What it comes down to.

[Edster11]

I have been trying to get an extended swingarm for some time now. But now everyone I know is telling me not to. My friends dad said it screws up their performance and I tried to explain to him that when you ride dunes and stuff most people extend it a little. You lose a little in your turning radius and that is about it. Then I told him that people who run moto cross usually shorten theirs for balance issues. Now I don't know if this is exactly right but I think I was pretty close.

 

Then another friend of mine (he's 50 but has the energy I do) went to Ricky Stator and was talking to him. Ricky apparently had made a 6 inch extended swing arm prototype thing and rode with it on a banshee. He hated it. Hence the reason why he doesn't sell any. Now from what I figured 6 inchs is a little long for actual riding. I was thinking if he had only made a 4 inch extension he would have liked it.

 

So what it comes down to is what you guys tell me. I want a 4 inch extended one. And seeing as how you are all more expierienced banshee riders than them (except maybe Ricky Stator) I will take your word over theres.

[Minkia38]

buy a set of 2" or 3.5" bolt on extensions and see if you like it! if not take them off and sell em on ebay.

[boonman]

It depends on what kind of riding you do... If you drag all the time and are having trouble keeping the front end down, than I would get a swingarm. I want to shorten mine, and I ride in the dunes alot too, but I ride MX more, that's the way for me...