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AL Swingarm

#1 Post by OHRider » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:37 am

Does anyone sell a AL swingarm?
Thanks

Al

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Re: AL Swingarm

#2 Post by Srhiskx » Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:01 pm

Roger@ Wicked Motorsports does one for the RZ.
You can also get a Metamatex from the UK.
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Re: AL Swingarm

#3 Post by OHRider » Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:19 am

Srhiskx wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:01 pm Roger@ Wicked Motorsports does one for the RZ.
You can also get a Metamatex from the UK.
Thanks should have been more specific. I am looking for one for a RD350. I will checkout the ones you posted.
Thanks

Al

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Re: AL Swingarm

#4 Post by bitzz » Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:48 am

It's simple to make a case for why you DON'T want an aluminum swingarm, steel is better.
A 4130 swingarm is lighter, stronger and returns to shape faster than aluminum.

Cox Custom Fabrication is my "go to" guy for all things frame related
https://www.facebook.com/people/Cox-Cus ... 897804194/

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Re: AL Swingarm

#5 Post by OHRider » Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:26 am

bitzz wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:48 am It's simple to make a case for why you DON'T want an aluminum swingarm, steel is better.
A 4130 swingarm is lighter, stronger and returns to shape faster than aluminum.

Cox Custom Fabrication is my "go to" guy for all things frame related
https://www.facebook.com/people/Cox-Cus ... 897804194/
Thanks for the info. I am not racing. Looking for more for the aesthetics of a aluminum swingarm.
Thanks

Al

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Re: AL Swingarm

#6 Post by HOJO » Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:51 am

See if this guy makes one for your bike, he did one for my 84 RZ350. He dose great work!
His name is Ken Brumm, email- k3brmm@sbcglobal.net
Hope this helps!
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Re: AL Swingarm

#7 Post by (F5) » Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:06 pm

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Thanks should have been more specific. I am looking for one for a RD350. I will checkout the ones you posted.
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That's still not real specific. RD350 could mean Aircooled, it could mean first of watercooled, or in Europe it could mean YPVS, still called RD350 there.
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Re: AL Swingarm

#8 Post by 85RZwade » Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:21 am

Motolanna sells a couple of arms for the SR500 that just need a spacer on each side of the pivot to fit the air-cooled RD350.

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Re: AL Swingarm

#9 Post by (F5) » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:21 am

Wow, they look like quality part esp bare. And cheap!

https://www.motolanna.com/ourshop/prod_ ... rTuff.html
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Re: AL Swingarm

#10 Post by OHRider » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:54 am

85RZwade wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:21 am Motolanna sells a couple of arms for the SR500 that just need a spacer on each side of the pivot to fit the air-cooled RD350.

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I am familiar with Motolana swingarm I put one on my SR500
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Re: AL Swingarm

#11 Post by HOJO » Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:09 am

I recently talked to Ken and he said he has some more swingarms for sale but he is no longer building them, when there gone that's it!
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Re: AL Swingarm

#12 Post by OHRider » Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:27 am

HOJO wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:09 am I recently talked to Ken and he said he has some more swingarms for sale but he is no longer building them, when there gone that's it!
Do you have good contact for the email in the post was bad.
Thanks

Al

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Re: AL Swingarm

#13 Post by JanBros » Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:35 pm

bitzz wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:48 am It's simple to make a case for why you DON'T want an aluminum swingarm, steel is better.
A 4130 swingarm is lighter, stronger and returns to shape faster than aluminum.
aha, so that's why all modern race bikes use steel swing-arms.

oh no, wait ... it's the other way round ? :smt017
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Re: AL Swingarm

#14 Post by HOJO » Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:18 pm

I double checked my recent e-mail conversation with Ken Brumm and this is what I have k3brumm@sbcglobal.net
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