Tapping in some swingarm sliders...whats the best location?
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Tapping in some swingarm sliders...whats the best location?
looking for a good general area to mount the sliders. i was thinking about roughly 1/2" in on the bottom rear corners. what do ya'll think. unfortuanely welding is out of the question currently. besides these swingarms can sell pretty cheap sometimes if it goes wrong, which i doubt. should the bolt go all the way through with a nut on the back or will halfway be ok?
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I ordered Pit Bull brand spool adapters and spools from Terra Powersports (www.terra-powersports.com).
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another option would be a product chaparralmotorsports.com sells part#L213-41 they are threaded inserts made for installing swing arm buttons hope this helps but I would not drill all the way through and put a nut on the back side I'm planning on having a couple of nuts welded to mine I would put them just in front of the weld before the chain adjusters
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They now make sliders that fit through the hollow rear axle. Check out ebay. Only bad thing is that you can't use these with a rear stand to remove the wheel (since you have to remove the axle - duh).
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i saw those but i think they're mostly for show/posing. since like you said, to remove the wheel=no axle and they don't stay in...
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i think you are onto something, and yes i figured it was hollow, but i wont be using them to lift the bike at all. just make it slide in a fall
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Well, if you won't use them to lift the bike then why not use the ones that go through the axle?
Hell, for that matter, I've seen entire used swingarms on ebay for $30 + shipping which is probably cheaper than any S/A sliders that you can buy. IMO, it ain't worth the trouble.
Next piece of advice: Crashing sucks! Don't do it.
Hell, for that matter, I've seen entire used swingarms on ebay for $30 + shipping which is probably cheaper than any S/A sliders that you can buy. IMO, it ain't worth the trouble.
Next piece of advice: Crashing sucks! Don't do it.
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another option would be a product chaparralmotorsports.com sells part#L213-41 they are threaded inserts made for installing swing arm buttons hope this helps but I would not drill all the way through and put a nut on the back side I'm planning on having a couple of nuts welded to mine I would put them just in front of the weld before the chain adjusters
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there is two part numbers in the catalog one says for stabilizers the other one comes in a six peice set that says for swing-arm buttons? just thought I'd put them on here I've never used them but it was just another option?
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"Six threaded insert kit available for other applications such as swing arm buttons"
oh yeah and thanks, i am also contemplating this type of mod
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drilled using 3 different bits, finished with m8x1.25 tap.
i'd say theres more threads there than on bikes with the spool kits. got super tight with no problems. no stand yet. i mostly did it to make it slide in case of a fall as i use bottle jacks. im sure there would be no probs at all with a stand though
i'd say theres more threads there than on bikes with the spool kits. got super tight with no problems. no stand yet. i mostly did it to make it slide in case of a fall as i use bottle jacks. im sure there would be no probs at all with a stand though
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