Swing-arm and Shocks
A little background info: I have always disliked the limitations that the stock mono-shock created when I was first trying to lower this bike. So I decided to try and switch the original with a swing arm for a similar bike (XV535) that had shocks, and that's when I planned to make the new subframe with top shock mounts. I also personally prefer the "look" of a bike with visible shocks. Below: I purchased the '96 XV535 swing arm with a shaft and final drive on ebay, with the hopes I could fit it on the bike. That part of the project was abandoned due to model differences I couldn't overcome. Mounting of the swing-arm was identical, but where the drive shaft attached to the 535 final and the drive hub for the wheel were different so the 750 wheel wouldn't have been able to mount up. The overall length of the swing-arm was also 4" longer than the XV750 stock arm, and was one of the reasons I'd considered using it from the start. |
| Below: As I'd decided to alter the bike and dump the mono-shock rear suspension in favor of the dual-shock setup, I knew that I'd have to make a new subframe to accommodate the top mounting points for the shocks. Here are a couple of images of the mock-up I did using the old subframe that I cut apart at all the welds, the altered original 750 swing-arm, and a pair of shocks and the final drive unit from my late XV700. Images of the alterations to the swing-arm are shown on another page. (The seat shown is a 13"x9" generic "chopper seat" from ebay but I opted in the end not to use it.) |
| Below: I used these 11" shocks on that I bought on ebay when the subframe build was done. The shocks below are from an early XS750 model Yamaha. |
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Below: The top image is the original final for the XV750 without the required shock mount. The bottom image, for illustration purposes only, is an XV535 final with shock mount. The actual final drive used to complete this project is from an '84 XV700, with the shock mount. (The triangular shaped frame brace/ peg mount shown in the top photo has been painted. The center areas on these are a polished surface and can be highly shined. The painted area is generally unfinished and rough- cast.) |
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