tecate cal fab swinger on ebay

[NICKG]

not mine http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43971&item=2486169179&rd=1

[85_ATC_200S]

Hey i've never seen one of those for a tecate, i heard baout them. I kno theres a guy on here that'd been looking for one for quite sometimes, i just don't remember who. His sig said "looking for a cal-fab swinger for a kawasaki tecate t3" i believe.

[motoman1012002]

i just seen it and i was goin to post it

[3WheelsForever]

Thats my swinger, just put it on there a little bit ago.

[Trikeaholic]

dam, I wonder what my new, never mounted +2 with new repro decals is worth then? Too bad my brother wont let me sell it! I think the Champion swingarm he has on his 84 is cooler anyway......................

[BigGreenMachine]

damn you ppl and your extended swingarms! lol i need one and cant find one at anywhere near a sensible price.

why the hell is it a tecate will sell for 500 bucks and this simple part will sell for almost the same price.

if anyone has one they want to part with for a couple hundred let me know and we'll make a deal.

[BigGreenMachine]

and another thing, isnt that an 84/85 arm because the mount is right in the middle for the uni-trac rod to mount, i always thought that the 86 mount was off to the left side a little.

[hondatrikesrule22]

damn you ppl and your extended swingarms! lol i need one and cant find one at anywhere near a sensible price.

why the hell is it a tecate will sell for 500 bucks and this simple part will sell for almost the same price.

if anyone has one they want to part with for a couple hundred let me know and we'll make a deal.

500??? I haven't seen a tecate go for less than $800.

[BigGreenMachine]

nice 84 on ebay now set at $355 with an hour left, thats soon what that swingarm will be at in a day or two, prollay more.

[Curtis-Tecate3]

Good luck to all since now Mr Tri-Z-Tunes is bidding on it.....

Curtis.

[Billy Golightly]

lol Virgil's gonna probably get $500 out of that thing!

[Jeb]

Good luck to all since now Mr Tri-Z-Tunes is bidding on it.....

Curtis.


I'm seriously thinking of selling my Tri-Z +2 West Coast Swingarm and my Bill's exhaust on ebay just so he'll buy it for about 10 times what it's worth! :beer

Virgil, just to let you know your auction started out too rich for me, so my offer wouldn't have been good enough, though I was going to throw in my stock swingarm which is in pretty good shape. You made the right decision by listing it on ebay! Good luck with it! :)

[3WheelsForever]

Thanks Jeb. I just had to go where the money was. If I didnt need the money I may have took you up on your offer.

[Tecate4life]

Save your money......I am having these swingers reproduced. First run will be for 84-85's (20) Next run will be 86-87(20). These swingers will be superior to the CALFAB because the material is more pure with much cleaner TIG welds. I will let everyone know when they are available, (Feb-March 05') All swingers will be +2. Slight aesthetics will be changed so copyrights won’t be infringed upon.

[BigGreenMachine]

I'll buy one for the `85 when you get it done and i see an actual product that i can buy from you. how much is it gonna cost me and how much will it cost you to do this?

[TrikeKid]

yeah but they wont be real cal fabs.

[BigGreenMachine]

meh, im not that picky about it. as long as it aluminum and longer than stock.

so are you really gonna reproduce these arms?

[Tecate4life]

Cost will be reflected on time it takes to manufacture and material costs. The Swingers will also be fully polished. As to questions related to "but they won't be CALFAB?” they won't be......they will be better, ask Kelvin Franks he is helping with the design. Remember this is 2004 not 1984....look for a derlin chain deflector as well......

[Curtis-Tecate3]

Hey Tecate4life. I assume that this is the same Kevin Franks that used to manufacture the aftermarket tubular styled extended swingarms in the early-mid 80's.? They were normally blue with the Frank's name on the side and if memory serves like a Kangaroo or something like that on the logo. I will have to go dig out my magazines again and take a look.

Curtis.

[Tecate4life]

That is correct. Mr. Franks built many custom bikes from the ground up. This included frames, swingers and triples. Kelvin built Jimmy Whites (Pre) 85' Tecate with custom frame and KX tank (Not to be confused with the 85 champion frame,metal gas tank bike.) I now own it, along with kx 500 air cooled custom, rotax 250 custom, and Maico custom all built by Kelvin.

[BigGreenMachine]

You own Jimmy Whites 84 Tecate and you havent mentioned this before why?! I'm skeptical and would like to see the pics.

[Yamahammer490]

That is correct. Mr. Franks built many custom bikes from the ground up. This included frames, swingers and triples. Kelvin built Jimmy Whites (Pre) 85' Tecate with custom frame and KX tank (Not to be confused with the 85 champion frame,metal gas tank bike.) I now own it, along with kx 500 air cooled custom, rotax 250 custom, and Maico custom all built by Kelvin.


I've gotta see pictures of the Maico. That sounds so cool! :beer

[Jeb]

Cant wait to see these swingarms!

Here's one I'm working on. Kinda following the CAL-FAB look. I'm designing it to mount up to the 86 KXT and then accept an eccentric Tecate4, Mojave, or even 86-89 250R carrier and axle assembly. Haven't decided which yet so it's still in a rough state of design. They follow the same format basically. I'd rather stay Kawasaki, but want to open up parts availabilitly. Once I decide I can adjust dimensionally.

But hey,knowing me, i'll probably never get it built! ;)

[Tecate4life]

Its O.K. if you’re skeptical, I'll post the pics. Unfortunately I don't have alot of time to answer questions about my bikes, nor do I flaunt what I have, but since you called me out, per say, I will submit some pics of some of my rides tonight.

[BigGreenMachine]

cool, sorry to be the one to call you out but its not everyday you meet someone with Jimmy Whites race bike.

[Tecate4life]

look for jeb to post the pics, I could not get them to load......I just emailed them out to him......

[motoman1012002]

jeb post them pics man

[Tecate4life]

I could not get the pics to load...I sent out emails to a few of you, try to post them if you like.......these are a few of my bikes....

84' Tecate (Jimmy White's 1 of 2 made)
83' Maico 490 works custom (1 of 1 made)
83' ROTAX 250 custom (1 of 3 made)
83' KX 500 (1 of 1 made)

Judd ....Tecate4life

[BigGreenMachine]

cool looking 84 indeed, what year KX tank is that and how did he make it fit?

[BigGreenMachine]

Also where is the pipe and radiator? Why isn't the front fender race cut?

[deathman53]

hey post the pic up there, I would like to see the bike.

[84250r]

nice 84 on ebay now set at $355 with an hour left, thats soon what that swingarm will be at in a day or two, prollay more.

17 hours left and still hasn't reached over $355.

[Jeb]

look for jeb to post the pics, I could not get them to load......I just emailed them out to him......

Hey, I didn't get an email. re-send to:

kxt_tecate_3@yahoo.com


Let me know and I'll sure be happy to post them up.

[84250r]

Well,didn't end up at $500 like some thought it would,but sure is a good amount for a swinger!

[Jeb]

Got 'em posted here!

http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=24734



Awesome collection!

[Meat-BoX]

I neew one for my 84-85 Tecate :beer

[BigGreenMachine]

get in line...haha