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dangerousdave
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by dangerousdave » Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:13 pm
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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Rockmonster
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by Rockmonster » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:15 pm
Early one is much too wide at the spindle
dangerousdave
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by dangerousdave » Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:45 pm
Ok cheers il look for something else
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Rockmonster
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by Rockmonster » Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:47 am
YZF 750 maybe? Not tried to fit one but someone will know one way or t'other I'm sure!
bigun
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by bigun » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:20 pm
ive got a 02 r1 swing arm on mine just needs a little bit of maching
Rockmonster
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by Rockmonster » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:51 pm
You must have machined quite a lot off of it to fit it in the frame!
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by Rockmonster » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:53 pm
What shock did you use?
Killawife
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by Killawife » Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:26 pm
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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by bigun » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:25 pm
cant remember how much now not that much i use a ohlins shock from yzf 750
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by dangerousdave » Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:27 pm
Yzf750 eh cheers killawife
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