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Ripper
Fri Apr 30th, 2004, 10:55 AM
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VF143Falcon
Fri Apr 30th, 2004, 12:47 PM
Does having a single sided swingarm help at all with performance...

CSUAdam
Sun May 2nd, 2004, 03:05 PM
Not really, a lot of times single sided swing arms flex in weird ways

Mista Black
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 12:01 AM
I've never really noticed any adverse effects with having a single sided swingarm but it certainly doesnt help with anything either.... except pulling the rear wheel to have a new tire mounted :P

Hozerking
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 04:05 PM
Dude where did you find the pics?

-al

Dysco
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 04:25 PM
He has gone from team blue to team blue and white... scaaaaary. :lol:

Ripper
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 07:21 PM
Negitive captain

The GECCO
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 07:30 PM
Does having a single sided swingarm help at all with performance...

not really, and they are much heavier than their doublesided counterparts. They have to be much thicker and sturdier to overcome the extra leverage the wheel has over it.

Dysco
Mon May 3rd, 2004, 07:37 PM
Does having a single sided swingarm help at all with performance...

not really, and they are much heavier than their doublesided counterparts. They have to be much thicker and sturdier to overcome the extra leverage the wheel has over it.

It's a BMW thing, though. They have been making single swings forever. Gotta do something different- the only bike they've made with a chain in the last 50 years or so is the F650... mine.

sfarson
Thu May 6th, 2004, 11:22 PM
SS swingarm isn't as "efficient" as double-sided, but Ducati was WSB successful in spite of its presence. Most wouldn't note the difference from the saddle, but appearance wise, it looks the part.

http://www.farson.com/ducati/998sqarr.jpg

And I think BMW's R1100s is one of the finest looking sporting rides around.

http://www.farson.com/bmw/sjun640.jpg

Mista Black
Fri May 7th, 2004, 01:09 AM
And I think BMW's R1100s is one of the finest looking sporting rides around.

http://www.farson.com/bmw/sjun640.jpg

Ya know, I have to agree with you on that one... :D

KooLaid
Sat May 8th, 2004, 12:18 AM
The wheels do look purdy. I'm just wondering what maintence (damn it! Need spell check! Been out of college too long!) is in the long run. But the new concept does look bada$$!

Mista Black
Sat May 8th, 2004, 12:26 AM
The wheels do look purdy. I'm just wondering what maintence (damn it! Need spell check! Been out of college too long!) is in the long run. But the new concept does look bada$$!

I've only had mine since Oct 03 (10,000 miles) but it's just been oil, plugs and tires. I know a lady in Kans-ass that's got a (i believe) 95 R1100RS (same motor as mine - though tuned a little different) with 270,000 miles on it. it's still her everyday bike and probably will be for another 100,000. her husband had to tear it down once for a seal and did a lot of things (preventive wise) while inside the motor anyway but the bad seal and a small oil leak was the only reason he did it at all. that's not too bad.

Kristian
Sat May 8th, 2004, 07:31 AM
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/uploads/1200s.jpg

FWIW, I'm very interested in the "Hossack"(?) suspension vs the telelever.

Kristian

Mista Black
Sat May 8th, 2004, 10:51 AM
FWIW, I'm very interested in the "Hossack"(?) suspension vs the telelever.

Kristian

The Hossack design is interesting. BMW apparently did a lot of testing with it prior to releasing the telelever bikes to the public. Mottarad magazine seems to like the Hossack setup the best.

Here's a link http://www.hossack-design.co.uk/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?Top=designtop&Main=design.