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Sounds great, yes I was there for a two day event in 17, they had a one day event last year and a two day event this year.
I ride a lot, did 19 days last season.
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1299rFE said:

That suspension looks s3xy. Are you doing the rear as well ?

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Yes, thats not ordered yet. If you noticed one of the other threads in the forum i was trying to get a hold of the used sbk shock but guy only had acess to new which is wayyy out of my budget. So looks like ill be sticking to the ttx!

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I think this will be a nice bike good luck and happy assembling.

Busy day, finally home and just finished doing a quick polish so i could take pictures. Ill scrub it again and make it perfect before it goes on the bike for good. Any ideas on how to jack the engine up? i ordered the sato racing "frame" sliders and thinking about putting jack stands under those in conjunction with the front stand, but they wont be here until a week id say, we shall see how paitent i am.

But anyways, here it is. The Pierobon swingarm. 10% reduction in unsprung mass, weight is shifted toward the pivots for a lower center of gravity and more centralized mass. It also increases rigidity for an increased feel in the rear wheel. Other than all that stuff we may never notice, most importantly it just looks like something straight out of MotoGP. I love the design, I love the engineering behind it, i love it the italian/ducati background being made in Borgo Panigale. Ive always wanted this look and never thought id get it. Hope you all enjoy looking at this hunk of metal as much as i do! If you havent noticed by now i have a thing for shiny aluminum LOL.

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Amazing build JC. That Pierobon swingarm is sick!

Holy .... that is nice kit

Thanks guys! Very happy i got the nickel coated brembo rear caliper it looks like it was made to go with the swingarm. Although i might paint the axle blocks and caliper bracket black to break up all the alumium. Pierobon also does that, see their pics, i think it works.

Very minor update: since i am waiting for some orders to process and this isnt something people do very often (im assuming?) i figured i share the experience. I took apart the OEM axle last night. Never seen the axle blocks threaded on to the axle before. Its a good idea, but a PIA to take off if you ever need to if u dont have the tools. FYI - Pierobon swingarm does not accomodate the stock axle. The kit i have uses their axle with OEM blocks.

For whatever reason you need to seperate the threaded axle block from the axle, here is how its done. I dont know if theres a specific tool, but it would be the same as a fork cartridge holding tool. Place the axle in the tool, and clamp it in a vice. Take your heat gun and cook the block, the loctite they use is like cement. Now twist the block off, if it doesnt move with about 20 ft lbs of pressure, heat it more. (Probably best to use a really big adjustable box wrench because it doesnt have teeth that will mar the block) i used channel locks because i didnt care, this part will be hidden by the swing arm anyways and i dont think i have a box wrench that big. If you were like me and used pliers that left marks its a good idea to file these smooth that way they dont catch on the surface of the swingarm when moving the wheel back and forth when adjusting the chain.


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Any updates?? I wanna see that swingers on the bike!

KarlKani said:

Any updates?? I wanna see that swingers on the bike!

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Nothing new yet, still waiting on sliders to arrive to put the bike on stands. only way i can think of to get it supported to do the swap. I was going to tear apart the ohlins in detail the other night, but got busy so thatll probably be posted over the weekend. Hopefully it will be useful for people on the forum!

As soon as i have updates or more parts itll be on here (getting delayed on the wheels and shock at the moment be patient with me) Thanks for checking back!

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Hey everyone, just wanted to update you guys. My slider kit is in so im ready to jack up the rear and do the swingarm. I might put off doing it for a few days just because of my schedule. I did start diving into the Ohlins the other night. I have all my bushings, springs and shock finally on order so expect the shiny parts to start to rolling back in after this short little break.

Below are the internals of the FGRT fork, I will document how to do a full rebuild and include all pictures and other work that can be done to them once all my replacement parts are in, I will post it in another thread as its usable to anyone on here running the FGRT series not just us 959 guys.

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Turns out i didnt need the sliders allthough jacking it up from there would have been easier since i could take more off. Rearsets seemed way more stable so i went with those.

Anyways here it is INSTALLED the Pierobon swinger, enjoy! Look for the matching brembo caliper!!

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God damn it looks insanely good as expected

KarlKani said:

God damn it looks insanely good as expected

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Thank you, im thrilled with it. Now time to take it off lol! I gotta clean that engine good, and i have some other pieces in bound that will be easier to install with it off.

An update to all on the next step, ill be fitting the tank cover so i can start paint and finishing up my Ohlins rebuild along with other go fast parts that are in bound. Im currently trying to cross refrence seals for the FGRT fork that way i can use SKF low friction seals and wipers instead of ohlins's over priced NOK ones

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jc808504 said:

Thank you, im thrilled with it. Now time to take it off lol! I gotta clean that engine good, and i have some other pieces in bound that will be easier to install with it off.

An update to all on the next step, ill be fitting the tank cover so i can start paint and finishing up my Ohlins rebuild along with other go fast parts that are in bound. Im currently trying to cross refrence seals for the FGRT fork that way i can use SKF low friction seals and wipers instead of ohlins's over priced NOK ones

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if you dont mind me asking. how much did that swingarm cost?

youngR said:

if you dont mind me asking. how much did that swingarm cost?

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If youre trying to figure out how much they go for, i know they dont post prices anywhere, im still not 100% sure myself.

I bought this piece used from someone off ebay. karl and i were both eyeing it posted on ebay for 3k as a kit the seller bought from Boulder Motorsports. I worked out a deal with the seller that didnt include the pieces of the kit i had no use for.

As far as retail pricing goes i hear its around 6k euros for the swingarm alone from pierobon and then there may be taxes and fees. He said he paid 8.5k usd at boulder motorsports for the kit. I know pierobon charges insane prices for stands and he had the stand, and then you need the pierobon axle to make this work, and then the option of spacers for either OEM wheels or OZ wheels, then other little pieces and options are available, but arent essential.

I somehow stumbled on this by chance on ebay. i dont know how common these are and if youll find one on there again anytime soon.

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Also with swingarm, what size tires can you fit?

youngR said:

Also with swingarm, what size tires can you fit?

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Im not sure what other sizes work for sure, i did not look into that as i am only interested in running the stock 180/60 tire sizing and stock 5.5 wheel width.

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Went with Ohlins TTX GP shock, its just arrivred from Ohlins with my FGRT bushings and springs!

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Finally fitted the tank cover as im getting prepared for paint. I was hesitant to post this as I will need to do some shaving because i am using the Ducati Performance race seat. It looks like that pencil mark that they made is the area that i need to shave off. Couldnt be happier with the fit. Obviously its not perfect at the moment because of my seat, but that wont be a problem, glad they have the refrence marks for it.

To my suprise this actually doubles as a tank extender. As you can see it comes back far enough to covers the bolt for the seat, but has a hole and extension so youre able to remove the seat easily. I do plan on making those bolts blend in and covering up the hole, for those who cant deal with that, wait until the finished product, i think you will be okay with how i will hide it.

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How about a side shot?