The extended swingarm: A rant

[FkNAmerican]

Just so you people know....the whole extended swingarm deal is not how the vast majority of us fuckin Americans ("Americans" for short) ride. In fact, of the 100 or so people I know who ride sports bikes of all types not a single one has fucked up thier bike like that.

Extended swimg arms are more of a rapper/thug wannabe deal and most people who have them cant ride worth a shit anyway. All they use them for is cruising the local universities at 20 m.p.h. trying to look bad ass and occasionally giving it some juice on some freeway entrance ramp or mile long straight so they can think they know how to handle the power. What they dont see is the rest of us laughing into our helmets as we pass them the moment the road gets to a corner.

Trust me people....the popularity of extended swingarms comes from rap videos....thats it. Its the same deal as with cars like the 300 and the Escalade......they are shit pieces of metal whose sole reason for success is good product placement in a 50 cent rap video and, perhaps, a little bit of style.

This is how it happens:

Step One: Boy see's rap video with Busa or GSXR-1000 rolling on spinners and sportin' a swingarm the length of the Mississippi River, a rear tire the size of a dump trucks, lowered to within an inch of its life and with a bunch of girls dancing all around it. Boys brain reads: Sex, speed, style......RESPECT.........SEX.

Step Two: Boy wants a bike...no no...he wants THAT bike and happens to have the cash (dont ask how).

Step Three: Boy is told by friends (who have never ridden a motorcycle) that 600's are for pussies and that the only ride worth a damn is a GSXR-1000 or a Hayabusa. There simply are no other options.

Step Four: Dealer, who cares only about the sale, tells kid that a 'Busa would be the perfect starter bike. Dealer conveniently forgets to mention the MSF course and, instead, upsells the Shoei helmet line from the rap video.

Step Five: Boy buys Busa, has it shipped to the custom shop and immediately has swingarm extended and chromed, chromes the wheels, gets chromed screen, custom graphics scheme, and a rear tire off a Dodge Viper.

Step Six: Kid rides it, gets scared shitless, and parks it on his front porch as a sign of how bad ass he is. Bike is ridden ounce yearly.......to Bike Week at Myrtle Beach South Carolina. During each yearly ride to Myrtle Beach there is an 62.3% chance of an accident due to lack of rider skill and a 38% chance of breakdown due to lack of proper maintainance. Incidentally, there is an 88% chance boy will contract H.I.V. while at Bike Week.

Step Seven: 3 years later boy sells 'Busa and buys Escalade....takes public transportation because cant afford the gas due to $15,000 worth spend on rims, suspension, tinting, and audio. But god damn does that son of a bitch look hot parked in the front yard for all to see.


Now you know.

[BIGBOSSMAN]

For those of you unsure what FkNAmerican is talking about, here is pictorial evidence of the horror unleashed upon sportbikes by these barbarians. Eeek :sick:

[imdying]

All they use them for is cruising the local universities at 20 m.p.h. trying to look bad ass and occasionally giving it some juice on some freeway entrance ramp or mile long straight so they can think they know how to handle the power.If that's how they want to ride their bikes that they paid for, who are you to suggest that it's a bad thing? Some people ride these silly little crotch rockets, that are uncomfortable to ride in traffic, on public roads, where they can break the open road speed limit without redlining first gear... now who's the sad one?

[The Stranger]

For those of you unsure what FkNAmerican is talking about, here is pictorial evidence of the horror unleashed upon sportbikes by these barbarians. Eeek :sick:

Check out the red busa in post 2 (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=72630) that's a looooong swing arm.

[scumdog]

For those of you unsure what FkNAmerican is talking about, here is pictorial evidence of the horror unleashed upon sportbikes by these barbarians. Eeek :sick:


Sort of like choppers in reverse - all the 'longness' is out the back instead of the front....and it looks even worse!:pinch:

[Colapop]

Are the streets really steep in the states? Aren't bikes with extended swingarms usually used for extreme hillclimb events?

[gijoe1313]

Watch out, the killa beez are gonna be making these their next acquisition! Hmm extended swingarm on a ginny .. :shifty:

[skidMark]

Check out the red busa in post 2 (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=72630) that's a looooong swing arm.


Except its not a busa it's a GSXR 1000/750/600

You should know only 1300's are the only busa.

I mean hell how gixxers hve been in ya garage over the years.

Maybe it's a poser thing.

Gixxers are like tampons, every cunt has one.

[skidMark]

and drag racing.

and fo da homies to pop down to da 7/11 to get some caps for their asses.


Oh god flashback to movie bikerboyz bwahahaha...

rUVfKb_emfk

[skidMark]

POST 2, not picture 2 you knob!


Theres no red busa in post two, theres a busa with a red frame and a couple of red graphics....but it's black :buggerd:

[skidMark]

what the fuck is this then?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=94234&d=1209377359

you didnt even click his link did you? take your meds bro!

Thought he meant post 2 in this thread.... :whistle:

I havnt gone ot bed yet, forgive me lol.

[Mikkel]

Don't know... I don't get bling - and I don't get extended swingarms without a well defined purpose.

[Capinure]

aaaaaaa my eyes! thats horrible :doh:

[NOMIS]

Rather have a angry looking streetfighter than a impractical bling machine,
Ive sseen some bike with extended swing arms that don't look to bad but IM guessing it just for shows and not dragging with all that chrome.

Id take a streetfighterd busa over a blingdusa any day. but hey what wrong with the origional?

My view's Ive seen heaps of streetfighters I didnt like as well. Like the ones that look like ithere squinting, painted girly colours.

Are there any actual full on show bikes in n.z?? or any shows? bar choppers and harleys

[The Stranger]

Except its not a busa it's a GSXR 1000/750/600

You should know only 1300's are the only busa.

I mean hell how gixxers hve been in ya garage over the years.


Fuckwit!

POST 2.

Red bike - with Hayabusa on the label.

Obviously I have had more GSXR's than you as you clearly can't tell the difference.

[Zoolander]

Think this got posted a while back, its got me stumped.

[rwh]

Think this got posted a while back, its got me stumped.

Yes ... it doesn't look like it drives the rear wheel, so as soon as the front starts to lift, the middle will follow and you'll get wheelspin. Unless there's something very odd about the suspension that I can't see either. Any other pics of it?

Richard

[AllanB]

Think this got posted a while back, its got me stumped.


Man thats easy - its a wheelie wheel for the busa - hey its a busa - everything is big :rolleyes:

[Subike]

is this the whisper of something that could alter the future of modifying our rides?
If these catch on here, and we get bogans doing shoddy or stupid things like this
how long till somebody gets killed by one
Thus allowing the LTSA to enforce a ruling that all mods to bikes be certified as they do with cars.
That means, change the shocks = cert
change the rims = cert
Change the handle bars = cert
Change engine = cert
etc etc etc

The end of yet another personal choice domain?

Could it happen?

anybody else see where I am coming from?

[imdying]

The end of yet another personal choice domain?Won't end it at all, you will still be able to do all of those things. If your modifications aren't done to a certifiable level, then that's a problem already. LVVC is pretty cheap, costs about the same as a rear tyre, so money isn't an issue either.

[200BUSA]

Check out some of the Hayabusa websites and see why some of the Yanks put extended swingarms on.A lot of Busa owners seem to be in the armed forces and where they live they reckon they can ride for an hour before they get to a bend in the road.So they go for speed over handling and just trying to look cool.Maybe good for doing drags but i think it looks crap and ruins the look of a good Busa.And for some cool looking pics of bikes then do checkout the Busa websites. Busa,s are best.

[chrisso]

Busa be good for crossing the Nullabour in Oz...not much more

[chrisso]

Hi 200busa-- those Busa's not be much chop over Dyers Pass eh? Or the Queen Charlotte Drive haha

[Aero165]

I'd hate to ride this beast without one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drbaT3sWahs

[Padmei]

WTF why are we talking about this shit? When was one of these pieces of shit cruising down the average NZ road?
Fuck its bad enough getting fucking seppo shit rammed down our throats on every TV channel we have & now its seeping like a fucking smelly shit into OUR fucking website.

Fuck I wish country calendar was on so I could remember which fucking country I am in:argh:

[Zoolander]

Because FkNAmerican lives in America and wishes to share some bike related information with other likeminded souls, so what if its from the other side of the world. If you don't like it don't click on the link, its pretty simple.

[98tls]

Back in march 06 Two Wheels magazine did an article on a guy in Miami who earns his living street racing a highly modified 78 Z1R with said extended swingarm and solid struts instead of shocks,interesting read,when i say street racing i mean lining it up against all-comers in a 1/4 mile.Theres plenty of extended swingers in Aus and to me fugly but hey its just another form of motorcycling and if thats what does it for them then good on them.

[Padmei]

The nature of the initial post presupposes that someone was actually curious about the swingarms. FKNseppo is answering a question or responding to interest about the swingarms.

It just fucks me off when I choose to distance myself from the American brainwashing machine to start seeing it infiltrate kiwi forums.

[98tls]

The nature of the initial post presupposes that someone was actually curious about the swingarms. FKNseppo is answering a question or responding to interest about the swingarms.

It just fucks me off when I choose to distance myself from the American brainwashing machine to start seeing it infiltrate kiwi forums. The internet seems a strange place to avoid America mate.Its got two wheels and this is a bike forum,i dont give a shit where they come from its all interesting.

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Dont read the effing thread then. What's got up you, has the USA bombed your house or summat?

[Zoolander]

The nature of the initial post presupposes that someone was actually curious about the swingarms. FKNseppo is answering a question or responding to interest about the swingarms.

It just fucks me off when I choose to distance myself from the American brainwashing machine to start seeing it infiltrate kiwi forums.

Dont let it get to ya mate, they're a strange breed alright but I can't see it catching on over here.

[Padmei]

Dont read the effing thread then. What's got up you, has the USA bombed your house or summat?

No its just they have cheaper fucking petrol than us!!:angry2:

[AllanB]

Dude you need a beer - a proper beer not one of those watered down Budweisers :rolleyes:

Personally I have enjoyed this post - its always good to see what others are doing with bikes even if its not your personal cup of tea.

[Padmei]

alright alright i had a good sleep & I'm not so grumpy now - as you were...:doctor:

[AllanB]

Hmm - after watching this - maybe you were correct!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGlgmzCMrcs&feature=related

And this is what you do with the long swingarm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26Co62u89s&feature=related

Spinner (tosser?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtg83XAAuAw&feature=related

[TygerTung]

I don't understand the point of this turbo R1 or whatever it was, you can't really use that power on the street, and that bike would get BLITZED by a 125 around the hills, it would be so unrideable.

[disenfranchised]

I don't understand the point of this turbo R1 or whatever it was, you can't really use that power on the street, and that bike would get BLITZED by a 125 around the hills, it would be so unrideable.

Its a show bike...so the tuning company can demonstrate what they can do.
That way when someone wants to ruin their bike they'll know where to go to get the best ruined bike they can:done:

[chrisso]

Its a show bike...so the tuning company can demonstrate what they can do.
That way when someone wants to ruin their bike they'll know where to go to get the best ruined bike they can:done:

Yeah -dont waste your $ on Ohlins, Pipes, Braided hoses---get a huge swingarm:argh:

[avgas]

Its coming, don't you worry. Me i'd rather jack up the rear a bit.

Waving your hand like an epileptic kid is already here. As is stupid cars.

[NOMIS]

The nature of the initial post presupposes that someone was actually curious about the swingarms. FKNseppo is answering a question or responding to interest about the swingarms.

It just fucks me off when I choose to distance myself from the American brainwashing machine to start seeing it infiltrate kiwi forums.

your starting to remind me of dipshit and his stunting threads, IF you don't want to read it the people reading this and find it interesting obviusly wont care about your opinion. is this not a bike forum, are they not bikes?

exactly.

[NOMIS]

I don't understand the point of this turbo R1 or whatever it was, you can't really use that power on the street, and that bike would get BLITZED by a 125 around the hills, it would be so unrideable.

TURBO R1 = cool thats what. yes it probally would be unrideable but your not the one riding it.