Gsx1100 alloy swing arm....

[oldgrumpy]

guys,,,,hi, guys,,,and girls,,,,,, a few years ago i purchased a small box of spares off a guy locally ,,,and in it turned up ,was a gsx1100 alloy swing arm,,, ,,he got rid of all the spares as he didn,t feel like fiddling with his s ,and wanted to keep it std., anyway,,, i,d like to fiddle,, Q is the any benefit fiting 1 of these to my 1980 gs 1000e ,,removing the standard swing arm which is tubular steel ,,, and placing this in its place ,,, i,ve got all the bearings and dust covers ,,, for it hope you can help me .... also how do I place a pic of my bike on the site ,,,,regards david from kaniva australia

[KiwiGS]

They are quite a bit lighter than the OEM, also quite a bit more rigid.
Cheers

[Big T]

David,

1. I just did the swingarm conversion on my 78. It's a straight swap,however, I had to remove one of the big washers to get it to slide in. Check your bushings for play prior to installation. I replaced both of my bushings

2. Posting pictures and such is found on the Basscliff site

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[rphillips]

For a full racing application, the less weight & streingth may be an advantage. All other applications they sure look a lot better. Just my opinion...

[Agemax]

they sure do look a lot better and will have a slight advantage being lighter and more rigid.
as stated before, just make sure all the bearings and bushings are in good condition prior to fitting

[crapwacker]

guys,,,,hi, guys,,,and girls,,,,,, a few years ago i purchased a small box of spares off a guy locally ,,,and in it turned up ,was a gsx1100 alloy swing arm,,, ,,he got rid of all the spares as he didn,t feel like fiddling with his s ,and wanted to keep it std., anyway,,, i,d like to fiddle,, Q is the any benefit fiting 1 of these to my 1980 gs 1000e ,,removing the standard swing arm which is tubular steel ,,, and placing this in its place ,,, i,ve got all the bearings and dust covers ,,, for it hope you can help me .... also how do I place a pic of my bike on the site ,,,,regards david from kaniva australia

What year(s) was that swingarm, and will it fit on a 79 750?

[tkent02]

What year(s) was that swingarm, and will it fit on a 79 750?

They fit except that the swingarm pivot shaft is larger diameter. You can hog out the hole in the 750 frame, or find bearings to accommodate the larger shaft.

[toolman]

i put one on my 78 and the bennifits are great , better hanling and very little flex as it was quite bad before i did the swap .it was a direct bolt in .
it was the most benifical mod that the bike has had . the other thing that helped was the koni shocks. between those two mods there is very little wiggle left .
good luck ....toolman

[crapwacker]

i put one on my 78 and the bennifits are great , better hanling and very little flex as it was quite bad before i did the swap .it was a direct bolt in .
it was the most benifical mod that the bike has had . the other thing that helped was the koni shocks. between those two mods there is very little wiggle left .
good luck ....toolman

Again, what year or years of swingarm would I look for?

[tkent02]

'80 and '81 GS1100E works, not sure about the later ones.

[crapwacker]

'80 and '81 GS1100E works, not sure about the later ones.

Thanks! I'll be on the lookout