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Glitch
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | 
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Reep, if you mean the forks, it would give you longer travel. If you mean the fender, it would give you a mean super-moto look. If you mean both, it would give you longer travel with a mean super-moto look.  |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 02:34 pm: |
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Reep, It would look something like this...
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Reepicheep
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 03:14 pm: |
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Bingo!
(though with *my* budget, the fender is a LOT more likely to happen then the forks....)
I was just wondering if both the front and the back on a TT are "higher". If you only swapped the front, would the bike be sitting with the rear 1" low or something? I think the TT uses the "long" frame... not sure if the swingarm and frame are different, or just the frame...
Not that I am likely to do it, just thinking, and wondering if you could easily build a 9 with suspension travel of the TT.
(or more in keeping with my cheapskate nature, find somebody with a TT that thinks it's too tall and swap ) |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 03:35 pm: |
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could be done, I dont count on cheap though. It would be a new swing arm, at least, a new belt and probably more than a hand full of fasteners, and I hear the oil lines dont match up directly in placement either. To get more ground clearance it might be better off with going with a diff exhaust. I am considering the XR750 pipes that would get me an additional 2.5 inches of clearance. Nothing I have looked at was less than a grand a pop for either option. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 04:56 pm: |
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Thats why I was thinking just front end, and leaving the swingarm be.
I wonder if the back end of a TT sits the *back* bike any higher then a lightning long, and wonder if that sits any higher then a 9s. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 04:57 pm: |
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Cityslicker... is that a whole Uly front end, or just the "beak"? |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 06:52 pm: |
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Dropped by the dealer to get a hat, & check out the new toys. I got the new brochure, w/the TT, the salesman was bitching that Buell was pitching the TT to the "ghetto crowd", then implied they wouldn't be able to afford it. I told him that if they could afford gold plated swing arms on their 'Busa's, they could afford a Buell or a Hog. Then, ( I was a bit miffed by then ) I told him ( where the owner could hear ) he'd gone lazy selling Harley's, where people come in & pick a color, but are by golly going to get a Hog. While across the parking lot ( at the "other" bike division, same folk ) they have to actually sell people on a Honda vs. a Kawa. Then I capped it with, "If you had Buell T-shirts, I'd buy Buell T-shirts, and if you welcomed the chrome plated 'Busa riders, they'd buy your hogs." I'm staying away for a week or two to let them calm down.
The TT looks interesting, but the Ss is more likely to get my $$ in the future, after they put a Uly seat & bag mounts on it. |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 06:25 pm: |
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Its the whole assembly, top and bottom. Did this back in March. You should have seen the look on my parts guys face when I told him what I wanted to do. They all think I am crazy  , Other side pic
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Steve_mackay
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 06:32 pm: |
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I'll sell ya the entire white set off my STT when I get it Brian, then you could have an STT-mini-me |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 06:54 pm: |
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Almost time to start the bike nites again. Wednesdays and Sundays, we always invite the other brands down. The Busa, Gixxer, and Honda rocket riders are closer to what we do than the Harley Chrome crew. Besides it is fun to watch the old guard groan when a wolf pack of 20-30 rockets pull in the dealership. Even more so when they find out they were invited and here for an organized and sponsored event at "their" dealership. Just got off of Ninjas myself, riding is riding, I would rather have you on one that I sell. Cant do that if you get shunned at the door. Besides it is fun to watch those long liter bikes in the hairpins and really twisted country roads.  |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 08:25 pm: |
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Cool! Did that start as a lightning long? Or a 9sx?
Thats cool! |
Glitch
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:07 pm: |
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Reep, looks like a City Cross.
Nice job there Slicker.
Smokescreen was thinking of doing the same thing before the TT came out.
I would have liked to see an XB9TT but I guess the 9s are relegated to City Cross only.
Too bad too, the 9 is such a nice engine, only under appreciated. |
Steve_mackay
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:14 pm: |
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Glitch, I agree. I wish the TT did come in a 9. I prefer the 9 engine. |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 05:59 pm: |
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Had to have the 9 block, it was the only way to get it dressed in black. It is a stock City X as far as suspension travel, wheel. Just put the Blast Bars on it to give me more comfort for longer distance, and ability to get up in the pegs for dirty riding.
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Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:40 pm: |
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Finally got one out on the Road. Eagle Mark Financing (HDC) Didnt have the model loaded yet. Makes me wonder if we have the first one on the road officially? :P (Apparently the pic is to big to show off the new Owner) |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 01:34 am: |
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The Mini Me TT is coming ! The guy that bought our TT might give up his side plates for the sake of the quest and Build of the new BlasTT Ordered an Arctic White front fender from Acerbis today ($20), and his side plates... And our Arctic Blast from the showroom. I will show pics when it is done. Has anyone else seen one of these TT's on the road?!?!?! |
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