Swingarm porn

[manbearpig]

ive come across a few different swingarms in the past few months, and so far i can only identify 3

ALL of these came from 1982 honda 250R ATCs

im looking for information on all of these swingarms and the companies that made them. please if you have ANYTHING useful to contribute, do.

starting off with the ones i have identified:

this one is a Westcoast, obviously

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/250r095.jpg

this one is a Disco (thanks to triztunes for the ID)

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/c9768bde.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/c7351480.jpg

this one is a DICO (thanks to Courtdar for the ID)

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/670070ee.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/09d0463c.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/6d0f0b4f.jpg


***now for the yet unidentified swingarms***

this looks very similar to an aftermarket suspension setup swingarm for a 185/200S, but it is longer and has a brake stay for an 82R caliper. it is +2 1/2 over stock 82R

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/386102ef.jpg


and now last, and least, this beat up lil guy

notice the stretched bearing carrier. some hard miles haha
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/250r064.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/250r065.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/250r066.jpg


again, identification any and all information about the above swingarms is what im seeking.

should have a cal fab to add to this collection in a day or so :Bounce

[motoman1012002]

The last arm is a durablue

[manbearpig]

very interesting. ive seen a durablu swinger for 1st gen 250Rs and it didnt look the same. different model? what else did durablu make, besides axles?

[ForeverThreeWhe]

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/144540-Please-Help-I.D-This-82R-Swingarm?highlight=help+i.d+swingarm

Theres more pics of the Durablue there.

[shortline10]

The blue tubular one is possibly a Champion . I ran one back in the day racing MX and bent it up pretty good .

[manbearpig]

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/144540-Please-Help-I.D-This-82R-Swingarm?highlight=help+i.d+swingarm

Theres more pics of the Durablue there.

very, VERY similar, though the front cross bar is different. look closely. does that make mine an early/late durablue?

[manbearpig]

The blue tubular one is possibly a Champion . I ran one back in the day racing MX and bent it up pretty good .

hmmm cant seem to find any pictures of champion swingarms for the 250R. did your champion look like the Tecate 3 champion swinger?

hopefully tomorrow evening ill have a PK racing swinger and a shiny new calfab to show off.

btw, dont EVER move to southern CA. it sucks here haha

[atc007]

And when these are all figured out,,,on too THIS one : )

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/atc0087/photo2-1.jpg

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/atc0087/photo1-1.jpg

[Yamaha_Rules69]

Wow atc007, I have seen all listed above at some point in life, but never seen one like the one you showed there. That is really unique!

[HONDA_ATC_FREAK]

i would get that ^thing^ out of the dirt and inside where it belongs i have no idea what it is but it's got to be EXTREAMLY RARE just looking at it.

[atc007]

Me too,,not mine : )

[HONDA_ATC_FREAK]

ok bill lol i just couldn't believe that you would do that, i thought it was weird should a figured.

[stroberts22]

150112
I've seen one other swingarm like this one and they said it was a terrycable swingarm. Enginerd has it now. Shawn 72 did the leg work on it and contacted the man that had them built. He said they were engineered and buit by a company that made helicopter parts if I remember the story correctly. I guess that is the reason for the complex design.

[HONDA_ATC_FREAK]

here ya go bill this is the terrycable
link http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/107680-Terry-Cable-Swinger-1st-gen.?

[stroberts22]

Here some of my 1st gen swingarms that I have had.http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz40/stroberts22/IMG_1510.jpghttp://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz40/stroberts22/IMG_1515.jpghttp://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz40/stroberts22/IMG_3390.jpghttp://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz40/stroberts22/IMG_1617.jpg

[atc007]

Wow guys! That was quick! next question??? lol. thanx guys.. It sucks I have ALL these answers tucked away in my Mag collection. But I just can't dig them out.. yet ,lol

[manbearpig]

Of all the ones I've seen n owned I think that terrycable you just posted and that force swinger that stroberts just posted are the coolest and most over engineered of them all. This has turned into a bad ass thread. Keep em comin dudes. The rarer and more unidentifiable the better!

[manbearpig]

My guess is pk racing

Anyone disagree?

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/0b41bf70.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/1260d6b4.jpg

[manbearpig]

picked up this calfab the other day. its stressed n cracked n im kicking myself for driving 350 miles to get it

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/f1ad19fb.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/85dd8694.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/0cae605e.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/d2bdf6f2.jpg

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/f7aa6a39.jpg

this swinger looks very similar to a swingarm that was called a "johnny's speed" and also a "DG"

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k557/proct103/moto_0070jpg_thumb.png

did someone slap a cal fab decal on this swingarm or is it a real Cal Fab? "SC" is stamped into the swinger at one of the pivot points

also who made the gold one that is on Useless's bike?

was this another instance of the re-branding that went on in the 80s where different companies bought parts and slapped their names on n re- sold them?

does anyone have any info on Calfab? itd be nice to know what else they made, where they were, what happened? the players involved, etc

[atc300r]

The Terrycable swingers where cast aluminum.Useless is running a DG swingarm.Jonnys Speed and chrome swingarms look just like the Cal-Fab.I have and old Jonnys speed and chrome ad from 85.

[manbearpig]

Good good info.

Wonder if the "sc" stamped into it means "speed n chrome"

But it's got the decal. More questions than answers haha.

[manbearpig]

I have and old Jonnys speed and chrome ad from 85.

Post it! That'd be rad to see!

[atc300r]

White Brothers also has a swingarm that looks like the Cal-Fab.

[Jason125m]

153641

hmmm