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Help! Best swing arm replacement for kz1000
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23 Oct 2008 04:28 #243344
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Help! Best swing arm replacement for kz1000 was created by iosteyee
I've read through the threads and can't get a true sense of what swing arm best replaces the original kz1000 swing arm.Does the GS1100 bolt right on, does the GS1000 also fit. Do they bolt right up? Is one , or the other the same length as stock? Can anyone inform me of the specific year/type of arm, the mods needed to complete the job ect. I'm not interested in lengthening the swing arm, just stiffening it. Thanks very much.
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23 Oct 2008 04:48 #243345
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1978 z1000 Streetfighter
1976 z900 Stripfighter (work in progress)
1983 Gpz750 Resto-Mod
1989 Vmax
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If you're only interested in stiffening the arm just brace the stock one. That way you know it fits without mods. If you want to go with a wider tire then teh Gs1100E arm would be the best thing as I believe the arm is close to the same length as the Kz arm.
DutchZ braced his swingarm. Myabe he can chime in here on how he did it. For the full build thread click here .
Later, Doug
DutchZ braced his swingarm. Myabe he can chime in here on how he did it. For the full build thread click here .
Later, Doug
1978 z1000 Streetfighter
1976 z900 Stripfighter (work in progress)
1983 Gpz750 Resto-Mod
1989 Vmax
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23 Oct 2008 06:06 #243356
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1977 KZ1000A1, 1979 KZ650 C3
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The aluminum GS swingarm bolts right in. No mods except a washers to take up the slight gap. The only change is you will need suzuki or older honda shocks with a clevis at one end instead of the eye.
ZRX1100/1200 swingarms bolt right in but you will need to modify the foot controls since the bolts are in the way of the bracing. If you run rearsets you will be ok.
Any swingarm can be made to fit, its just time and money really.
ZRX1100/1200 swingarms bolt right in but you will need to modify the foot controls since the bolts are in the way of the bracing. If you run rearsets you will be ok.
Any swingarm can be made to fit, its just time and money really.
1977 KZ1000A1, 1979 KZ650 C3
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23 Oct 2008 06:16 #243360
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
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I also had a brace added to a stock arm, thus keeping the stock length and not needing to buy a new chain, wheel, brakes/lines and whatever else may be needed when a longer arm is put on. The center stand mounts did need to be removed though.
The GS aluminum arms are longer than stock are they not?
The GS aluminum arms are longer than stock are they not?
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Need a key for your Kawasaki? PM me
1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R
2005 z750s
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23 Oct 2008 07:18 #243365
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I have the '77 swing arm with only two bearings, not the latter four bearing model. Is it worth getting a four bearing model to brace, or is the two bearing one good enough?
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23 Oct 2008 12:02 #243399
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1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110
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The GS swingarm is about 1 1/2" longer than a KZ arm.
1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110
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23 Oct 2008 12:38 #243412
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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i like the looks of the braced stock arms,but it adds a lot of unsprung weight to an allready heavy swingarm
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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23 Oct 2008 14:04 #243417
by 531blackbanshee
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
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www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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don't think you can notice a difference between two or four bearing except when it comes time to change em.
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!
billybiltit.blogspot.com/
www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work
kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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23 Oct 2008 19:41 #243458
by saxjonz
79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200
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Ok what about the zr1100 swing arm? How would that work with a kz or would it not? I had an old zep11 that burned in a garage fire but couldn't salvage the parts of it before my next door neighbor complained about trash in my back yard. My garage was a cinder and she was worried bout a little old bike. But I was thinking that the swing arm woulda looked nice on my bike.
79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200
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