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14-01-2019, 09:24 PM | #1 |
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Swinging arm repair ?
Hi All,
I have a 1994 Monster and am presently dismantling for a revamp, along the way I have found play at the anchor point on the swinging arm where the bottom of the shock is located. Basically the holes where the pivot bolt goes has worn, has anybody experience of making good such wear or has a replacement s/arm in good condition which they would part with? Thanks Bitza.
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14-01-2019, 10:29 PM | #2 |
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You could go visit an engineering company, have the pivot holes enlarged and then a bearing shim fitted. There's probably enough meat on the pivots.
Autotech on the haverscroft industrial estate, that's ought to be not far from you do some bike based work and might be worth talking to but you may well find it cheaper to get a used swinging arm.
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15-01-2019, 08:21 AM | #3 | |
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I’ve been looking for a spare one for some time, but not at those prices! Apparently they are popular with builders of Ducati TT1 & 2 replicas as well as 851 and 888 owners which has outstripped supply.
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15-01-2019, 08:25 AM | #4 |
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15-01-2019, 02:37 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for that Darkness, what a beautiful bit of kit, Just need to find the odd £5K now and it's problem solved. Bitza
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15-01-2019, 03:08 PM | #6 |
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He is open to offers
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15-01-2019, 06:50 PM | #7 |
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That's so cool but the sort of thing you would build a very special bike around, like a factory 888 or something like that. Have you tried Metmachex? I picked up one of theirs for an ST4 reasonably cheap a while back but not fitted it yet, and although not 100% billet CNC like that one they are like IIRC 5 CNC pieces welded together and like I said it was cheap for what it is. Maybe worth giving them a call as they may have done 888 type arms before?
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16-01-2019, 12:30 AM | #8 |
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Personally, I don't like the billet one in the link.
It shows off its cleverly machined internal webbing at the expense of cleanliness and practicality. No problem for a race bike but fairly dire on a roadster, and to no great effect anyway. A couple of years ago it was possible to pick up an ally swingarm for £150 to £200, but I don't know if that has changed. I got very lucky (after a 2yr search) and nabbed mine for £50 .. but I think that was ridiculously cheap. I don't suppose you would want it but I still have the old steel one if its of any use to you. |
16-01-2019, 07:17 AM | #9 |
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[QUOTE=utopia;562125]Personally, I don't like the billet one in the link.
QUOTE] I'd agree, I don't like it at all. And as you've suggested, I certainly wouldn't want to have to keep it clean. Nasher.
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16-01-2019, 07:44 AM | #10 |
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What benifits woulkd I get for my £5 grand?
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16-01-2019, 09:12 AM | #11 |
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A handmade KTM swing arm
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16-01-2019, 07:50 AM | #12 |
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You'd get something nobody else has.
Oh, and you'd be riding around using a swingarm that hasn't undergone any stress analysis, load testing, etc, and that's been made by somebody else for what sounds like a show bike! Nasher.
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16-01-2019, 11:07 AM | #13 |
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So no tangible benifit whatsoever then.
Thats good, I need my £5K for other stuff anyway!
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16-01-2019, 11:17 AM | #14 |
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It 'could' be stiffer and lighter.
But you wouldn't know that until you'd stumped up. Nasher.
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16-01-2019, 03:35 PM | #15 |
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Take it up to Competition Fabrications, on the edge of Attleborough, 01953 454573, it is one of the finest places for one-off engineering anywhere. I'm sure they will be able to perform a top notch repair without busting the bank account.
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