[ProphetPVD]

Looks good Richard, however I think you probably should have put away your wife/girlfriends undergarments before taking these pics...

 

[stretta]

Looks good mate. Can he make some more? If so, how much?

 

[richard996r]

hi ProphetPVD, what can i say OPPS lol

with regards to if i can get any more, i dont know yet, the issue my mate milky has, is, he only has a certain amount of insurance for jobs like this but i will try to ware him down.

my next issue is!!

the exaust is the next issue, as the 996 headers are to wide and will bind with the spring on the shock, i plan to
(1)cut the plate off my 996 headers
(2)cut the plate off my 1098 headers
(3)weld the 996 header plate to the 1098 pipes

i think there will also be some other fine tuning of the exaust, but thats off topic due to not being linked to the swing arm!!!

 

[1Bolt]

This looks awesome, what would be the advantage in using the 848 swingarm though? Weight?

 

[crazy8smokey]

love the swingarm

 

[richard996r]

the reason i started this was, my bike went bang!!

i wanted 848 wheels for the re-build but with this simple change comes a whole set of problems!!

wheel spacers/axle, speedo pick-up, so in order to solve the problems you have to change" things", and for me this was for one, the most logical solution and for two i love the way it looks and as an added bonus it updates the look of the bike

this thread will be slow to progress for a bit, due to the fact it is a toatal re build and will be a while before i can get the engine in, and that needs to be in for me to cut and shut the exaust.

thanks for the praise....but its not a done deal yet lol im not finished and theres still plenty of time for me to fcuk this up!!!!

 

[richard996r]

This looks awesome, what would be the advantage in using the 848 swingarm though? Weight?

the 848/1098/1198 swing arm is slightly longer (like the mag one)
slightly lighter, lookst better acts more efficently and is stiffer so you can give it more beans when riding and as an added bonus it looks the tits.

 

[richard996r]

Right, the swing arm is on and i have pics for your enjoyment lol

you can see the ride height rod is nice and true as is the shock so while i was in the mood i also added my new 1#98 exaust, i have a good amount of pics and i have pointed out a few issues but mostly due to the size of the thing

i have also taken some pics of the pivot rocker in place with the 1#98 exaust snaking round the shock nicley (i knew it would be ok)

i will post all the pics i have, the ones with me pointing at somthing shows small problems i have found!

despite all this it still looks cool as......

an added bouns is the ride height issues have gone so im a happy camper

 

[andy9980]

whats the rocker ratio........

 

[richard996r]

some of the pics

 

[richard996r]

some more of the pics

 

[richard996r]

even more pics

 

[richard996r]

its pic city

 

[richard996r]

the exausts

ok first job is to cut that exup vaulve bit that sticks out off!!! it scratches the swing arm !!! it can be welded later!!

next

cut the header plates off the headers!!

fit the whole thing back in position the exaust systym with headers attached and see where to go from there, by the looks of it i will need to wrap some of the exaust pipes where they are tight in the fairing but on the whole it will look good i just need to decide how to attach the 1#98 header pipes to the 996 header plate :think:

i was thinking i could cut a section of stainless, flattern it out and tease out the edges or cut a strip of stainless and weld a bit at a time to acheve the shape ??

i dont know yet, i have not as yet cut the front headers you can see in the photo the rear header sits nicly away from the shock and up to where it needs to be for it to meet the exaust ports, the front is also in the right ball park.

i just dont know if it looks right when its all together it may be that it needs the 848 rearend to sit right i thought the exausts were at a more agressive angle i will have to look into this

the last two photos show just how close the exaust pipes are to the fairing and the sump which i guess would be a problem as it would boil the oil

 

[richard996r]

the pics that got left out

1

 

[richard996r]

while i had some time off work today i offerd up the exaust and cut off the exup valve bit that sticks out (see last pic last post) i had a go at welding the first joint on the rear header and managed to fuck it up, i have no pics of that but where i was using a half mask i managed to get flare burns on my face (i also have no pics of that)


anyway i figure i need to use a heat drain to stop me burning through the meatal when welding and to stop me from throwing my toys out of my pram (again)

i also apologise but this thread is running side by side with my swing arm thread and that will stop with the completion of the digi dash!!

once i have the exhaust closed up the next job will be to take the heads off and start with checking the clearances, cleaning polishing and painting (so they look nice) i also need to start thinking about the looms and where to put the ecu :think:

as always any input welcome

 

[richard996r]

while i had some time off work today i offerd up the exaust and cut off the exup valve bit that sticks out (see last pic last post) i had a go at welding the first joint on the rear header and managed to fuck it up, i have no pics of that but where i was using a half mask i managed to get flare burns on my face (i also have no pics of that)


anyway i figure i need to use a heat drain to stop me burning through the meatal when welding and to stop me from throwing my toys out of my pram (again)

i also apologise but this thread is running side by side with my swing arm thread and that will stop with the completion of the digi dash!!

once i have the exhaust closed up the next job will be to take the heads off and start with checking the clearances, cleaning polishing and painting (so they look nice) i also need to start thinking about the looms and where to put the ecu :think:

as always any input welcome

 

[widewalker]

Hey Richard996r can you please clear up something from the following passage from page 2.


the 848 shock distances from center to center of the bolts
falcrum being the center balance point

shock to falcrum: 65mm
rideheight bar to falcrum: 70mm
toatal distance bettween shock and rideheight: 140mm
the falcrum is offset by: 12mm

the 996 shock distances from center to center of the bolts
falcrum being the center balance point

shock to falcrum: 75mm
rideheight bar to falcrum: 55mm
toatal distance bettween shock and rideheight: 140mm
the falcrum is offset by: 10mm


What measurement are you referring to when you said;.......

toatal distance bettween shock and rideheight: 140mm

as it appears you are referring to the distance between the shock and ride-height holes on the 2 links. Cheers.

 

[dtYellow996]

Richard,

Did you have to modify or change the pins that go through the swingarm and rest in the frame where the pivot bolt goes through? I am noticing the diameter of the pins on the 848 swingarm are larger than the mounting or resting spots on my frame. Did you encounter this?

Thanks,

David

 

[gary856]

ok first job is to cut that exup vaulve bit that sticks out off!!! it scratches the swing arm !!! it can be welded later!!

next

cut the header plates off the headers!!

fit the whole thing back in position the exaust systym with headers attached and see where to go from there, by the looks of it i will need to wrap some of the exaust pipes where they are tight in the fairing but on the whole it will look good i just need to decide how to attach the 1#98 header pipes to the 996 header plate :think:

i was thinking i could cut a section of stainless, flattern it out and tease out the edges or cut a strip of stainless and weld a bit at a time to acheve the shape ??

i dont know yet, i have not as yet cut the front headers you can see in the photo the rear header sits nicly away from the shock and up to where it needs to be for it to meet the exaust ports, the front is also in the right ball park.

i just dont know if it looks right when its all together it may be that it needs the 848 rearend to sit right i thought the exausts were at a more agressive angle i will have to look into this

the last two photos show just how close the exaust pipes are to the fairing and the sump which i guess would be a problem as it would boil the oil

Yes cut it out. Icut a big slot on the back side shaped like a z and pulled it out. Or you can cut off the y connetor and get it out and weld it back together, probably easier this way.