will r1 swing arm fit fzr

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will r1 swing arm fit fzr

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Thinking of buying an early r1 swing arm to fit my ru does anyone know if these fit straight in? [/code]
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Early one is much too wide at the spindle
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Ok cheers il look for something else👍
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YZF 750 maybe? Not tried to fit one but someone will know one way or t'other I'm sure!
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ive got a 02 r1 swing arm on mine just needs a little bit of maching
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You must have machined quite a lot off of it to fit it in the frame!
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What shock did you use?
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Post by Killawife »

The R1 swingarm is much longer than the FZR, like 10 cm's or so. Not what you want unless you're going dragracing. YZF 750 swingarm will fit FZR's from 89 onward. Even the shocks are basically the same.
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Post by bigun »

cant remember how much now not that much i use a ohlins shock from yzf 750
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Yzf750 eh cheers killawife
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