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Started by DTR, December 31, 2010, 03:56:34 PM

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DTR

December 31, 2010, 03:56:34 PM
Before this frame gets powder coated, I want to remove these brackets from either side. What are the consequences of removing these from either side? New rear-sets that don't use these as mounting points and I'll have to fabricate some other way of hanging the exhaust? Anything else I should  consider before I get grinder-happy?

Speeddog

#1
January 01, 2011, 10:53:26 AM
No, that's about it.

Perhaps you might want to weld on whatever bracket you might need for hanging the exhaust?
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greenmonster

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January 03, 2011, 03:32:49 PM
What rearsets do not use these brackets?
Do you have them?
M900 -97 
MTS 1100s  -07

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January 03, 2011, 04:08:32 PM
Quote from: greenmonster on January 03, 2011, 03:32:49 PM
What rearsets do not use these brackets?
Do you have them?

+1, I think all rearsets use these as the mount points, otherwise you'd be putting all your weight on the engine itself.
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Speeddog

#4
January 03, 2011, 04:13:12 PM
Well, maybe he could use S*R rearsets, along with the longer swingarm pivot shaft.

Haven't done it myself, so YMMV.
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January 03, 2011, 04:36:14 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on January 03, 2011, 04:13:12 PM
Well, maybe he could use S*R rearsets, along with the longer swingarm pivot shaft.

Haven't done it myself, so YMMV.
That's true. And stock s*r rearsets are dirt cheap. are the pivot shafts the same diameter?
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Speeddog

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January 03, 2011, 04:39:54 PM
AFAIK, they're the same diameter.

Not sure at all if the brake hardware on an SSS rearset will clear a DSS.
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DTR

#7
January 05, 2011, 07:32:26 AM
Good points: How do different type (mounting points) rear sets mount and where does the brake apparatus go? The new titanium mufflers are high mount and I was going to fab a bracket off the sub-frame portion of the frame. I'll have to solve the rear brake issue before the sparks start to fly....

671M900

#8
January 05, 2011, 03:51:35 PM
Quote from: DTR on January 05, 2011, 07:32:26 AM
Good points: How do different type (mounting points) rear sets mount and where does the brake apparatus go? The new titanium mufflers are high mount and I was going to fab a bracket off the sub-frame portion of the frame. I'll have to solve the rear brake issue before the sparks start to fly....

The only ones that don't mount to those brackets that I know of are the s*r rearsets. The brake side of those has a bracket for the master cylinder. Others, like the cyclecat have a bracket to relocate the linkage to the lower sump bolts.
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DTR

#9
January 09, 2011, 08:15:30 PM
Thank you everyone for making me apply some sense to this: I don't want to add any more load to the engine (i.e.- the load of my Fat A** on the rear sets). The engine cases have been welded up and added stress isn't necessary. So, I'll stick to some modified OE ones just until I get this 18 month (plus) project back on the road.
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