Glamis321 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm looking to get an extended swingarm for a serval that I will be running in the dunes. I've read that a serval with a +4 can be a wheelie machine, so would a +6 be better? I'll be duning pretty much exclusively. Serval setup is going to be 33s with rockets, +4 timing and all the supporting mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbeast Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Depends on what tires you're running too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzx10r Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I run a +2, but I'm far from a serval. Still, for duning...the shorter, the better. Swingers that are +6 blow blow for duning. Don't get me wrong, you can ride, but it's no where near as much fun as a with shorter swinger. There is only 2 reasons for a longer swinger....launching while drag racing or doing hill climbs/tree shoots. The desire to improve the first 3 seconds of that type of riding negatively impacts all the hours of riding you aren't dropping the clutch from a dead stop. Drifting, power sliding, and general turning/duning suffer with a longer swinger, but my experience is solely limited to riding at Glamis/Buttercup/Gordons. I've heard that different areas have different sand consistency and may require a different setup. I've ridden both a +4 and a +6 at Glamis and thought they were increasingly worse as the length increased. But then again, I'm a 95% duner, 5% dragger. However, if/when I do a serval, I'm not gonna go longer than what I have now....+2 Lonestar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamis321 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I run a +2, but I'm far from a serval. Still, for duning...the shorter, the better. Swingers that are +6 blow blow for duning. Don't get me wrong, you can ride, but it's no where near as much fun as a with shorter swinger. There is only 2 reasons for a longer swinger....launching while drag racing or doing hill climbs/tree shoots. The desire to improve the first 3 seconds of that type of riding negatively impacts all the hours of riding you aren't dropping the clutch from a dead stop. Drifting, power sliding, and general turning/duning suffer with a longer swinger, but my experience is solely limited to riding at Glamis/Buttercup/Gordons. I've heard that different areas have different sand consistency and may require a different setup. I've ridden both a +4 and a +6 at Glamis and thought they were increasingly worse as the length increased. But then again, I'm a 95% duner, 5% dragger. However, if/when I do a serval, I'm not gonna go longer than what I have now....+2 Lonestar. Yea I pretty much only ride Glamis as well. I've ridden a +4 on a 250r 3 wheeler and that thing was a bitch to turn. I'll probably end up with a +4 and keep the psi higher in my tires so they spin a little easier and I can slide the back around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I vote +6. That's the smallest arm I'll run on all my machines. I've got a +6 on a 370 long rod motor....so I'd say a Serval would want that at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05stroker Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I just put a +6 on my bike with the serval. I was running a +4 with my previous setup. I am going riding next weekend. I will see how big of a difference the 2 inches makes. Glamis will be a little different than where we ride up here in Oregon. We generally run them a little longer for the tree shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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