Ha! Buddha, the first thing you said was about the swinger! I get blamed for enough stuff already..........

Re-phased XS motor, huh? Have you had a chance to run it yet? I've heard people love that motor after that.........

Quote from: Big Rich on March 22, 2012, 10:27:08 PM
Maybe that wasn't clear.........you are correct about moving the wheel back tightens the chain. But all chains require slack to compensate for rear suspension travel. So there are 2 limits: tightest and most loose . With 4" added to the swingarm,  you are giving the chain more slack. Does that make sense?

Thanks Big Rich, that makes sense.  I didn't think about the travel taking slack out of the chain.  When the pivot point for the swing arm is directly between the sprockets, the chain is going to be the tightest, so...yeah...after thinking about the geometry of the set up, it makes pretty good sense.   

Let's keep in mind that it was on the centerstand in that pic so.... But yeah I went 4 because i felt like six would look like ten on the GS. Most people don't even notice. She seems to have a "last word" now since i wrapped the exhaust(pop after i turn it off, Oh Buddha!) And just so you know im not the only GSer with an extended swingarm on here...and im not talking about Jim either

Quote from: Big Rich on March 22, 2012, 06:46:50 PM
It changes the geometry of the bike to make it more "cruising friendly".

Average, 2 things come to mind now that I think about them.
One: have you swapped your rear shock yet? Because the extra leverage will really soften up the rear.
Two: keep an eye on your chain free play. Too much space between sprockets can make the chain flail around. They do make aftermarket chain tensioners though.

Yes, the stock shock has been gone for almost 5 years...still looking for the "eye candy" that Buddha promised me....

Quote from: seamax on March 23, 2012, 02:14:16 PM

lol

Well. i wish i had gone with the clear that Big Rich mentioned. No sooner as i switched the tanks out i get a drop a gas on the tank and there she went. Noticed some play in my chain and decided to adjust that before i secured the tank...well you can imagined what happened when i pushed the bike off the center stand. Can you back to the drawing board on the tank?