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9rrr 14-Mar-2009 21:25

Anyone Selling A Mag Swing Arm?
 
Hi all. Anyone know of someone selling a magnesium swing arm for a 996R?. Thanks Ian

Gilps 15-Mar-2009 04:52

There's one on here, about half way down.
http://www.ducatisalvage.com/compone...mart/Itemid,1/

dukess1999 15-Mar-2009 17:52

One on ebay at the mo'

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUCATI-CORSE-F...1%7C240%3A1318

bradders 15-Mar-2009 20:01

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Originally Posted by Gilps
There's one on here, about half way down.
http://www.ducatisalvage.com/compone...mart/Itemid,1/


and they are used parts??!!

1750 for a 748 bip engine?! ffs dick turpin is alive and well and working with an italian theme!! :lol:

andyb 15-Mar-2009 20:14

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Originally Posted by bradders
and they are used parts??!!

1750 for a 748 bip engine?! ffs dick turpin is alive and well and working with an italian theme!! :lol:


RTFI.............isnt it rebuilt or are you just happy with a bodge job? oh yeah......

and its luigi moto....

bradders 15-Mar-2009 20:22

rebuilt or not, £1750 is a LOT for a second hand 748 motor

and your rights its luigi moto...

and the other stuff isnt exactly VFM either

skidlids 15-Mar-2009 20:29

But not a bad price on the arm and the matching Ohlins is also listed

Last year I sold Nev748 my year 2000 748S for £2k so £1750 just for an engine is OTT

andyb 15-Mar-2009 20:30

for a moment i got stuck on vfm.........i couldnt get pants out of my head and vpl..........then it came to me........and i agree!

bradders 15-Mar-2009 20:31

you got another one of those Kev....in need of a cheap track and road bike...£££ waiting ;)

looking at IL4 at the mo for my budget, prefer Duke tho

skidlids 15-Mar-2009 20:33

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Originally Posted by bradders
you got another one of those Kev....in need of a cheap track and road bike...£££ waiting ;)

looking at IL4 at the mo for my budget, prefer Duke tho



Just pop along to Southampton and offer Mark Foskett £2k for his 748

Nev748 15-Mar-2009 21:12

Was out on that 748 today for a blast on those lovely dry roads. Popped into Foxes as well and there were 100s of bikes out there!

Grant at GP Performance hasn't got the kit yet to do the belts on the 999 so still off the road for the time being. Keeping the miles down though!

When do the Monday night bike meets start at Foxes?

skidlids 15-Mar-2009 21:20

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Originally Posted by Nev748

When do the Monday night bike meets start at Foxes?


Two weeks romorrow on Senna3's birthday, March 30th

Sorry about the thread Hi-jack 9rrr
as we have strayed off Mag Swingarms
so back to mag swing arms

I have 3 of them one in the 998R, one in the 998Hybrid and one for the 955 Corse, my 996 has a longer swingarm made from two standatd arms welded together. Spodon did a batch of these when the 955 was first used for racing commisioned by Ray Stringer who at the time wa Steve Hislop's Team mate in the Devimead Ducati race team, but didn't quite get as good equipment as Hizzy did

TopiToo 15-Mar-2009 21:39

Hello

sorry but what are the benefits of a mag swinging arm?

TopiToo

skidlids 15-Mar-2009 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopiToo
Hello

sorry but what are the benefits of a mag swinging arm?

TopiToo


Didn't I cover that earlier on page 1 of the other thread (namely weight saving and weight bias)
its just above your thread on Steel Conrods (you kow those Pankal thingies)
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=78794
Steve those nightshifts are getting you behind
will I see you at Kempton next Saturday

Simps 16-Mar-2009 19:01

I have been looking for a Mag arm in good condition for about a year now to finish off my project of making my 955SP a road going version of the Corsa.

I was looking very seriously at the one on ebay and may bid on it but, I have made some calls and the fact it isnt machined worrys me slightly. Reason I say this is that I have bought mag valve covers for the engine, an engine side cover, a clutch cover from TARGET998 and while the parts have all arrived in mint order, when PRO TWINS went to fit them on the bike they told me that all the parts looked right but where all slighty out (these also required the some machining). They told me they thought some of the parts where made new from casts of the originals?

Anyway, after getting the bike back I fired it up and left it burbling while I closed my garage and luckily noticed a huge pile of oil under the bike. Basically the valve covers werent quite flat and Rob had to remove them and hammer them flat then fit them back.

Does anyone have any experience of unmachined arms like this? Skidlidz?

skidlids 16-Mar-2009 21:11

Can't say I have
I looked at that one on Ebay and thought about the jigging it would take to get it aligned to bore it correctly, I feel that would be something best left to the specialists like Spondon or Harris

spinoli1 17-Mar-2009 15:41

Hello Folks,

On the LTSSSSA (longer-than-standard-single-sided-swing-arm) topic, does anyone know:

- Is the cut-and-shut lengthened standard arm a viable option?
- Does this option offer all/most/some/few of the benefits of the mag arm?
- Is there a firm that offers this service (Harris?)
- What kind of cost should you expect for the work?
- Would the standard rear shock have sufficient adjustment to cater for the ratio change (998 - Ohlins)?

Thanks,

Spin

skidlids 17-Mar-2009 15:49

My cut and shut arm is the same length as the Mag arm as such it does move the weight bias forward but not by quite as much as it is not as light as the mag arm
It does have some advantages though as you can use it with the standard rocker and a slightly reworked shock as the lower shock mount is in the original position, mine is coupled to a Panske shock that was built for a standard 916 arm and has been tweeked to suit the longer arm without having to resort to any new parts or a rebuild.

My arm is one of a batch done by Spondon Engineering who have made a very nice job of it, they cut one arm in two and then cut a section out of another arm, remove the back off it and weld them together including internally, then the bcak is welded back on. All very neat and with the carbon protector on nobody notices its been done

spinoli1 20-Mar-2009 13:03

Thanks Skidlids,

I best give Spondon a bell then.

Spin

skidlids 20-Mar-2009 13:16

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