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was just looking @ xschops ss swingarm and got to wondering if they had any that were shaft driven... after a short search i found that the BMW K and R series bikes had them. anyone tried to convert an XS with one of them yet
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Why would a person want to go to all the trouble and expense to even try, when those have such a high failure rate? BTW, there IS an exact science as to why the different lengths of different shaft swing-arm housings on the different makes of bikes. They are not just thrown on there willy-nilly. Some of that science has to do with 'climb' rate under torque load and how it affects handleing,specificly under loads out of corners amongst a whole host of other forces and reactions, besides frame configuration(double down-tube or twin-spar).Last edited by motoman; 07-18-2012, 08:47 PM.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top. -
there are a number of bikes with sssa's. i was eyeing a coworkers bmw last weekend. never seen it done, give it a try and let us all know how it goes.
make it your bike, just be careful.1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
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yeah i haven't done anything like this before, so i am going to do a lot of research before i even begin to attempt this.80 MNS; 81 VenturerComment
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