Swinging arm repair ?

Nickj · 14-01-2019, 10:29 PM

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.

Darkness · 15-01-2019, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Nickj

"...............you may well find it cheaper to get a used swinging arm.

A steel swing arm can be fitted instead, with matching hugger, and they are cheap, but the 888 ally type originally fitted in ‘94 are scarce with owners now asking for £400 to £1000!

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.

Darkness · 15-01-2019, 08:25 AM

This one’s pretty, but not original:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-88...kAAOSwwPdcCrce

Bitza · 15-01-2019, 02:37 PM

Thanks for that Darkness, what a beautiful bit of kit, Just need to find the odd £5K now and it's problem solved. Bitza

mickj · 15-01-2019, 03:08 PM

He is open to offers

14-01-2019, 10:29 PM	#1
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,195	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. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

15-01-2019, 08:25 AM	#3
Darkness . Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stockbridge Bike: M900 Posts: 1,984	This one’s pretty, but not original: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-88...kAAOSwwPdcCrce __________________ Original and Best since 1993

15-01-2019, 02:37 PM	#4
Bitza Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poole Bike: M900ie Posts: 470	Thanks for that Darkness, what a beautiful bit of kit, Just need to find the odd £5K now and it's problem solved. Bitza __________________ Bitza

15-01-2019, 03:08 PM	#5
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 560	He is open to offers __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick