My bike

[ChipBeck_imp]

I'd love to say they transformed the bike; they did not. They are mostly eye candy.
Don't get me wrong; I loved the way the bike handled from the get go, and while you definitely notice the reduction in mass from the wheels, the swingarm and shocks were more of a cosmetic kick that a huge performance improvement. Honda engineers know what they are doing.
The shocks are slightly better at controlling the rear, and the swingarm does help too, but both are barely noticeable at road speed.
The front is stock; was eyeing an Ohlins fork a friend has gathering dust, but my queries so far have been rebuffed. May pop emulators in there next winter.
It is a road bike, made to look like the bikes I lusted after when I was a teen; any current supersport would kick its butt on the track. My old 900ss roadrace bike was better on the track too, but it was horrible on the street.
Again; this is mostly show, especially when you factor in the money spent vs the performance gain.
But I'd do it again.
This is the reason I bought this bike; it is a canvas to paint your dreams.

HaGut,

I looked at those swing arms and I see that two different ones are offered. Both aluminum. One is built like the stock swing arm and the other (the one you have) has a lower brace (I think that's what it is) that hangs down below the main arms. What is the purpose of that? Does it keep the swing arm from twisting or is there another function? It looks trick but I'm sure there is more to it than that.

Chip