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Old 02-23-2006, 2:32 AM
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RC51 Swingarm conversion
Has anyone every attempted to take a solo swingarm from a VFR Honda and put it on a RC51 SP2?
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Old 02-23-2006, 6:12 AM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
dont know if it will work... But i am not a big fan of the single sided swing arm unless it on an Augusta MV SPR
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
It may, not sure though. I do know a company that makes them for the RC though. www.ram.mc Cost is about $2100 USD.
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Old 02-23-2006, 10:57 AM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
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It may, not sure though. I do know a company that makes them for the RC though. www.ram.mc Cost is about $2100 USD.
Plus a special single-sided wheel that's a one-off by RAM, bringing the total for the upgrade to $4952! Of course, those are BST CF wheels, but still...
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Plus a special single-sided wheel that's a one-off by RAM, bringing the total for the upgrade to $4952! Of course, those are BST CF wheels, but still...
You had to go ruin it with the wheel didn't ya... . Yeah it's a bit too much if you ask me.
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You had to go ruin it with the wheel didn't ya... . Yeah it's a bit too much if you ask me.
Considering you can buy a nice used VFR for that...
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Old 02-23-2006, 11:19 AM
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You had to go ruin it with the wheel didn't ya... . Yeah it's a bit too much if you ask me.
Would be cool as hell, but I'm not sure there's be much of an advantage. Besides the weekly Starbucks runs. Would there even be any weight savings with something like that? I would imagine the swingarm would be reinforced like crazy adding to the weight...
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
We all know that Starbucks is the main reason people mod their bikes.

There were a bunch of guy sback east when I lived there that had SSSA on their 900RRs, looked stupid.
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
The SS swingers are a bit heavier, but they do still serve a practical purpose in making servicing easier.

I'm fairly certain you can't get the VFR piece on the RC.
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Considering you can buy a nice used VFR for that...
VFRs are for fat, slow, old men that drink too much and smell of wee....
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VFRs are for fat, slow, old men that drink too much and smell of wee....
You smell, you fat slow old man, go away!
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Old 02-23-2006, 1:41 PM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
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VFRs are for fat, slow, old men that drink too much and smell of wee....
ummmmm okay . . .
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Old 08-13-2008, 7:42 AM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
Nothing's impossible, but this is too difficult to be worthwhile IMO. Rear exhaust routing would be a problem.
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Old 08-14-2008, 12:52 AM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
i don't like the look of the sssa's just plain ugly to me..looks less stable..rather stick with what i got..lol
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Old 08-14-2008, 12:59 AM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
why do people want to do stupid stuff, single swing on RC51!!! COME ON, just buy a vfr
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Old 08-25-2008, 5:19 PM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
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Has anyone every attempted to take a solo swingarm from a VFR Honda and put it on a RC51 SP2?
If you are going to do that, I would buy one made for it so you dont mess up your steering geometry. putting a single sided swingarm on will already add weight, and change the gyroscopic effect which usually means it will pull to one side more than the other when you are "coasting"
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Old 09-05-2008, 7:45 PM
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Re: RC51 Swingarm conversion
Not sure how different it would be than a 929.
My friend did his with the VFR Swinger and its the shitz....
4 banger though.. Not sure how it would handle the RC's torque.. hehe
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