907 Swing Arm On 750

907 swingarm fit info?

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details on the clock

in case it`s not working and you try to fix it

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Steering, wheel and suspension bearings (P750 & 906)

Steering head bearing (2x)
id* 25mm od* 47mm width 15mm
SKF 32005-X/Q or
TIMKEN 32005X-90KA1 (inner bearing: XAA32005X, outer ring: YAA32005X) or
SNR 32005.V.C12

...with seal (2x)
id 45mm od 52mm width 4mm
i.e. SKF # 17692


Front and rear wheel bearing (2x per wheel)
id 20mm od 42mm with 16mm
SKF 63004-2RS1 / C3 or
FAG 63004-2RS or
RIV 30 L 20

Bearing in the sprocket carrier (2x)
SKF 6005-2RS1 / C3

(in 750Sport: SKF 6204-2RS1 / C3 or
FAG 6204.2RSR)


Swingarm

Bearing in the right side of the swingarm (2x)
id 20mm od 42mm with 16mm (same as wheel bearings)
SKF 63004-2RS1/C3 or
FAG 63004-2RS or
RIV 30 L 20

Needle bearing in the left side of the swingarm (2x)
id 25mm od 32mm width 20mm
SKF, FAG or INA HK 2520 or
IKO TLA 2520 Z or
SKF (Old No.) RHNA 253220

...with seal (2x)
id 25mm od 32mm width 4mm
i.e. INA 62 G 25-32-4 or Cortego A13 CFW B1OF* 25-32-4 (*B1 = metal ring, OF = ring w/o spring)

Bearing in center linkage mount of the swingarm (2x)
id 20 od 26mm width 20mm
SKF, FAG or INA HK 2020 or
IKO TLA 2020 Z or
SKF (Old No.) RHNA 202620

...with seal (2x) (Ducati part# 075549265, Anello Tenuta ST4-900M-SS/03)
Cortego BAOF* 20-26-4 C18 or Cortego A3 CFW B1OF* 20-26-4 (*BA = rubber shrouded, B1 = metal ring, OF = without spring)

Bearing in center linkage arm (where it mounts to the frame)
id 20mm od 26mm width 30mm
SKF, FAG or INA HK 2030 or
IKO TLA 2030 Z or
SKF (Old No.) RHNA 202630

...with seal (2x) (Ducati part# 075549265, Anello Tenuta ST4-900M-SS/03)
Cortego BAOF* 20-26-4 C18 or Cortego A3 CFW B1OF* 20-26-4 (*BA = rubber shrouded, B1 = metal ring, OF = without spring)

Bearing in center linkage arm (where the 2 connecting rods are connected) (2x)
id 20 od 26mm width 20mm
SKF, FAG or INA HK 2020 or
IKO TLA 2020 Z or
SKF (Old No.) RHNA 202620

...with seal (2x) (Ducati part# 075549265, Anello Tenuta ST4-900M-SS/03)
Cortego BAOF* 20-26-4 C18 or Cortego A3 CFW B1OF* 20-26-4 (*BA = rubber shrouded, B1 = metal ring, OF = without spring)


*id = inner diameter, od* = outer diameter

Instrument Cluster Vibration Damper Alternatives - Cheap


From May of 2007....
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1750&p=12992#p12992



Edit - Price on December 18, 2008 is $1.54 each for part #9376K201 listed as the one with the metric thread....

http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgP ... 4977851946

Rear Wheel Removal

Rear wheel removal steps here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3279

16" tires

the original sizes 130/60ZR16 and 160/60ZR16 are not available by any manufacturer.

The production of the Pirelli MP7 was stopped in the early 90s, the production of the Michelin A59X and M59X was stopped in 2005 after only being produced in batches once or twice a year the years before.
If "new" ones are sold somewhere be aware that these are a minimum of 5 years old, probably older !

Alternatives:

front:
130/70-16, common size produced by several manufacturers as used ie on Honda Fireblade. The bigger tire diameter requires lifting the front fender

rear:
150/80-16, tire manufacturers do not recommend this tire with a 5" wide rim. However in 2009 Ducati Germany issued an official approval for this size ( http://www.ducati.de/service/reifenfreigabe_paso.php ). The tire is very high so it touches the swingarm in the front. Hence you have to adjust the chain excenter as much to the back as possible and/or modify the swingarm. The remaining possibility of adjusting chain tension will be small. Longer side and center stand may be required.

180/60-16, a size produced mainly for heavy toures like Honda Goldwing and therefore not optimal for the Paso but there are exceptions for custom applications like ie the Avon Cobra AV72. Tire diameter is smaller than the 150/80 but it is wider so it`s required to offset the chain (front & rear sprocket) so it won`t touch the tire. (before the AV72, there was the AM42 and before that the AM23)

Tire manufacturers generally recommend to combine only tires with matching characteristics, meaning one should not combine a "slow/flat profile" touring tire with a with a "fast/responsive" Supersport front tire with a sharp profile. I.e. the Avon AV72 should only be combined with a AV45 front.

Not recommended are: 120/80-16, 150/70-16 or 160/70-16 (the only tire this size is out of production anyway)
170/70-16 was not done yet, but it`s very likely you`ll end up with both clearance issues of 150/80 and 180/60 as the 170/70 has the same diameter as the 150/80 and almost the same width as the 180/60-16.

Star twin Motors in the Netherlands ( http://www.startwin.com/ ) meanwhile makes an adapter to lengthen the swingarm and give more clearance for a higher 150/80-16. (Note the tire is already higher and the adapters make the rear come up even more which will change the bikes geometry). My personal guess is that you`ll also need a longer chain. Probably with 108 links like the one of the 907ie.


Tire production dates:

on the flank of the tire there`s the DOT number. Until the year 2000 it had 3 digits, after that 4.
The first 2 digits indicate the calender week, the last the production year.
So ie DOT 2306 means production in cw23 2006.

To differentiate the production years with 3 digit codes symbols were added to the number.
DOT 276 would indicate a production in cw27 of 1986 while for a 1996 production year there would be a triangle behind the 3 digit code as can be seen here:



Tire markings

i.e. 150/80B16 71V
80 is the height of the tire as percentage of its width. Hence if the tire is 150mm wide the height is 120mm. 71 is the weight index. 71 corresponds to 345kg max. load (with correctly set tire pressure. Lower tire pressure will reduce max load. At speeds above speed index of the tire max load will decrease). B stands for bias belted, R would mean radial.

Side stand modification

if you don`t want it to retract automatically when you lift the bike


or just cut down the head of the side stand bolt so the plate can pass above it