Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 > SS Questions - new style rear footrests + fitting a newer swingarm?

[Iconic944ss]

And the the longest tread title award goes to.....

OK - still fiddling with a pillion setup and Q1 is - can the later style (curved) pillion footrests be fitted to an earlier bike?
Specifically - what is the distance between the top mounting points please?

Next - 25mm rear axle wheel time.

Do the later SS/DS's have a 25mm axle fit and what are the chances that one could be fitted to an earlier ss?
Lost of chew even if I could find one but, I love the look of the newer swingarms and it would totally solve my rear Marchesini problem.
However, it looks as though the vertical shock mounting point on the swingarm is further back, eg its actually curved backwards on the new ones.....

A picture tells a million words.....

Cheers - Frank

NB - Thanks to arc for the new swingarm pic

http://www.arcfabrication.com/

[chicken]

Frank, since the swingarm mounts onto the engine and the engine is essentially the same then I think it would fit.

The mounting point is further back and this is why the SSIE shock is slightly longer. I don't know whether winding up the preload can make up for this but I'd have though an IE shock could be easily sourced.

Don't know about the axles though.


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[Iconic944ss]

Thanks Chi - just ANOTHER winter project - you know how it is

Regards - Frank

ps - go easy on the Dim Sum big fella!

[Monty]

Frank, when I get a chance I will go out to the garage and measure the pillion footrest spacing. I expect that the newer swingarm would be fine-you're not having mine though......
Been to JHP today and my twinspark engine is in 2 plastic boxes under the bench-waiting for Ducati to decide whether to have the cases painted or to replace them-decisions decisions-for them anyway.

John

[Iconic944ss]

Busy lad - Cheers John, I've been told they are 8mm fitting and 70mm C-2-C for the mounting points - always nice to have it confirmed by someone who know what they are doing of course!

Thanks - F

[Rob B]

I converted my 888 to a 25mm axle. Not to difficult and my Mag Marchi's where part of the reason I went that way too.

A bit of machining and and few swapped components from an ST2.

Rgds,

Rob

[Rob B]

As you say, A pic...........

[Iconic944ss]

Nice one Rob - I remember we chatted about that once-upon-a-time.

However, a eureka moment just happened - looking at my piccy of my shiney swingarm I'm wondering if I could get 4mm machined off either side of the existing axle slots and simply buy a 25mm axle....Plenty of meat around the caliper plate as well.....I feel a plan coming together

[Jools]

You'll need the slider thingies that slip inside the swingarm too - the ones that bolt to the wheel adjusters. Not sure what you call them - Axle carriers perhaps. ST2 ones are the job as Rob says

[Chief R.B.]

Hi, don't know if you've got the measures for the footrests yet but just been out and checked mine and they are 70mm for the mounting points.

Regards
Ant