FastMC;808088]What's your budget and what type of riding ? You'll have to decide what swingarm length you want and then shock length to keep it level. There's a bunch of different setups in the Z50 picture thread. Check out SLOWPOKE and ARLINDSAY'S bikes for a pretty good setup for not a big wad of cash.[/QUO
well i wasn't sure what swingarm length,and shocks would be good so i was wondering what people were using.are the kitaco swingarms any good?

patman · 03-08-2008, 12:11 PM

I'm running the stock swing arm on one of mine with 305mm Kitaco shocks.If you did say a +4" swing arm you would need longer shocks than that.The XR75 and XR80 swing arms are 4" longer than the stock Z swing arm (Z=12",XR75/80= 16").Here's a picture of both.

arlindsay1992 · 03-08-2008, 06:02 PM

Just showing a bit more detail about the last picture.

patman · 03-08-2008, 08:04 PM

Wow.That's cool!

406s-10 · 09-23-2008, 03:22 PM

What are you doing for the brake stop that is on the Z50 arm? Are you just making a new one or what.

arlindsay1992 · 09-23-2008, 04:19 PM

Weld on a new piece.

406s-10 · 09-23-2008, 04:28 PM

Are they the same width where the wheel mounts in the arm?
By the way, thanks for the info

arlindsay1992 · 09-23-2008, 04:36 PM

The XR75 swingarm is about 1/4 inch wider at the axle. But I just used it and it tightened down normal.

shmee · 11-04-2008, 01:51 PM

Does the xr75 swingarm bolt onto the z50 frame without any modifications? Is it the same width at the swingarm bolt end?

doopsx3 · 11-04-2008, 01:52 PM

that would be quite the extension

arlindsay1992 · 11-04-2008, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmee

Does the xr75 swingarm bolt onto the z50 frame without any modifications? Is it the same width at the swingarm bolt end?

Search. It's been covered many many times.

03-07-2008, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jrotten 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: everett,wa Posts: 564	what swingarm and shocks? i got some 1" extended cfr fork legs,hd springs,and was wondering what and where the best place to get an extended swingarm,and what shock length?any help appreciated.for a 82'z50r

03-08-2008, 12:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
FastMC Sporting the Merkin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: boston area Posts: 5,072 My Mood:	Re: what swingarm and shocks? What's your budget and what type of riding ? You'll have to decide what swingarm length you want and then shock length to keep it level. There's a bunch of different setups in the Z50 picture thread. Check out SLOWPOKE and ARLINDSAY'S bikes for a pretty good setup for not a big wad of cash.

03-08-2008, 07:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
arlindsay1992 "High Speed Record Guy" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,369	Re: what swingarm and shocks? My setup is +1 fork legs. One BBR hd spring and one stock Z spring(the BBR HD springs are really stiff and I'm only 140 pounds). The rear end is an XR75 swingarm and the shocks are the CT70 repro shocks from Honda TB. Attached Thumbnails

03-08-2008, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
jrotten 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: everett,wa Posts: 564	Re: what swingarm and shocks? [QUOTE=FastMC;808088]What's your budget and what type of riding ? You'll have to decide what swingarm length you want and then shock length to keep it level. There's a bunch of different setups in the Z50 picture thread. Check out SLOWPOKE and ARLINDSAY'S bikes for a pretty good setup for not a big wad of cash.[/QUO well i wasn't sure what swingarm length,and shocks would be good so i was wondering what people were using.are the kitaco swingarms any good?

03-08-2008, 12:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
patman 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,211	Re: what swingarm and shocks? I'm running the stock swing arm on one of mine with 305mm Kitaco shocks.If you did say a +4" swing arm you would need longer shocks than that.The XR75 and XR80 swing arms are 4" longer than the stock Z swing arm (Z=12",XR75/80= 16").Here's a picture of both. Attached Thumbnails

03-08-2008, 06:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
arlindsay1992 "High Speed Record Guy" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,369	Re: what swingarm and shocks? Just showing a bit more detail about the last picture. Attached Thumbnails

03-08-2008, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
patman 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,211	Re: what swingarm and shocks? Wow.That's cool!

09-23-2008, 03:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
406s-10 PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	Re: what swingarm and shocks? What are you doing for the brake stop that is on the Z50 arm? Are you just making a new one or what.

09-23-2008, 04:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
arlindsay1992 "High Speed Record Guy" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,369	Re: what swingarm and shocks? Weld on a new piece. Attached Thumbnails

09-23-2008, 04:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
406s-10 PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	Re: what swingarm and shocks? Are they the same width where the wheel mounts in the arm? By the way, thanks for the info

09-23-2008, 04:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
arlindsay1992 "High Speed Record Guy" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,369	Re: what swingarm and shocks? The XR75 swingarm is about 1/4 inch wider at the axle. But I just used it and it tightened down normal.

11-04-2008, 01:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
shmee PM Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 15	Re: what swingarm and shocks? Does the xr75 swingarm bolt onto the z50 frame without any modifications? Is it the same width at the swingarm bolt end?

11-04-2008, 01:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
doopsx3 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,947 My Mood:	Re: what swingarm and shocks? that would be quite the extension

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