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I was in the garage for most of the day.. Worked on the swingarm.. Why ? Because this GL/CX 650 will be ridden with performance in mind.. What kind?? The kind that will be flogged on a race track.. Anyways, in order to have the tires I need for this bike, size 150 or 160 -18, the swingarm had to be modified...
I test fitted an AVON AV56 Storm, 160/60-18 and marked the swingarm at the tires widest point...
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Then, I "Scalloped" the swingarm..
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Yes indeed, that is the driveshaft.....
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Welded plate steel to close it up...
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I bet by now, you are wondering, "Hey, I thought the GL650 was a Pro-Link suspension?" Yes, it used to be... I plan on going with dual shocks on my V-Twin.. So, I chopped off all of the support mounts.. I then welded up some bracing to the underside.. Like I said, I'm gonna need this in turn one at Pacific Raceways...
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Just need to weld the left side shock mount, clean it up and apply paint ...
More question going through your head?? Like how the hell are you going to put a 160 size tire on these skinny ass rims??? That will be on my next posts.....
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hi ihad something like that in my mind about the swingarm because i wanted to put an ohlins shock but i gave up because the summer was near and i didnt have the time,so as for the tire this is the best way to put the 160,the 150x60x17 it can be fit on the swingarm without these cuts,you can use spoke rim 4.50'x17or 18 if you want but the 4.50'is the wider you can fit because of the oppening of the swingarm from the one side to the gear side about the way the distance from the one side to the other is about 120mm i think so if you want to put a 150 or 160 tire you have put it in with out air at all.As for the hub of the rim you can use the hub from gl gooldwing that it has spoke rims,that for now and you have also to find out how and where to put a bracket on the frame for the shock.Here some other ways to put a monoshock on
