last week saw somthin on ebay for a 5er so ive been say all week watchin it. cant beleive i actually won it for 5 quid :eusa_clap
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TIGER-1050-SWINGING-ARM-/261135696336?ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:3160&nma=true&si=g9RdZi7EHpdzMfBJSyJaoRQFg1Q%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
now its just a case of when i get back to england, im in denmark for xmas n new year :thumbsup to try it up n see if it fits.
Nice one Rybes mate, especially if it fits... errr.. fits what exactly? If it's your steamer it'll add to the uniqueness of it, but- even if the wheel is the right width (ok custom spacers should sort that) - won't you need to change rear brake caliper mounting etc? And what about shock mount? Oh boy, this is going to be fun. Count me in if you need help!
I can do spacers if reqd btw :hat10
yeah its for the steamer mate. at 5 quid plus a tenner for postage even if it dont fit i could cut the brace of and weld it to my arm. same as with the brakes. even if i have t go out in the future and get the 1050 bits. 5 quids worth the gamble.
cheers for the offer of the spacer makin too Bob. dont worry when it comes to fittin it ill be lettin ya know :thumbsup
Nice bargain mate.
Be interesting watching this when or if you get it fitted, and i can vouch for Bixers spacers, he made me a couple. :hat10
This is going to be interesting :new_popcornsmiley
i cant wait to get back and get the spanners and tape measure out :hat10
TAPE MEASURE??? Oh dear God...... :BangHead
yeah, tape measure :thumbsup makin dummies out of plasticine was such a hit and miss affair :qgaraduate
:pottytrain2 :ImaPoser
well after some major messin around cos ups delivered the parcel to the wrong address ive been told that its finally made its way to where it shouldve gone. now i cant wait to get home n the spanners twirlin :thumbsup see ya soon bob :wave :notworthy
Do us a favour and UPS the angle grinder to someone before you start :thumbsup
angle grinder ? too posh for me mate. i use hammer n bolster chisels :pimp
I can vouch for that...... :hat10
see, bob knows :thumbsup if it dont fit, ya aint hittin it hard enough :ImaPoser
guess what ?
it dont fit :pottytrain2
its 21mm to wide and has a single suspension mountin point instead of a twin one. this is gunna be fun.
the mighty bixxer bob come round today and had a look at it with me. its goin to take some machinin work, hittin with hammers, head scratchin and swearin but hopefully i can get it too fit.
cheers for poppin round today bob :thumbsup
It's not that big a drama as long as Rybes can get to a milling machine with head clearance of about a foot. Interesting for other Roadie owners though, it has a roller bearing about 20mm long on one side and two 10mm wide ball races the other. It has a10.mm boss on either side so we figured that its possible to line up on the roller bearing boss, machine it out to the ball bearing size and depth then machine the boss off. After machining the other boss off the width is right. What we're not sure about is if one ball race either side will be enough.
It occurs to me this evening that the roller bearing is on the chain side and is probably used because of the load that places on the pivot. We might have to think how we can get a roller in there mate.....
you got a point there bob. heatin up the swingarm to get the bearin out didnt really work. all it done was crack the lip off that i was knockin against. time for a rethink on how to remove it.
might pop into the local bearin shop durin the week and see if they have any suggestions as to what bearin to use
Whats the length like compared to original, does it alter the wheelbase much?
Been thinking of something along the same lines, but using a different swing arm. :sign13
Forgot to ask, do you have the measurement of the width of the original swingarm at the pivot point?
Much obliged. :hat10
length is about right with an a mm or 2 and theres plenty of room for the wheel to fit n and flop about so some spacers will cure that no measurments that i can tell ya as ive fogot em. ive slept since i done that and sleep to me is like a big blackboard rubber lol.
ill go take all the maesurements later on for ya mate :thumbsup
The wheel spindle width was was slightly narrower not wider so spacers will need to be machined down, which and how much dependent on chain alignment. Width at swing arm pivot: 256mm comes to mind but we'll se when Rybes gets his tape measure out. We didn't even start to look at brake caliper mounting yet. Getting the suspension working correctly is going to be fun due to the one big single lug on the Roadie arm. Some very creative thinking needed there :hat10
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af76/IM_Rybes/DSC02730_zps16382cd3.jpg)
bit more creative than we first thought Bob. can you spot a differnce. only noticed it this mornin when puttin it all back tgeva. that gaps there because of 2 plates that i think are engine mounts. gunna have to take a look at the manual to remind meself what they do. unless they can be easily modified and made smaller i dont think this swingarm will fit :doubt yes im sulkin lol
heres ya numbers RF
front width includin caps 257mm
gap in the front 100mm
overall length 625
center of swingarm spindle to closest point on the adjuster 500mm
:doubt What plates are they mate, can't quite make out what you mean......
number 1 in this diagram
http://www.worldoftriumph.com/triumph_motorcycle_parts_locator.php?block_01=&block_02=304240&block_03=23773
http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,7427.30.html
Cheers Rybes, my choice of swing arm is also too wide.
Have to have a rethink.
anytime mate. what was ya thinkin of usin ?
Was thinking of a T595 Single sided swing arm, but its 284mm wide at pivot point, plus it hasn`t the gap at the front.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130606145298
Then i started looking at VFR750 Single sided, still too wide but 274mm wide, though it has a gap at the front.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200841449693
Still searching, looking at Ducati`s and trying to find measurements.
Something to do for next winter.
Edit; Just did a search and found this, i`ll have to look into the measurements a bit further
Ducati 748/916/996/998 - 243mm
Honda VFR750 (1990-93) - 242mm
Honda VFR750 (1994-97) - 227mm
VFR400 - 192mm
RVR400 - 202mm
Hawk NT650 - 235mm
RC30 - 235mm
RC45 - 250mm
MV Agusta F4 - 255mm