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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Benz_020 on July 17, 2010, 09:05:35 PM

Title: B12 G2 swingarm, what other models fit? or what do i look for?
Post by: Benz_020 on July 17, 2010, 09:05:35 PM

What other modls can i use a swingarm from?
also what do i look for when looking at them, what measurements...everything anything.... dont know ANYTHING about them.

all i want to do is get a chrome one for my bandit.

Title: Re: B12 G2 swingarm, what other models fit? or what do i look for?
Post by: Red01 on July 19, 2010, 11:46:53 AM

You could just get yours chromed... though it would probably be cheaper to just get it polished.  Since it's aluminum, it'll polish up to a pretty bright shine, rivaling a chromed one.

There are aftermarket companies that make swingarms for the Bandit and you can probably get chrome from at least one of them - polished is certainly available.  Here's a few of the most well known ones, there are probably more...

APE Racing (http://www.gsxrzone.com/swingarms.html)
JMC (http://www.swingarm.com/)
Metamachex (http://www.metmachex.net/p0_0_0.htm) Their site currently doesn't have a pic of their B12 arm, but you can see one here at JustBandits (http://www.justbandits.com/shop/product.asp?numPageStartPosition=6&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&strSearchCriteria=&PT_ID=77&P_ID=215)
Spondon (http://www.spondonengineering.co.uk/) The Spondon site was acting up for me when I posted this, but againJustBandits (http://www.justbandits.com/shop/product.asp?numRecordPosition=11&P_ID=217&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=77) sells these, too.

If you want to use something from another bike, you'll be concerned with all sorts of things.  The width where it slips into the frame, pivot bolt diameter, rear shock & linkage mounting, width where the wheel slips in, axle diameter, overall length from pivot bolt to axle, rear brake torque arm mount...