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27 Oct 2008 23:45
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I am beginning to assemble parts for my dragbike chassis. I planned on buying the kosman frame brace kit, but i hear they are hard to get ahold of. I was wondering if anyone had a good site that sells boxed extended swingarms for the old kz's, all i can find is new sportbike stuff.

Also, i have a front end from a 95 rm250 laying around i am thinking about using. Anybody ever try a frontend like this. I know i am going to have trouble shortening it and what not but it should work right?
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Re: extended swingarms?

28 Oct 2008 00:15
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Ya, i hear the kosman kits are a pain to come by. The rm 250 front end should work, i heard the old school racers used to run kz 400 front ends on the 900 and 1000 drag bikes. Here is a link i found, 300.00 for a chromoly boxed arm

www.fastlaneracecars.com/html/logos.htm
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Re: extended swingarms?

28 Oct 2008 23:01
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I contacted them and they no longer do swingarms. Any one else know of any places i can get one? plummen? timebomb? anyone?
KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
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1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
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Re: extended swingarms?

28 Oct 2008 23:02
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Sorry bout that jordan
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Re: extended swingarms?

29 Oct 2008 00:52
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no problem, the arms are still advertised on the site, but i called him and he said he doesnt have time to do them anymore
KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
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1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
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Re: extended swingarms?

29 Oct 2008 04:45
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Redline Cycles carries some but there not as cheap as the other place. Probably wouldn't hurt to give them a try.

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29 Oct 2008 05:12
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I think D&G still makes swingarms. I think that's where mine came from. www.dgchassis.com
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29 Oct 2008 05:29
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i prefer the aluminum arms myself.pick a suzuki swingarm you like,theyre a dime a dozen.B)
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29 Oct 2008 09:08
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PLUMMEN wrote:
i prefer the aluminum arms myself.pick a suzuki swingarm you like,theyre a dime a dozen.B)

That would work, but i am kinda lookin for something in the area of 4-6 inches over stock. Its for my dragbike and i dont know if the gs arms will work out for what i want.
KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
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29 Oct 2008 09:28
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jordan, trac dynamics or dg chassis they both do awesome work. they are abit pricey but they will come complete and ready to bolt in look for a hayabusa rear wheel brake rotor and caliper ass. with sprocket carrier as well they go on e-bay pretty cheap tell who ever does your swingarm what you are using and what frame it is going into and they will build to fit,a friend of mine ordered a 6inch over arm from trac and it was a perfect fit. they do every thing wheel spacers axle everything.
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Re: extended swingarms?

29 Oct 2008 10:10
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jordan wrote:
I am beginning to assemble parts for my dragbike chassis. I planned on buying the kosman frame brace kit, but i hear they are hard to get ahold of.

I was wondering if anyone had a good site that sells boxed extended swingarms for the old kz's, all i can find is new sportbike stuff.quote]

I have a Kosman frame brace kit for your Kawi which i can let go for $ 150 plus shipping if you are interested. As for the swingarm - you might try McIntosh at
www.mcintoshmachineandfabrication.com/Swingarms.htm
They do great work and are fairly reasonable price wise. They did mine for me - see picture

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Re: extended swingarms?

29 Oct 2008 10:16
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jordan wrote:
I am beginning to assemble parts for my dragbike chassis. I planned on buying the kosman frame brace kit, but i hear they are hard to get ahold of. I was wondering if anyone had a good site that sells boxed extended swingarms for the old kz's, all i can find is new sportbike stuff.

Jordon - I have a Kosman frame brace kit that I will let go for $ 150 plus $ 15 shipping if you are interested.As for the swing arm - try McIntosh at www.mcintoshmachineandfabrication.com/Main.htm . They do really nice work and are quite reasonable compared to everyone else out there. They did mine for me - see picture
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