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Dtech
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 06:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just purchased a 2005 Buell and I am confused; the markings on the bodywork say Firebolt XB12R, the marking on the engine says Lightning XB12S, under the tach it says XB12S, yet the VIN # (4MXWX) translates as a Lightning XB12Scg. Would anybody know what I really have? Thank you!}
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Sparky
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 06:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

LightFiringBolt?
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Bearly_legal
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 07:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Frankenstein
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Luxor
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 07:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The infamous Lego Buell. : )

Go by the VIN.
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Glitch
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 08:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I dunno, mines got an S front end, and an R tail...
; )
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Brumbear
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 09:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What color is the rear shock? what is the OD of the front fork tubes
yellow I believe is low for the shock and the front tubes on an scg are 41mm not 43
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Hogluvr
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm guessing an XB12Scg that someone swapped an R tail on?
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Ourdee
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 11:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

bueller
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Dtech
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Brumbear, The shock is black w/ a yellow spring. I have yet to measure the shocks.
Don't Lightnings have tube handlebars?
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 04:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

Would anybody know what I really have?




Post some pictures so I can tell you what doesn't add up : )
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Notpurples2
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 05:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Firebolt


Lightning


You can swap out tails or front fairings to get the following

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Ericz
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Haha! That Lightningbolt picture really caught me by surprise. I finally realized that it was reversed and that the motor and driveline were not something crazy!
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Glitch
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That Lightningbolt picture really caught me by surprise.
LOL me too!
Here's an old one of mine.


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Dtech
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK, here are some pictures. Let me know if you need to see something specific.

https://picasaweb.google.com/111213871251231105952 /DropBox?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNmCu-HkkaLHKQ&f eat=directlink

I took the battery out to get checked & charged. (She died on me 30 min into a ride, still looking into that).
Thank you all for looking!
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Dtech
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Glitch, What exhaust is that, it looks very similar to mine.
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Glitch
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's the Buell Race can, I painted it black.
You've got what looks like a SpecOps commonly know as an Odie pipe.


Looks to me like you've got an XB12Scg that had the body work swapped out.
You can tell by the placement of the ECM, I put mine in a similar spot and put the fuses under the pillion seat.

(Message edited by glitch on March 26, 2012)
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Glitch
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

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Dtech
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Glitch,
I thought Lightning's had tube handle bars?
Nice work on the fuses! The ECM says for racing only, I assume it went along with the pipes?
The pipes are separate from each other & the interactive valve is gone (unlike what I saw on the Special Ops site).
Thank you.

(Message edited by Dtech on March 26, 2012)
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Your bike is a 2005 XB12SCG that has had the tail and front converted to Firebolt parts (looks like 06 bodywork). It still has the SCG suspension. The bike had tube handlebars, the top tree must of been replaced with the Firebolt one too. The ECM under the seat means it still has the Lightning wiring harness. Your muffler is a D&D exhaust, your ECM is the Buell P&A Race ECM. : )

You will want to replace the paperclip thing that holds the clutch cable on the front isolator, that style clip likes to break and will cause the clutch cable to melt against the header. Buell has an updated part that is more robust : )

(Message edited by Froggy on March 26, 2012)
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Dtech
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Froggy,
Thank you, that's a ton of info. It seems (to me) a lot of work for a styling change. I wanted to know when I look for parts (if it matters). You wouldn't happen to have a link to get the replacement part you mentioned?
If the VIN says "Scg" but the engine (and instrument cluster) says "S" what makes the difference in the bike?
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Glitch
Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 06:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The difference between an S and an Scg is the lower suspension, everything else is the same.
Frank you've better eyes than I, or more than likely a much better monitor.
You can probably get most any part you need from Al at American Sportbike.
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