| Swingarm...
My 2001 ST2 has a steel swingarm. It has a chip in the paint which has got some surface rust on it (easily dealt with by kurust and waxoyl). I also found today that the rearmost left hand hugger bolt has disappeared, and in no time at all the vibrating hugger has worn through the paint there as well. In addition, the paint on the right hand wheel adjuster has started to bubble.
None of this is serious, just unsightly. I could just touch up the paintwork, or I could get it all powder coated.
I'll probably go down this route until I get some dosh but...
The ST4S has an aluminium swingarm. The DP catalogue also list a lightweight aluminium swingarm for the ST2 which looks identical to the 4S's one. That makes sense. Now I can't believe that Ducati would design a whole unit for the few people that wanted to kit their ST2 with an ally unit so that suggests that the 4S swingarm will bolt straight on.
Am I right? If so, I'll start browsing the breakers ads.
I know Metmachex (spelling?) do an ally one as well, but I would rather go the 4S route if it's a straight swap.  |