Buster Brown
05-13-2012, 12:35 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/85-86-ATC-250R-TRX-250R-Paul-Turner-Aluminum-Swingarm-UNBELIEVABLY-RARE-/270976261188?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f17719c44&vxp=mtr
Ok so I'm learning this stuff like the next guy at times. I see a "Paul Turner" swingarm up for grabs and, hmmm... I thought I had a CAL FAB. ??? Time to remove some decals (LOL).
I don't really care THAT much, but I'd just like to see some documentation of such a "Paul Turner" claim. Someone please school me.
Mine here was bare but polished and crack free when I got it. I had Jody Meadows fab and weld on some upper carrier gussets to mine for added strength on a whim (see my fingers). I planned on using mine on a TRX "rider"/racer replica (MX). It looked prone to cracks back by the carrier in my opinion. Though now, it might of been a mistake to modify, if it is indeed SUPER rare... Oh well, to late now. The guy I bought mine from knew nothing, and simply said it was an aluminum swingarm for a TRX 250R. I assumed it to be similar to a CAL FAB style and jumped on it. (???) The price was right. Mine is (contrary to the ATC_king's description) definitely heavier in weight and gauge compared to my other (original) -1" CAL FAB. It just looked weak at the carrier to me.
These do have their own special characteristics sitting next to a classic CAL FAB. Dimpled cross member, horizontal rail seam, heavier looking welds (thick at some points), and no gusseting from the main rails to the carrier tube (well, mine does now).
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Ok so I'm learning this stuff like the next guy at times. I see a "Paul Turner" swingarm up for grabs and, hmmm... I thought I had a CAL FAB. ??? Time to remove some decals (LOL).
I don't really care THAT much, but I'd just like to see some documentation of such a "Paul Turner" claim. Someone please school me.
Mine here was bare but polished and crack free when I got it. I had Jody Meadows fab and weld on some upper carrier gussets to mine for added strength on a whim (see my fingers). I planned on using mine on a TRX "rider"/racer replica (MX). It looked prone to cracks back by the carrier in my opinion. Though now, it might of been a mistake to modify, if it is indeed SUPER rare... Oh well, to late now. The guy I bought mine from knew nothing, and simply said it was an aluminum swingarm for a TRX 250R. I assumed it to be similar to a CAL FAB style and jumped on it. (???) The price was right. Mine is (contrary to the ATC_king's description) definitely heavier in weight and gauge compared to my other (original) -1" CAL FAB. It just looked weak at the carrier to me.
These do have their own special characteristics sitting next to a classic CAL FAB. Dimpled cross member, horizontal rail seam, heavier looking welds (thick at some points), and no gusseting from the main rails to the carrier tube (well, mine does now).
146808 146809
146810 146811
146812