Skub wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:06 pm
I like that. On a practical note,if that old Zed's frame hasn't been stiffened like the swinger,then it'll look better than it rides.
Back in the day I stuck a box section swingarm on my old Z1 and it handled even worse than with the spindly stocker!
On J frames the swingarm is generally reckoned to be the bit that flexs, I've never ridden a stock one so I can't say if this is true (though my mate has just built a stock one from parts, so I suspect I'll be riding one soon)
Mine didn't feel like it flexed before I had the frame braced, (Z1000J frame, 750 Zephyr swingarm) but it did handle a bit like a shopping trolley thanks to the weird geometry caused by the long swingarm and short forks, having the frame braced hasn't changed this, but it looks good.
I've got some longer forks to fit when I get time to strip them and rebuild them, but my YPVS is of more interest at the moment.
That one looks like it might have standard J forks, which work well with damping emulators, but are difficult to find for sensible money.