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Old 09-02-2004, 10:57 AM   #1
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A new swinging arm

Wonder if anyone could help me please.............:burnout:

I am looking to change the swinging arm from my M750.

Does anyone know what I could replace it with? I want an ally one that can be polished.

I have been told that I could put a 916 single sided swinging arm ? If I did this what other mods would I need to do i.e. new wheel, caliper etc etc.

Sorry for being so thick ................. I am a woman !
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Old 09-02-2004, 11:46 AM   #2
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Oooooooooo, what are you replacing?

A single-sided conversion costs $$$$$$$$$$$ (lots)...

Or are you just looking to replace a rusty steel item for a spanglely ali jobbie??

Quite a few options available, what year is your bike?

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Old 09-02-2004, 11:59 AM   #3
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Janey, go for it.
If you want any help PM AK, or I can give you his mob number for a chat.
As Lee says, there are quite a few options.

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Old 09-02-2004, 12:12 PM   #4
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Hi

My bike is a 98 750. The swinging arm currently on is the standard steel one - I have looked into having it chromed but there are rust patches on it and have been advised against it. (Only 2k miles and the bloody things rusty!)

I saw a piccy of a monster on one of the forums and it had a single sided swinging arm and looked the dogs danglies.

Just how much are we talking here to have a 916 single sided swinging arm and the associated mods..........? I get the impression were talking 2nd mortgage material?

Are there any other swinging arms that I could use/adapt and maybe get Metmachex to brace or something?

Either way my swinging arm has goda go !

p.s. Thanks for your help
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Old 09-02-2004, 12:21 PM   #5
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Jayney,

There is no question that the 916 style swinging arms look the business on monsters, but if the ££ puts you off, Ducati Performance sell a couple of double sided swinging arms - which fit the latter model monsters. Look on www.ducati.com in the performance catalogue.

Also, and probably cheaper than the DP ones are Metmachex http://www.metmachex.co.uk/ who do them ready polished. They also list a single sided swinging arm for around £2700...

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Old 09-02-2004, 12:27 PM   #6
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If all you want is a swinging arm that doesn't rust and can be polished I would have thought the simplest and cheapest option was to replace yours with one from a later monster that had an alloy one to start with.
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Old 09-02-2004, 12:45 PM   #7
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I think your right Paul.

Just bin quoted £2500 from Metmachex for the signle sided - bit too much.

They also advise getting one of an earlier monster which is ally.

Okay.........any ideas where I can get a second hand ally one from.....and what year did they put ally ones on?

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Old 09-02-2004, 12:54 PM   #8
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Loads of Ali arms about at breakers.
Its not the year its the model Ali arms are fitted to most years.
I fitted one to mine its much prettier.
If you do get one from a breaker make sure its complete ie with
all the adjusters and sliders etc. They can be pricey if bought
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Old 09-02-2004, 01:00 PM   #9
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Do you know what bike your swinging arm came from?
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Old 09-02-2004, 01:07 PM   #10
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It came from an M900s but I have no idea of the year.
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Old 09-02-2004, 01:36 PM   #11
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saw one just the other day

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Originally posted by JAYNEYT

Okay.........any ideas where I can get a second hand ally one from.....and what year did they put ally ones on?

Thanks [/B]
Jayney, there's an S4 ali swing arm on e-bay going for £20, it only has 4 hours left and it's 2:30 now. So unless you skive at work and do this you might miss out.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=10448

I'm not sure if that link will work but ut's worth a try.

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Old 09-02-2004, 02:30 PM   #12
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Will this definately fit my bike ???? Looks completely different to the one currently on my bike... although as I said I am a woman and a lump of metal is a lump of metal to me !!

Will I just need to get rear wheel adjuster and spindle for it to fit?
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Old 09-02-2004, 02:34 PM   #13
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I dont' know, I only point the way..

There is one in Germany, also for £20 which looks more like a regular Monster one (I guess 6, 7, & 9 are all the same??) - got a few days left on the Auction but I reckon the price will stay the same.

Don't have that link though. :-(
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Old 09-02-2004, 02:36 PM   #14
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Yes I do!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=25632
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Old 09-02-2004, 03:42 PM   #15
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Oi, hands off...!

It won't fit the early bikes, just the Mk2 Monsters.

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