I spent the day at Shotgun with JD on Friday. I learned quite a bit about how the shock actually works and a few miscellaneous tricks. Thanks for lunch too JD. that Claro's is good stuff! I'll buy next time.

If you want your bike to sit a few inches lower while slammed (2") you can first take off the bump stop. Next if you want to get down and dirty this winter take your swing arm off and get out the grinder, plasma cutter, whatever you have. The top tube that connects the swing arm together is round. All you have to do is cut off half of the round cross bar and weld in some flat stock. While you have the swing arm off you might as well send it out for chrome if that is your cup of tea.

I have an extra swing arm sitting here and will be getting to this when I have time. I have some pics from the Shotgun site and will be psoting them when I fidn them so you can see exactly what is done.

Feel free to contact me regarding this if you are interested and do not understand.

Drew

 

I have looked at this many times and seems to me that the swingarm sides will hit the oil tank at that point. Will they not?

 

I forgot that part of it. You have grind part of the sides down as well. I will do the swing arm I have and get some pics when I have time.

Drew

 

Cool I will search the local swap meets of an extra myself.

 

You can usually pick them up for about $50. I'll bet someone here has one they'd be willing to sell.

Drew

 

Is this something you do with an air ride or any lowering bolts, shocks, ect? What is the end result?

 

You get an extra lower stance. Just a little more.... What we all want. LOL

 

Great. One MORE thing I am eventually going to do to my poor bike...

 

There are a few pics of a modded swing arm here. Click on galleries and then modded swing arm.
http://www.shotgunshock.com/photo.html
Drew

 

Here is a pic of JD's ride with this mod.