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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: orange on October 05, 2007, 10:27:23 am

Title: Is this really an 857?
Post by: orange on October 05, 2007, 10:27:23 am

did the 857 ever have an alloy swingarm? I reckon the carbon one broke on this and they replaced with the alloy one.

It's on ebay just up the road from my in my home town.

(http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/bb/1f/356a_1.JPG)

Title: Re: Is this really an 857?
Post by: kiwi on October 05, 2007, 02:40:23 pm

the 757 and the beast or animal had a alloy swingarm.

Title: Re: Is this really an 857?
Post by: orange on October 05, 2007, 07:38:27 pm

yes emailed him and turns out he swapped it from his 757!

Title: Re: Is this really an 857?
Post by: Colin on October 06, 2007, 03:54:02 am

It's a small isn't it? Problems with the shock on these models I think?

Col.

Title: Re: Is this really an 857?
Post by: shovelon on October 07, 2007, 09:03:07 am

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It's a small isn't it? Problems with the shock on these models I think?

Col.

Yes, you are right, it is a small. The only problem with the shock is that proflex notched out the resivior just under the eye. For the life of me, I can't reason out why they decided it was necessary other than to clear the cutout in the frame.

What I did on my wifie's small frame after the shock blew, was get a good one from Kiwi, and a notch the frame. Now it will fit any NR1.

I know, TMI, but the privious owner had jacked up the original shock to no end.

By the way, that 857 with the yellow bits is pretty shnazzy.

Terry