
17 Nov 2010
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Honda Transalp: Will 1998 pd10 parts fit a 1988 pd06 frame?
Hi guys
I own a 1988 pd06 Transalp with a good low miles engine/electrics etc but some nasty features on things like /forks/brakes/swingarm etc. I've just bought (but not yet collected) a 1998 pd10 with a big gas tank (34 or 38 litres?: small weenie means need for big tank  ) but a blown engine.
I could try to swap the 1988 engine into the 1998 bike, but this requires skills I don't have as there are all sorts of issues with electrics compatibility/ carb jet sizes etc. Also the 1998 bike has paperwork issues and would require payment of import taxes and the like as it's from abroad.
I have the skills to unbolt stuff from the 1998 bike and bolt it onto the 1988 chassis.
Are both chassis the same, particularly with regard to the shock/ swingarm/ shock linkage mounting points?
I am aware that the 1987/1988 shock and linkages are different from the 1989-onwards bikes: But are the mounting points on the frame the same or different? If they are different, how different? Can things be easily welded?
Is the stearing head the same or different? Are the petrol tank mounts the same?
I've already guessed that, assuming the swingarm fits, I'll have to somehow mount the rear brake fluid holder onto the 1988 frame (1988 bike has drum brake, 1998 has disk).
Any comments are much appreciated.
Kind regards and happy riding
Chris
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