Who doesn't love a bit of bling!!!
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Who doesn't love a bit of bling!!!
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13-10-25, 10:53 PM
So for the next addition to the bike, a very shiny braced swing arm!
Looks like I've a couple of jobs coming up this weekend! Got the Giles to fit aswell and fingers crossed in the next couple of weeks a new front end ? More to come..... 
15-10-25, 12:57 PM
Im really frustrated though that the brace has been placed so far back! Now the original torque arm is too short so the bracket fowls.
To get around this they have manufactured a longer torque arm but this bushes the caliper back so it doesn't hang naturally. Being as ar*ey as I am, im just not happy with it!
hmm a tough one, I might have looked at seeing if the caliper could be top mounted so as not to catch all the crap off the road.
But if you have a paid a lot of money for the work then thats just poor craftsmanship. They need to modify the inside of the bracing so the rear calipers bracket dosen't foul it, plain and simple. Have you looked at seeing if the torque arm can be moved in-board towards the wheel? obviously it can't be any further in that the inside edge of the swingarm, as that s a safety hazard. 
I was thinking the same as B1k3rdude mount the caliper at the top. I was looking at my own bike and there should be enough space to mount it there. You could use the FZS600 rear brake line as it would have a bend to suit as the entry hole for the brake fluid which would be at the rear. You would really need to mount the wheel on with it to be absolutely sure.
It would probably look better as the bottom would not be cluttered with the brace, the torque arm and the caliper. You would need to check clearance from the caliper to the exhaust 
16-10-25, 03:24 PM
Red Ceri has the calliper on top of the swing arm mod. Haven’t seen him post on here for quite a while though. If you needed any “how to” info I could try giving him a call.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
16-10-25, 08:32 PM
(15-10-25, 12:57 PM)RMT1983 Wrote: Im really frustrated though that the brace has been placed so far back! Now the original torque arm is too short so the bracket fowls. Easy fix. Bin the torque arm all together & weld a stop lug on inside of swingarm, use a smaller top mount caliper & bracket from another bike, minimal work for maximum gain. Dunno why folk bleat on about these OEM Sumitomo Blue spot or Gold spot calipers, they've all got crappy manufacturing tolerances, pads rattle like crazy unless you fab up some shims & way too powerful for rear brake use.
17-10-25, 03:45 PM
17-10-25, 04:38 PM
(16-10-25, 08:32 PM)Gaz66 Wrote:(15-10-25, 12:57 PM)RMT1983 Wrote: Im really frustrated though that the brace has been placed so far back! Now the original torque arm is too short so the bracket fowls. Never had that issue with any of the Blue spots, you must be fitting cheap pads |
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