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Nov 5th, 2009, 2:45 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Boise, ID, USA
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796 Hyper with spoked wheel and "normal" swingarm
Forgive me if this is not so rare, but today I spoke with a guy who will be converting his 796 to a traditional swingarm/spoked wheel/knobby setup for his gravel & backroad excursions. Said he found a 999 swingarm on ebay for about $45, and that a wheel is around $300-ish.
Sounds right up my alley to replace the aging DRZ400 with 436 kit. The Duc is only 60 pounds heavier, give or take. Not counting the large capacity $1000 aftermarket tank...
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Nov 5th, 2009, 2:47 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern, NJ, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yamalink
Forgive me if this is not so rare, but today I spoke with a guy who will be converting his 796 to a traditional swingarm/spoked wheel/knobby setup for his gravel & backroad excursions. Said he found a 999 swingarm on ebay for about $45, and that a wheel is around $300-ish.
Sounds right up my alley to replace the aging DRZ400 with 436 kit. The Duc is only 60 pounds heavier, give or take. Not counting the large capacity $1000 aftermarket tank...
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Where you located? I am looking for another DR-Z (S or SM).
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Nov 5th, 2009, 4:38 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Boise, ID, USA
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I'm in Boise, Idaho.
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Nov 6th, 2009, 5:22 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posts: 197
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Got pics....
Quote:
Originally Posted by yamalink
Forgive me if this is not so rare, but today I spoke with a guy who will be converting his 796 to a traditional swingarm/spoked wheel/knobby setup for his gravel & backroad excursions. Said he found a 999 swingarm on ebay for about $45, and that a wheel is around $300-ish.
Sounds right up my alley to replace the aging DRZ400 with 436 kit. The Duc is only 60 pounds heavier, give or take. Not counting the large capacity $1000 aftermarket tank...
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My Buddy was planning on doing that... wanted to see what that would look like...
all the best
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Nov 8th, 2009, 10:13 am
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Boise, ID, USA
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When the guy gets it up and running I'll do my best to snap a pic or two and post.
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Nov 8th, 2009, 2:23 pm
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bellevue, WA, United States
Posts: 260
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Let me just say that when I brought this up, I got crucified. I still think its a good idea, and think it would look friggin cool. No pink streamers needed! teehee hee.
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Nov 8th, 2009, 7:23 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Carmel, IN, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yamalink
The Duc is only 60 pounds heavier, give or take. Not counting the large capacity $1000 aftermarket tank...
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So are you talking about converting an 1100 or a new 796?
this might give you some ideas http://www.terramostro.com/
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