jayel
#9 Guru 74 TX650A
find some rebar, water pipe, or electricial conduit whatever you got laying around and hard tail it!
Always looking for the easy way out! Nice frame by the wayfind some rebar, water pipe, or electricial conduit whatever you got laying around and hard tail it!
Couldn't I just bolt a couple of adjustable wrenches in as struts?
Does that YZ125 swing arm fit the frame spacing? WIll it fit a stock XS650 frame too?I have a 98 yz125 swing arm coming. It is a monoshock arm but I plan to use it for a two shock set up by welding on shock mounts. Not sure if that will be the final answer but it was reasonable, light and the dimensions closely fit the frame. so it will serve for the first mock up at least. This frame seems to have rather steep steering head angle so I really need to get the suspensions on it and an engine in it to see how it will work/look set up. Thanks for all the replies so far!
I'm on that, thanks! Buddy of mine who welds aircraft frames mentioned the exact same thing about undercutting, a lot of those guys still prefer gas welding.I would look real close at the welds and check for under cutting and any imperfections. Might save you in the long run
Sorry that my custom project idea thread misled someone who was looking to bolt a swing arm on a stock frame. Yes the YZ125 arm has a 17mm pivot bolt the XS650 is a 16mm more or less. As mentioned the YZ bolt is too short for an XS650 frame also so just drilling the frame bosses to 17mm won't get you there either. I guess you would have to look into different bushings or bearings to match the swing arm to an XS pivot bolt if they can be found.