dirt bike suspension and wheels on a kz

So I was just wondering if you could say use a KX 450 swing arm or something simalr ?? mabe the front forks and wheels to ?? I like the spoke rims and dirt bike rims have endless posibilties . I know the dirt bike is lighter than my kz but off road bikes are built to be rode hard. so with some tuning and re valving . Mabe right??

just food for thought:side:

I'm not sure what your goal is. Your avatar says "just want a good rideable bike for me and the wife." I doubt that dirt bike suspension on a KZ700 on the street will be ideal to meet that target. I especially wonder about the rationale behind wanting a dirtbike swingarm. Why not look at street oriented products if your current configuration doesn't meet your requirements? There are some really good aftermarket shocks available. Ed

My wife is verry suportive and grew up on bikes also now she wants to ride her own!! so im thinkn get somethin like a gs 500 for her to ride and i will cafe the tail of the kz and i realy like these updated kzs

somethin like this cafe style !!! the dirt bike thing came up in a thread and was never explained to me are the inverted forks the same?? I like the spoke rims on the monster kx black and crome sweet:) . im thinkn blurple!!!
just not shure i want to goto a wider tire but i like the mono shock ? the new rockit rims suck unless you want to spend $$$$$$ i can find a trashed dirt bike prob stolen to rob parts off of for my street bike lol

I think the biggest problem you will run into with a late model 450 class bike suspension is the amount of suspension travel. 12" on a modern motocrosser is alot compared to street bikes. You may end up smashing your header..... :blink:

the easiest way to do a suspension upgrade, is to take something off a bike of similar weight and style.
in the end u want a bike that handles as good or better than before.
if u use motocross stuff , the suspension is designed for a very light bike that uses huge travel in comparison. so u will likely have to spend a lot of money and time(trial and error) to get it set up right.
u would have to find a local suspension guru . most shops will only have data to adjust stock shocks. NO ONE will have specks for this custom application. Moto x valveing and damping will be very much dif. than street.
u may find that light alum motocross rims flex under leaning loads of a 500lb bike as well?

This is why I come here lol . I realy like these new adge kzs and I feel mine is more than worthy of another 26 years! hell mine did that and didnt bust the seat lol . The swap is worth it to me I like building somethin different hell my bro rides a chopper and after O.C s tv show he cant even ride it to the bar without seeing 12 or so lol. I shure aint buildin a bike to sell!!

Well... I like the idea of a super-moto looking KZ but you may have to do a bit more mods then just an arm and head change.

I am playing with the whacky idea to do this to a CBX.

I am shocked that there are no fotochop pics in this thread yet.

swing arm

chain adjuster

this is a swing arm i seen in another thred .