| Author | Message | ||
     S1owner |
Put this on my 96 S1 with pm wheels it is an 07 cb 12 swingarm http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=13080 7107988&globalID=EBAY-US | ||
| Loki |
its been done, an awful lot of work though. | ||
| S1owner |
I have seen it but i am looking for info on what it would take could use its oil res get rid of mine mod to an upper shock but want to know what it would take to fit it on my bike? | ||
| Beatx1 |
I don't think you want that style swing arm. The earlier XB ones are solid across the bearing area and that one is open. Might work, might not. Plus I dont know how difficult it would be to run tuber rims in a XB swingarm. Does any one know? (Message edited by beatx1 on December 04, 2012) | ||
| S1owner |
Or how about one from an 03 xb9? | ||
| Kc_zombie |
Is this what we are talking about (scroll to the bottom)? http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/224086.html I could have sworn there was a thread recently too.. (Message edited by kc_zombie on December 04, 2012) | ||
| S1owner |
Vince thats what i am talking about he used an S 3 from what i read but yes here is where i got the thought http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=27111 5335849&globalID=EBAY-US What do you guys think some custom spacers and a wheel conversion and shock relocation is the main work | ||
| Purpony |
you would need to come up with a custom rear axle to run tuber wheels on an XB swingarm. The XB axle is 30mm and the bearing diameter on the Tuber wheel is 25mm... | ||
| Dannybuell |
wow! | ||
| S1owner |
At that point i would just use xb wheels no big deal with fitment then. Danny wow to me or tge add? | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
I have to say it looks nice ,only thing it needs is a front fairing or different headlight and the battery on it's old place with the tuber under slung shock. S1owner ,i would go for the earlier xb swingarm. You also have to bent or cut the passenger brackets to fit the xb swingarm. | ||
| Cyclonecharlie |
I would think a bearing store could get you the bearings with the proper inner and outer dimensions so you could still use the tuber wheels. | ||
| Purpony |
possibly... myself and others have searched and searched with no success for bearings the opposite way... bearing with a center ID hole of 25mm that fits a XB wheel... havnt found any yet... Maybe they make bearings to fit a tuber wheel with a 30mm center ID hole | ||
| S1owner |
I am not a fan of the headlight or the front fender but overall i like the bike! Can not figure out where the batery is maybe under the rear cowl or under behind the muffler? I would like to do tge swing arm with shock so yhe rear is cleaner would have to lay the batery down! | ||
| Dutch_x1 |
take a look at this  dutch buell owner build a xb engine and swingarm in a tuber. | ||
| S1owner |
Dutch i need more thats just teasing me! Lets have more info on this one | ||
| Dutch_x1 |
going to contact the owner and ask for more info and pictures ( i know he is building a second xb tuber) (Message edited by Dutch x1 on December 05, 2012) | ||
| Onespeedpaul |
That's exactly what I had in mind as probably the least painless way to do it. more details please!!! | ||
| S1owner |
Thanks dutch Paul you lookin at doin this too? We could def bounce things back and forth (Message edited by S1owner on December 05, 2012) | ||
| Kc_zombie |
I knew I had seen this recently. Man, I thought I was loosing my mind...  Here is the thread: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/47623/695028.html?1352745897 | ||
| S1owner |
Vince thanks i have sent a pm so i can start drumming his brain for info Dutch do what you can if that bike was black it would be mine with an xb arm | ||
| Kc_zombie |
Awesome, let us know what you come up with. | ||
| Dutch_x1 |
i`ve talked to the owner from the tuber with the xb engine .he told me it`s o.k to give his email address to anyone who is interested in information about his buell. send me a pm if you are interested and i`ll send you his email address | ||
| Dutch_x1 |
another beauty   | ||
| Loose1 |
S1, if you need help let me know. I'm a machinist and put a xb swing arm on a blast. I'm not too far from you too. Matt | ||
| Hootowl |
Doesn't the rear suspension push the frame forward, potentially causing front mount/isolator issues? The mounts were not designed to have those kinds of loads placed on them. Several people have made these modifications. Any reliability issues as of yet? | ||
| Foximus |
NOW THAT I LIKE SOOO MUCH. Minus that tail... a bit too long. Sigh. Time to make a new oil tank... | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Matt's is the coolest Blast you will ever see.. | ||
| S1owner |
Matt i appreciate it what swing arm do you think would be the best to do it with? Hoot i would think properly done it will distribute the weight through outlike a crunch frame of a race car just my thought! | ||
| Loose1 |
I think any of the xb swing arms would work. I would use the ss/uly arm just because it's the longer one and would be closer to the stock wheelbase than the standard length xb swing arm. Thanks for the compliment Brad. Matt |
