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Old 09-Jun-2009, 22:28
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996 with a 999 swingarm

Only just seen this on a USA forum from sometime ago too, so the original is probably long gone and all I can find is the pictures.

However, I'm impressed - a lot of work for what I'm guessing is only a marginal improvement over the original but it looks good:
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Old 09-Jun-2009, 23:17
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Makes it look like a cagiva mito. Not my bag, now a 1098 swingarm.. That would look good.
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Old 10-Jun-2009, 13:21
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You wouldn't draw a set of specs on the Mona Lisa 'cos you thought she might be squinting a bit...........would you?

Ducati did experiment with a double sided arm on the wsbk machines in Foggy's day but didn't feel the need to go down that route. The single sider didn't stop them winning a boat load of races and titles spread over a decade.

What next, a 999 bodykit on a multistrada?..............hmm maybe that would be an improvement

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A fairly cheap way of getting a Corse length arm as the 999 arm is the same length as the Mag arms for the 748 to 998 series

I see they didn't make use of the speed sensor fitment


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Why would anyone fit a beautiful thing like a T9 swingarm in old piece of carp like a 996?
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Blimey I was going to do that to my race bike - reason being it's easier to set the suspension up when you change the rear sprocket, you don't have the calculate the ride height due to arc change of the hub.
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It would have looked better with the later type arm.As it is,i don't like it!
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That arm does look very small with so much space around it!
I'm not a fan of that. The single-sider was one of the best features of the 916 line.


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Originally Posted by Iconic944ss
Only just seen this on a USA forum from sometime ago too, so the original is probably long gone and all I can find is the pictures.

However, I'm impressed - a lot of work for what I'm guessing is only a marginal improvement over the original but it looks good:


That's quite interesting that ... not for a 996 (looks ugly) but I am thinking about doing a project with a Multistrada engine / 996 chassis and I would want the late 749/999 swingarm. Looks like it could be a straightforward fit then.

Does anybody know how straightforward or not the fit would be around the swingarm mounting points?
Multistrada engine should be OK to fit with the 748/996 frame (as it uses pretty much the same swinger as standard)
I don't know though how a 749/999 swinger would fit in a 748/999 frame though.

I would assume that much complexity would be thrown in around the exhaust though. Most definitely a custom jobbie that would have to be.

Was also considering the Aprilia Mille swingarm. Does anybody know how straighforward the fit would be with one of those?? I would think that the whole suspension linkage would be affected so not too keen on the option anymore

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This is the one that I like - the attention to detail is superb and the pictures tell a great story:
http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/forum/duc...ect-748-a.html


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