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Post by: justgswood83 on July 10, 2012, 01:38:19 PM
How hard is it to switch the swingarm of a 04 GS500F to 04 GSXR swingarm?
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Post by: codajastal on July 10, 2012, 04:14:21 PM
Try it and let us know! :icon_twisted:
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Post by: justgswood83 on July 11, 2012, 08:30:08 PM
Someone give me a swingarm  or single swingarm and Ill do it.
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Post by: Big Rich on July 11, 2012, 09:09:46 PM
Find out the dimensions of the GSXR swinger and compare them to the GS. There are probably multiple reasons it isn't a bolt-on job: different pivot bolt diameters, mounting widths, etc. But that's all a guess.

I don't recall ever seeing it done, so it may not have been. Somebody has to be the first though!
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Post by: DV8RSB on July 12, 2012, 01:10:22 AM
Does anyone know of a swing arm that does bolt on off a different bike or has anyone found one that they were able to do with minimal alterations?
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Post by: iclrag on July 12, 2012, 09:06:54 AM
a swingarm from a GS500E perhaps?
are you tryin gto accomplish something or do you just need a new swingarm
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Post by: cbrfxr67 on July 12, 2012, 10:21:32 AM
I searched on the gsxr swap the other day when justwood asked and didn't find much.  I think Buddha said it was just for looks in one of the posts.  Did find this though which I thought looked hot and I never heard about it before so was a good read.  Lots of neat (proven!) ideas there.

(http://image.sportrider.com/f/8571188+w750+st0/146_0110_05zoom+gsx_r750+rgv250_swingarm.jpg)

Justwood you should do the gsxr swap and make a build out of it,...be the first!
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Post by: justgswood83 on July 12, 2012, 11:22:03 AM
iclrag Im just wanting to try something new my current swingarm is fine.
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Post by: iclrag on July 12, 2012, 12:15:03 PM
Quote from: cbrfxr67 on July 12, 2012, 10:21:32 AM
I searched on the gsxr swap the other day when justwood asked and didn't find much.  I think Buddha said it was just for looks in one of the posts.  Did find this though which I thought looked hot and I never heard about it before so was a good read.  Lots of neat (proven!) ideas there.

(http://image.sportrider.com/f/8571188+w750+st0/146_0110_05zoom+gsx_r750+rgv250_swingarm.jpg)

Justwood you should do the gsxr swap and make a build out of it,...be the first!
I don't suppose you have a link so we can read it to?

In that case, good luck if you decide to fabricate something, if not, perhaps somebody else will, but i think you should go on ahead and be the first!
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Post by: iclrag on July 12, 2012, 12:17:31 PM
I take it back, i think somebody has already done this
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=54423.msg614729#msg614729 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=54423.msg614729#msg614729)
heres a link to the thread!
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Post by: cbrfxr67 on July 12, 2012, 12:45:46 PM
I agree with icl, you should do it justwood and make a build thread with lots of pics!

Here,....

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=13113.0

and here on the article

http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_0110_suzuki_gs500/index.html

This is old news but still very interesting stuff, well to me anyways cause I never read it before.