The Yamaha Road Star Warrior Forum

I want to know.. tell me.. tell me..
I am excited to do it myself.. if I do save the money I might even buy the custom wheels..
which I also want to know where you got them and how much...?

Are those wheels chrome or polished ?

Kyle

it will never work with the stock offset.i had a 250 bms choppers swing arm that my 250 would not fit in because i was using a stock modified rim.called bms and they offset the wheels to the left and use a front pulley spacer.i had to grind the swing arm beyond use to even get the wheel in straight let alone have clearance for the avon to swell when heated.had to break down and buy the 260 arm to fit that avon in there and i have maybe a 1/4 inch on the right side.it will never ever be safe if you do get it to fit and that is why their are no other diy stock swingarms bigger than the 240.trust me this is after months of trying to prove everyone on this site wrong too.

I'm inclined to agree with "needawarrior". When I did my DIY swingarm I used the Dunlop Elite III (240). I didn't need to remove much stock, but the tire is only 9-1/4" wide. The Avon is 10" wide which means you'd need to grind another 3/4" clearance for the tire to fit. Even with my minimal stock removal I had mine welded to insure stability with no stress fractures. Sorry if I have to disagree on the grinding without welding but you're going to be riding a "timebomb".

You said you had a "sweet hook-up" for powdercoating. Well you'd better use it to powdercoat your "butt" cause you're gonna' need it![]

Well....haven't gotten pics up yet cause I broke my knee last week while downhill mountain biking. Summers melting away and I'm in a leg cast and crutches. Damn.

I have the owner of a local chopper shop doin the work on my swingarm and he's pretty confident on it being just fine with the cutting and sanding thats been done...even with heating up the rear Avon.

I'm goinna head over to the shop this weekend now that I'm off my meds and able to get around a lil bit.

So I'll come back with more info, pics and his side of the argument.
I really appreciate the input because I'm new to this one!
I spoke to BMS and they had said the same thing about the swingarm. The one they sell offset the rear tire and shammed the front drive pulley to line it all up. Otherwise goin with a 260 arm was their recommendation. Thats a grand though. I figured I might as well TRY this mod 1st and have it inspected by a few shops once completed for MY safety! Have a good buddy at Hardley that'll inspect.

Powdercoat for my bum eh? Thats now a bad idea! I'll get my legs, shoulders and elbows done while I'm at it. Then I can go faster! []

Naa, just get the cast powdercoated.....!

someone that does not have any experience with the warrior swingarm has no experience in this subject,remember its alot easier to say that should be fine if you dont have to ride it every day and its not your life on the line.trust everyone on here if their was a way it would have already been done.call the venders on this site and ask them about all the mistakes they made in the early days of this mod.if they could do it easier and cheaper they would because they would sell 100 times faster......JMO not trying to discourage you from trying but be careful who you have play with your swingarm or you could ruin the core you will need to buy your 260 arm.hope you heal up fast so tou can start riding again.

dose a wider tire really help?

i wouldnt say it helps,but it sure does look funny without it

Yep it does! I no longer need to use a kickstand to park my bike[]

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Originally posted by briang

dose a wider tire really help?

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I haven't tired to do this yet but I have good clearance for my 240 that I did a while ago.
Although you may be able to "get away with" no welding I thought the outcome would be more reliable and cleaner looking.



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Originally posted by redbullssg

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Don't forget that these tires flex, so clearance is an issue, even on some already modded swingarms with 240s.

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Tires flex at the contact patch, not at the swingarm. They may expand during a burnout however.[]

tires expand at the contact patch is true but when you go into a corner hard there is some sidewall deflection.if you have an 1/8" or less of clearance on both sides you will find rub marks on the inside of the swingarm because of deflection.

The Metzler 240/40 @ 40psi doesn't flex 1/8" when mounted to a 18 x 8.5 weld-up Warrior wheel. I have a nickels worth of clearance, if that, on my DIY swingarm without any rubbing and well over 6000 miles and no chicken strip either [] []

Side wall flexure has a lot to do with tire construction as well as the wheel width and pressure IMO

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Originally posted by needawarrior

tires expand at the contact patch is true but when you go into a corner hard there is some sidewall deflection.if you have an 1/8" or less of clearance on both sides you will find rub marks on the inside of the swingarm because of deflection.

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good thing to know... know where did I put my grinding wheel?