how good is the stock swingarm?

[mineralgrey01gt]

How good is the stock swingarm for a R? Is it worth it to just go ahead and buy an aftermarket one now while I am building the bike up?

[deathman53]

Go with an aftermarket one, new they aren't bad, but 15-20 yrs old, they aren't much good. I got 2 stock swingarms, one new and another hardly ridden. I have broke 2 85-87 swingarms.

[mineralgrey01gt]

thanks, what is a good aftermarket swingarm? I see a lot of people go with lonestar.

[kiesta00]

lonestar is pretty good, they hvae other companies out there too. Most of them specialize in extended swingarms though.

[mineralgrey01gt]

oh ok, i dont need an extended one, wouldnt work well with what im using the bike for. Thanks for the info yall!

[deathman53]

I have lonestar ones, some say they crack. I got a very good deal on them, thats why I got them.

[mineralgrey01gt]

I will research some more, but what swingarm is known as the strongest? Im gonna be jumping this bike a good bit, and one day taking it off some pretty big stuff

[300ex07]

I've had used Laegers -2's on both of my 250r's and never had a problem.

[matt250r21]

A Laegers or Walsh Racecraft stock 88-89 length swingarm is what you want.

[Rich250RRacer]

Originally posted by deathman53
I have lonestar ones, some say they crack. I got a very good deal on them, thats why I got them.

I broke two of them on my 250R, and a friend broke his on a 400EX. It seems that all Lonestar swingarms crack in the same place.

[mineralgrey01gt]

thanks yall! I thought I heard Laeger was getting rid of all of their 250R stuff? I could be mistaken though. Ill look for one of those 2 swingarms. Isnt the 88-89 swingarm 1" shorter than the 86-87?

[CorvetteZ06]

yes, 88-89 are one inch shorter