Whats the Benifit

[Malfnet1]

What do you gain from using an extended swing arm?

[Hollister_Hitman]

More stabiltiy at high speeds and if you have a lot of power you can take off faster without having to worry abouot wheeling.

 

A longer swing arm gets less traction and makes cornering worse

[Malfnet1]

Would that make it harder to ride on the dunes?

[b33rs]

Would that make it harder to ride on the dunes?

no, most of the time when you do see a extended swingarm it'll be on the dunes :beer:

[Bansh-eman]

when you hop up your motor your bike will tend to wheelie alot... to help this you add inches on the swingarm to extend the geometry of the poivot points out making it harder to lift the front wheel off the ground whne you launch.

[Malfnet1]

Thanks Guys for the info. I do find that I can pick the front end up rather easy. So maybe that will have to be a winter project.

[Washburn]

Thanks Guys for the info. I do find that I can pick the front end up rather easy. So maybe that will have to be a winter project.

 

If the only mods you have are the ones listed in your sig there is no need for a + swinger. If I dident do so many hillshoots I would get a -2 swingarm for better traction and corner handeling.

[Malfnet1]

I am not 100% sure if just the pistons and pipes are the only things done. Grand River Racing built the motor and I am not sure if there is any port work or anything like that. It's alot faster than my friends stock one that is for sure.

[sanddragon2004]

An extended swing arm is typically used in drag racing to keep the bike from wheelstanding and giving you the ability to launch the bike under power.

 

+2 / +4 is about what most bikes will work well with before you really get into cornering issues. the shorter the better.