Gsxr tail section on Hawk
#1
Gsxr tail section on Hawk
Doing a lot of changes to my bike, and have been lusting over the Aprilia Tuono tail another member put on his street fighter build. Only thing is they are expensive, and hard to find.
I have noticed the 09 up gsxr look very similar, and can be found with affordability.
Not sure if it will fit our sub frame though. Have any of the members here tried one with success?
Not in to the hooligan street fighter look, and ride with passenger occasionally.
Any other ideas or suggestions for a clean naked bike build?
I have noticed the 09 up gsxr look very similar, and can be found with affordability.
Not sure if it will fit our sub frame though. Have any of the members here tried one with success?
Not in to the hooligan street fighter look, and ride with passenger occasionally.
Any other ideas or suggestions for a clean naked bike build?
#2
Unless you possess welding skills, it's not going to happen. They don't line up and the Superhawk frame is too large to fit the GSXR tailpiece. You need to either modify the GSXR subframe to mount to the frame (probably using adapters) of the superhawk or completely modify the stock subframe.
#3
Unless you possess welding skills, it's not going to happen. They don't line up and the Superhawk frame is too large to fit the GSXR tailpiece. You need to either modify the GSXR subframe to mount to the frame (probably using adapters) of the superhawk or completely modify the stock subframe.
OK appreciate that. May do the Ducati biposto tail as another member done on here. Didn't seem too bad, and a more aggressive look than ours have.
Last edited by rktdoc; 06-19-2016 at 12:22 PM. Reason: Further info
#4
Due to the amount of work, and the fact that I was given the tail for free, I simply trashed the idea. The material wasn't ideal to work with for welding modification, and I certainly didn't want to go through the trouble with narrowing the stock subframe
#6
So much negativity.
I possess zero welding skills but managed to accomplish this mod to my Hawk.
So to the original poster, don't give up. There are people who possess the required skills that have places they will do the work for you called businesses. I'm sure it won't be hard to find one. I cut off the 929 swinger brace and filed/grinded the crap out of it till it fit the way I wanted, then took it to a local guy who did the welding for a relatively small fee. Job done.
I possess zero welding skills but managed to accomplish this mod to my Hawk.
So to the original poster, don't give up. There are people who possess the required skills that have places they will do the work for you called businesses. I'm sure it won't be hard to find one. I cut off the 929 swinger brace and filed/grinded the crap out of it till it fit the way I wanted, then took it to a local guy who did the welding for a relatively small fee. Job done.
#7
Thanks, I havent given up just looking for the route with least fuss, and trying stay within budget!
Ive got a couple customers that work building high zoot spec ops military stuff, so welding and machining can be handled.
I love my ol gal, but I dont want spend what I could go and buy a Tuono R for.
Really like looks of the sp2 swinger but geez those bikes worth more scrapped than they were new off floor.So yeah, the 900 brace is it unless I can fit a ktm rc8 arm.
Its shaped right, has a 20mm pivot bolt, but cant find dimensions anywhere.
I may do the CBR tail though, found pics of a rc51 naked looks really good with it.
Ive got a couple customers that work building high zoot spec ops military stuff, so welding and machining can be handled.
I love my ol gal, but I dont want spend what I could go and buy a Tuono R for.
Really like looks of the sp2 swinger but geez those bikes worth more scrapped than they were new off floor.So yeah, the 900 brace is it unless I can fit a ktm rc8 arm.
Its shaped right, has a 20mm pivot bolt, but cant find dimensions anywhere.
I may do the CBR tail though, found pics of a rc51 naked looks really good with it.
#10
So much negativity.
I possess zero welding skills but managed to accomplish this mod to my Hawk.
So to the original poster, don't give up. There are people who possess the required skills that have places they will do the work for you called businesses. I'm sure it won't be hard to find one. I cut off the 929 swinger brace and filed/grinded the crap out of it till it fit the way I wanted, then took it to a local guy who did the welding for a relatively small fee. Job done.
I possess zero welding skills but managed to accomplish this mod to my Hawk.
So to the original poster, don't give up. There are people who possess the required skills that have places they will do the work for you called businesses. I'm sure it won't be hard to find one. I cut off the 929 swinger brace and filed/grinded the crap out of it till it fit the way I wanted, then took it to a local guy who did the welding for a relatively small fee. Job done.
This is not a simple weld on a swingarm, something even a complete beginner could do after watching a Youtube video and doing a couple practice passes, or bring to a shop for a small fee. I know I rustled your jimmies multiple times, but calm down. There's a reason I said it, I would have gone into depth if he inquired as to know why I said it.
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