going to try this mod on my f3. just purchased a 97 vfr750 single sided swingarm. it came with the rotor,caliper,hub, and shock.

looking for advice?

i am going to try and take as many pictures possible

 

my questions so far (will update);

what is the best shock to use?
will the pass. pegs fit?
what is the best way to do an undertail exhaust(because in my opinion having a side mount kinda defeats the purpose of an sssa)

 

Hey grizzly sorry i cant really answer your other questions But i've been looking for that vfr750 single sided swingarm Could you tell me where i can find it?

 

a guy on this forum did a vfr750 single sided swingarm on his f3. hes got a lot of info on how to do the swap. i can email you little instructions on it that he sent me. i want to do the same swap.

 

Here is the best way to do the exhaust in a nut shell.
1. mount the headers and collector to the bike.
2. mount the can under the tail.
3. join 1 to 2 with some pipe.

Any muffler shop should be able to join point A and B. The trick is finding a can that will fit.

 

i have an 06 600 RR Streetfighter and im wonder if anyone has converted one to a single side swing arm . i know were to get a intercerptor swing arm but not really sure how much would be involed . any ideas?????

 

-I think you could use the VFR shock or your stock shock, or I'd even go with an F4/F4i shock, but use the shock linkage from the VFR
-pass pegs will still fit
-not sure about the undertail exhaust, but a high mount exhaust is a good way to go also

Good luck, I always wanted to do this when I had an F3, but ended up getting a new bike.

 

yeah i think the biggest challenge with the SSSA is making sure to find a SSSA that will have a compatible shock mounting point with your bike. The other part is all cutting the spacers to make sure that the chain is lined up correctly.

You can get any can and cut it down to be a shorty. make sure you get that baby tuned though, dont want to fry your engine.

As far as the exhaust goes if i ever did this with my F4i i would go high mount.

 

What about a left side exhaust may be easier than a undertail.

 

I put a 1998 VFR swingarm on my F3.

It was a little work…so be sure you are ready to get into it.

I decided if I was going to do the work I was going to go all the way: in order to fit the exhaust under the tail I just chopped off the subframe, welded on some new tabs, bolted a R1 subframe up, welded a new bracket for the upper shock mount and bolted up the VFR shock. Basically, this is what I did:

1.Pick a new subframe with undertail exhaust that you really like.
2.Chop off your existing subframe.
3.Weld brackets for your new subframe – while, of course, calculating for the placement of the new shock bracket that also needs made.
4.At the axle, the VFR swingarm I used was slightly wider than the F3 swingarm so you will most likely need to grind away some of the obstructing steel so it will fit…it is not very much…certainly not a structural issue.
5.Everything is easy up to this point – the only hard part, in my opinion, is getting the axle to fit appropriately: the VFR axel is larger than the F3 axel so (if you want to use the F3 axel, since it fits through your frame) you need to get new bearings – which I found was pretty hard – or you can mill (of have a friend mill) a sleeve of the precise dimensions to insert into your VFR swingarm so you can you the standard F3 axel and bearing. This is what I ended up doing.
6.After that everything is a bolt and go deal aside from attaching the two exhaust…I did it myself but I will have it professionally redone sometime in the future.

Good luck – it is a fun project.

Take your time, do the research and it will save you a ton of time, money and frustration.

Oh, here is a pic of my work in progress.
Also, the wheel on my swingarm is form a 2006…I had to do some work to make it fit but they look so much cooler.