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Old 21-Aug-2009, 17:48
KeefyB KeefyB is offline
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Originally Posted by deej
So the 05 is better than a 03 then and how good is the sachs rear shock,is it worth upgrading or atleast respringing ?
The Sach shock should be fine for the road.Ive ridden 749's with both the Sach and Showa shocks and could'nt really tell the differance tbh.
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Originally Posted by deej
What aftermarket parts are compatible between the different years and also the 999 or should that read what's not interchangeable ??
Just about everything is interchangable on the 749/999.Things to watch out for though are fairings and exhausts.
'05 fairings are quite a bit differant than the 03/04.They are wider at the top and have slightly differant lowers to miss the deeper alloy swingarm.You can fit an '05 fairing to an '04 bike but you need the longer headight fairing stays as well.To fit the '04 fairing to the '05 bike you will need the shorter stays and then get busy with a hacksaw to the rear of the lower.Screens are not interchangable.
If you buy a full 2-1-2 Termig exhaust system,make sure you get the correct one for the bike.The '05 systems have a 'flattened banana' section to clear the swingarm.
Most of the asymmetric half systems should go straight on.The only one that is differant is the one that fits the 749R and 999S.It has a differant pipe to miss the deep sump.

Last edited by KeefyB : 21-Aug-2009 at 18:11.
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