Z1OwnersClub GB

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:47 pm**

Has anyone made an adjustable torque arm for a Z1000

Wanted to fit my marzocchi shockers with the piggy back at the swinging arm- facing towards the rear but the rear calliper torque arm fixing is in the way so I was considering putting a longer torque arm in to get round the problem?

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:21 pm**

I used some M8 s/s studding, a couple of suitable rose-joints (eBay)... cut to length as needed then got some 10mm dia alloy tube and cut to cover all the studding... worked & looked good.

NB: Brake forces put studding in tension, not compression :!:

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:42 pm**

Might need it a bit stronger as it will be compression

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:02 pm**

bought these -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180765443779
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181418935448
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180895116906
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380861099350
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380915699888

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:10 pm**

Adrian
Now that rear caliper and bracket looks the dogs ,do you have any spare

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:22 pm**

stempy wrote:Adrian
Now that rear caliper and bracket looks the dogs ,do you have any spare

bought the hanger and wheel spacer from webike japan

http://japan.webike.net/products/1522732.html

http://japan.webike.net/products/1522031.html

the caliper - Bembo P108 ( has same centres as AP C2696 which the hanger was made for) was bought from

http://www.mdinaitalia.co.uk/cgi-bin/co ... egory=BVBR

Posted: **Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:55 pm**

Rick,

As promised, details of my 'Toast Rack' torque arm.

Bought a length of 3/4" aluminium bar, turned some of the excess from the middle, leaving plenty of meat at the ends. Drilled & tapped M12 thread each end to suit M12 Rose joints. (Both R/H thread, so cannot be adjusted on the bike.)
I used M12 joints, as the mounts on the swinger & caliper are both 12mm.

Gotta say though, I do like Adrians solution, pretty much "plug 'n play" and no machining...... In fact, I'm off to have a little browse in that sellers shop. :wave

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:19 pm**

Thanks to GBs pictures made one in the end

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:11 pm**

I have the same swingarm/shock setup on my Z650, although I prefer the shock reservoirs facing forwards.

I used an aftermarket GSF1200 stainless torque arm on mine. That was longer than the stock and nasty looking stock torque arm.

Z1OwnersClub GB

metmachex ,piggy back shockers ans rear torque arm

metmachex ,piggy back shockers ans rear torque arm

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Re: .

cheers GB