Recent content by mcarrel44

Indianapolis nw side

More photos as promised. I may still tweak the shape of the linkage to set the ride height a little higher and to soften the spring just a bit.

yeah ill try to get them up in the morning when the light is better. Basically I used the triangular lingake of the r6 to attach to my swing arm the shock and the dogbone and then the dogbone and shock to the upper mount

forgot to include the photo

So I got the rear shock working. I ended up using the linkage and dogbone off the r6 and made some new top mounts. So a little clean up work on the mounts and it should be good to go. Now on to the next project.

Hello I am working on my first build and have encountered my first problem, I'm hoping someone can help me out. First let me post some pics of what I've done so far. The problem I am having is that the shock can't support the weight of the bike. It is off an '08 Yamaha R6, which has a...

Barkcollar, how much does your spring compress with the weight of the bike on it. I got mine all mounted up and took it off the stand and it dropped like a rock and it seems like there is very little travel left and its real soft. I can pick the back tire up with one hand and compress the...

Thanks for the responses guys. A couple of questions.. 5twins, what O.D. did you make that brace from? Barkcollar, Is that the pivot arm from the R6 that you used for the top mounting bracket, and how does it ride?

Hello This is my first post on my build. I have a bunch of bits and pieces of an xs that I am turning into a modernized cafe racer. I was wondering if there is any structural reason to leave the cross members that hold the bottom of the side covers in place, or if they could be removed.