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Old 24-Oct-2005, 18:16
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S4 swinging arm

Is the S4 fitted with the same ally swinging arm than the 900 Monster? If so it should fit a 600 as well?

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Old 24-Oct-2005, 18:55
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The swinging arm on my 620i is alloy & looks the same as S4 so I think you may be right if so I think I will try & find an S4 rear wheel for mine.
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Old 24-Oct-2005, 19:00
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Yes... I thought the 900 Monster was steel? Could be wrong but the S4 one is definitely ally.

If you get one, make sure that you get the right bolts to fit it to the swingarm pivot. The steel arms that I presume are on the 600 have a pinch bolt in front of the swingarm pivot to clamp it onto the pivot. The ally arms have a hole behind the swingarm pivot that some kind of pinch bolt goes through - the arm itself simply has a hole there.

I have an S4 ally swingarm from eBay that will fit my ST2 (all the other part numbers for the rear suspension of an S4 are identical) but I didn't get the swingarm pivot bolts with it.

The parts manual doesn't make it very clear from the drawing what type of bolts to use (it can't be just a straightforward bolt, there must be some sort of cotter pin), although the parts manual obviously gives the part number. Trouble is it's impossible to get the part. I've had some on back order with a couple of very reliable suppliers for nearly a year and neither of them have turned up trumps yet.

So, make sure whoever supplies the swingarm supplies the fittings
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Old 24-Oct-2005, 19:21
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There are two distinct Monster swingarm types depending on the build date of the bike.
I know they changed but as for when...?
Try a u2u to CK & AK, Alan will know.
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Old 24-Oct-2005, 19:39
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Thanks for the advice Jools.

Rushjob, I'm going to ask Alan, it may help
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Old 24-Oct-2005, 20:14
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Tonio the difference is easy to spot the earlier monster has the hoop similar to a 851 etc, the later ones have a tie rod similar to a 916 etc and this is the type found on the S4 monster
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Old 24-Oct-2005, 22:23
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Will the S4 arm be wider? on account of it having a 180 rear?

Or am i talking bs

I remeber the first S4 i saw looked awesome senna grey with red wheels since then always wanted a duke
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The S4 swingarm will not fit the M600 as stated above. The suspension changed from the Hoop style to the newer style ST type frame with the 2001 S4 and the rest of the M series bikes in 2002. An older M900 alloy or 851/888 swing arm will work on the M600 though.
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Old 25-Oct-2005, 09:45
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