building a nice blaster

byrd

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20160816_194812.jpg well this wht my monster looks like...she's a trail eating b¿§¥μ
 
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well i was on here lookn around and saw this post about somebody used the stock cap instead of buying the cap on line. so i did mine the same way but haven't had a chance to try it yet. but was wondering what everyone thinks about it...meaning wil it work with no problem
 
View attachment 29435for all y'all oyt here thts doing extended swingarm's......ths is how it shud be done.!!!

Hmmm,I'm not so sure of that.

When you bend a stick, where does it break?
1) The addition and welds are in the heavily stressed middle of the arm.
2) Additionally you are welding the heavy gauge insert piece to the thin chromemoly.
3) With the shock mount where it is, you will have the exact same travel as a stock swingarm.

I've done several 2", 3" and 4" extensions by chopping and welding a piece in here:
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It is 1/4" mild steel, to 1/4" mild steel. Easy to lay the 4 x 4 inches of weld into it with stick.
Welds great and so far no problems with breakage.

I also weld a horizontal 1/8" plate between the additions for rigidity. Barely visible here:
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Since it is extended behind the shock mount you have longer travel and softer springing.
Even the 4" extension on my son's Blasters has stood up very well so far.
Always good to inspect them.

Steve
 
Hmmm,I'm not so sure of that.

When you bend a stick, where does it break?
1) The addition and welds are in the heavily stressed middle of the arm.
2) Additionally you are welding the heavy gauge insert piece to the thin chromemoly.
3) With the shock mount where it is, you will have the exact same travel as a stock swingarm.

I've done several 2", 3" and 4" extensions by chopping and welding a piece in here:
311395_10151304890700803_1408253300_n.jpg

It is 1/4" mild steel, to 1/4" mild steel. Easy to lay the 4 x 4 inches of weld into it with stick.
Welds great and so far no problems with breakage.

I also weld a horizontal 1/8" plate between the additions for rigidity. Barely visible here:
559249_10151068882460803_1942446268_n.jpg


Since it is extended behind the shock mount you have longer travel and softer springing.
Even the 4" extension on my son's Blasters has stood up very well so far.
Always good to inspect them.

Steve
i see wht you are sayn bout tht..but my fault on the picture bc i didn't send tha one with the new shock mount..lol but if my shock mount is back to stock position i should be ok...
 
hey markblaster or best...gt a crszy question for u bc i run the same fmf full exhaust on my bike but it doesn't sound like every other blasters i hear on youtube..now ik packing has some effect on sound but my question is if tuning the air screw or jetting wud have something to do wit it. basically what im after is that i cant get it to have tht real nice ding..ding..ding.. lls
 
mmmm strange question. not sure aye. My ding ding ding sounds like this when I got my bike. Need to repack my one.
 
mmmm strange question. not sure aye. My ding ding ding sounds like this when I got my bike. Need to repack my one.
yea...see mine dont sound nothg like tht...but i fig out tht i may have to redo my air screw mix nd my idle so ill have tubbed out lope