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Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 05:33 pm: |
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Is this possible? If so what do I need to do? I have a xb12Ss I Just don't want a passenger seat so I'm looking for a rear seat cowl or seeing if a Firebolt sub frame would fit on my bike. |
Froggy
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 06:11 pm: |
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Yes, but it doesn't bolt on due to the differences in the 4.4 gallon frame. You will need to make an adapter bracket but it is doable. |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 06:28 pm: |
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Has anyone done this before? Or does anyone make a kit for this? I'd like to just find a rear seat cowl for my bike...probably be easier. |
Froggy
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 06:46 pm: |
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Yes its been done, nobody makes a kit. You can get a seat cowl from Trojan. http://www.trojan-horse.co.uk/cgi-bin/strcvr/bin/s p.cgi/s/258/197.html |
Glitch
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 06:47 pm: |
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No kits, just fabrication. |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 07:07 pm: |
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hmmmm, I like the ones this guy is making but I can't get a hold of him! http://www.buellxb.com/Buells-for-Sale/Buell-Parts -for-Sale/xb-lightning-passenger-seat-cover Which one you guys like better? OR would fit/be more reliable? The guy from the garage or T.H.? |
Iman501
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 07:08 pm: |
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any pictures? i like to see what others have built! |
Im_joedirt
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 07:13 pm: |
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I have a cowl for sale. |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 07:20 pm: |
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For the ss long, joedirt? |
Froggy
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 07:30 pm: |
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06 SS
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Im_joedirt
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 08:13 pm: |
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It is off my 04 XB12s. not sure what else it fits? |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 09:57 pm: |
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wow that's a beautiful bike! yeah your seat cowl won't fit my bike. |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 10:44 pm: |
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PM Sent joedirt. |
Tdiddy
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 11:05 pm: |
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That SS with the orange wheels is sharp. It makes me want to buy back the SS I sold a few years ago and make it look like the one above. |
Rageonthedl
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 07:54 am: |
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I had my passengers seat recovered it gave it a cowl look but it could be sat on at anytime w/o needing to remove parts.
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Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:29 am: |
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That looks pretty good! |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 07:55 pm: |
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Does anyone know someone personally that has done the Firebolt subframe on an Lightning?! I found a sub frame and I think I want to go that route now. I just want to ask them what they all did exactly to make this work... |
Kenney83
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:19 pm: |
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i always liked the lightning sub frame on the firebolt. those look good. |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:23 pm: |
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haha I'll trade you my lightning sub frame for your firebolt sub frame! |
Kenney83
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:42 pm: |
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I am not ready to make that change yet. The wife likes the Firebolt sub frame. when ever I get a new bike I will probily do the mod. There was a guy a 1125cr that put a lightning sub frame on it. that was a good looking bike |
Glitch
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 10:01 pm: |
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The best way to do it is to trade with someone, and do it together. No forgotten or missing parts. Wolfridgerider and I did just that. Took about an hour.
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Scooternerd
| Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:01 am: |
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I have a firebolt subframe if someone needs it. |
Jstfkndi
| Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:07 am: |
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I have seen the Lightning to Firebolt conversion, but not the vice versa. I like the comfort of the Lightning seat, but the fairing protection of the Firebolt. Does anyone have pics of the Firebolt to Lightning subframe swap? I keep acquiring Firebolts, but my love for the "S" look and its comfort continue to sway me! (Message edited by jstfkndi on March 12, 2010) |
Rjn
| Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:00 pm: |
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it's no R but an S with the R fairing
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Jstfkndi
| Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 01:10 pm: |
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Close enough! I knew someone out there had one! Looks good! |
Glitch
| Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 03:39 pm: |
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After searching a little for pics... How to S to R Now for the pics... Wolfridgerider's bike with my S tail. Lonexb's bike, in white and black. Fireflyer's bike. There's plenty more, all I did was search for "tail swap" |
Fatboy_grim
| Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 05:42 pm: |
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Well I have a xb12ss tail if someone wants to trade me tails for an R. |
Lonexb
| Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 04:22 am: |
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Actually Glitch, it is two different bikes. The white one is a 9r. The black one is a 12r. Brian |
Glitch
| Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 10:46 am: |
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Kenney83
| Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 11:12 am: |
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wouldn't it be easier to go from a R to a S because of where all the electronics are stored? You would have to reposition them with the R tail. I think I have heard of people haveing trouble with the bank angle sensor after a swap? Just what I have heard. |