[Ducati] Swingarm

[Jones, Dennis]

Ron,
As a comment on John's post below, my recollection is that Chris Kelley
of California Cycleworks was a proponent of the steel swingarm versus
the aluminum ones for bikes that do trackdays or are raced, because they
are more durable than the aluminum versions.  Heavier, and probably not
with the "cool" factor of the aluminum swingarms, but more durable, and
you can find them cheaply.  

And, a question of John.  Why do you say you would require a wheel, tire
and axle change?  I'm curious because I've considered replacing my steel
swingarm with an aluminum one from time to time, although I've never
done it, and have never heard that these sorts of changeouts are
necessary.  Comments?
D.J.


Ron,
Sorry to hear this. If you have pics, send them. I'd like to inspect the

failure. I wouldn't expect help from Ducati, though.

You might want to consider looking for a steel CR swingarm. They should
be 
inexpensive.

If not, I have an aluminum SP swingarm which I recently purchased on
ebay, 
but after receiving, it left me scratching my head as to whether I'd 
actually do the conversion. I didn't realize it was going to involve a 
wheel, tire, and possibly an axle. I don't really want to sink that much

money into this bike. So if you're interested, I'd be happy to re-sell
it to 
you for what I paid on ebay. Here's the auction number: 230151307998.

Please PM me if ya wanna.


John Filak
Potterstown, NJ, USA
"Tempus Fugit"