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    TL1000R-ish rear axles?

    So, i've got a narrowed TL1000R swingarm in my kat - from memory we narrowed it about 1" - is there a hollow axle out there thats the same diameter as the TL, but a little shorter? Thinking about redoing the bearings etc in the rear wheel and putting a hollow axle in it (currently using the solid katana axle with spacers at the adjuster blocks).

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    GB, there is a fella named Vandriver over on 'TLPlanet'. He is a fitter and turner and CNC's alot of very trik parts for TL's. Go there and pm him. He will be able to help you.

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    can you have the tl one shortened and rethreaded ?

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    I don't have a TL axle to begin with, so if there's something out there that's the right dimeter, and a little shorter than a TL unit, then that would be what I would buy..

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    OK, so I've now found out that TL, SRAD and Busa all use the same 32mm axle, so I wonder if anyone else went 32mm?
    Shortening is probably not going to work - from what I understand they're necked down internally for a 25mm thread.

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    what you can do is get the TL axle cut and shortened and get a decent machinist to weld it back together then machine it smooth again (I had to get a Aprilia axle extended for my TL) and this is how it was done. you could get it shortened in the center of the bearings area

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    by the way do you have pics of this swing arm?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TillerRider View Post
    by the way do you have pics of this swing arm?
    Looks exactly like a polished TL1000R arm that's had 25mm cut out of the middle to fit between the pilion peg hangers of a Katana...

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    Pics would make that so much easier to imagine...

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    I had the same issue fitting the zx10 swinger with GSXR extensions and wheel to my ZX7. the GSXR axle was to wide for the zx10 swinger I couldn't get it shortened due because they are necked down the I got a new axle made. It's abit heavier than the stock unit but fits like a glove so happy.
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    If you get measurements and draw up a decent picture I can smash one out on my CNC lathe.

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