No Link swingarm Adapter?

[jms-1]

I have been wanting to get a no link setup for my desert sled but cant afford to run right out and buy new. So while looking for used stuff online I came across this, it looks home made and I know I wouldn't run this on my race bike with the stock swingarm, it has got me thinking about building one just to try it out. What do you guys think? am I wasting my time?

[deathman53]

no way, I can easily see the adapter getting ripped off by trail junk and also it mounts to the swingarm dogbone and weakest part of the swingarm.....skid plate mounts. How many of the skid plate mounts did you bend so you needed to put spacers in? I know I bent a few of them.

[jms-1]

I guess I should have been more specific. I don't want to build the exact copy of this, just the concept. I have been riding in the dez for a long time and know exactly how long stock parts last.

[ytman]

I actually had 2 of these many years ago. One for my 86 and one for my 89 that I bought from PEP. Deathman is right about the front mounts being the weak link. The mounts on the 86 are crap and the bolts coming up from the bottom, when most of the force is coming from the top, is no bueno. Even with red locktite the bolts come loose.
I've been giving this some thought recently(because I still have the 89 one) If you fabbed up a bolt on bracket that attatched it to the top of the swingarm too and sort of trapped it, you might have something. They do work tho with only a revalve and a respring. If you're going to make one consider using a bearing instead of a bushing. The ones I got from PEP used a bushing with a groove cut in for grease and had to be watched closely.

[Honda 250r 001]

Neat idea! Very neat! I like it. If it mounted to stronger points on the swingarm. Would be very cool, Id buy a bracket if I found one for sale! Just for a conversation piece!

[jms-1]

Ok, that's good to know they do work before I put the time in to building one. Ytman, that is a good idea about the bearing, and I was already thinking about building one that dropped in and bolted to the top of the swingarm. That way all the load from the shock will be on the mount itself and not the fasteners , plus more ground clearance. Now I have project for the summer...

[DezSled]

Ed & Jeff Frisk made them back in '87. I had both versions 86-7 &88-9. When I talked to pep the rear travel was like 13" with the '86-7 swing arm and required a 7.3 kg spring & revalving. Once you beef up the forward mounts you should be ok.
I raced with that set up for over 5 yrs

[jms-1]

Ed & Jeff Frisk made them back in '87. I had both versions 86-7 &88-9. When I talked to pep the rear travel was like 13" with the '86-7 swing arm and required a 7.3 kg spring & revalving. Once you beef up the forward mounts you should be ok.
I raced with that set up for over 5 yrs
Thanks for the spring info, that will save me some time getting it dialed in. This is exactly what I wanted to here, someone who has good results racing with one.

[beerock]

you can do it with that link or the other way is to raise the top mount 1 1/4 inch or 1 3/4" i forget... you have to modify the seat if im not mistaken

[DezSled]

They can hold up to some major abuse

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