Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > 999S Specs - 04 versus 05

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Well maybe the kit I was shown just over a week ago in a dp box with all the bits inside was a mirage?

[Real McCoy]

Are you sure that it was an 03/4 DP conversion arm and not a standard 999R 04/5 arm
Charlie jagger spent 3wks trying to get hold of one and Ducati could not say when they would come in stock, I was talking to him friday and he said then i was better off doing it the way we did rather than ordering a casoli item.

If theyve come in stock then i would have thought hed have said last friday, but i will ask him when they open again

[bolds]

could have been...i just called in there to look at the bikes and they had a load of bits that had not been put away and the box was open with a swing arm in it
why would they tell you if yours is all finished?

[Real McCoy]

Becouse hes the sort of guy to say "bloody typical look whats come in"

[bolds]

fair enough

[Gizmo]

Originally posted by Real McCoy
The swing arm swop aint as cheap as you think

swing arm £1100
exhast mod to make clear £150
Labour £200 approx
cut down or replace belly pan to clear arm + repaint £200 ?
Misculanious linkages etc £200

Total £1800+

thats a lot of cash but I can't see me doing it anyway , ti pipes, lighter wheels then suspension is big job priority list

[bolds]

Do you know if the std ducati performance exhaust kit will clear the 05 swing arm as i was looking at getting one or does that pipe have to be modded as well

[Real McCoy]

I think an 05 pipe will clear an 05 arm, but an 03/4 pipe wont

Iv got 54mm termi's and the pipe needed lowering so it didnt foul on the rebound

[bigtwin]

Cheers guys.

Looks like the '04 option lends itself to a progressive upgrade. The termi's would have to be first though!

Thanks again.

[Gizmo]

How much difference does the new swingarm make?? Is it noticably stiffer or lighter or does it just improve shock progression and leverage?