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Zenfrogmaster
Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 08:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

2001 Buell Cyclone – differences between M2 and M2L

These dimensions are from the 2001 owner’s manual:

Seat Height
M2: 29.5”, 74.93cm
M2L: 27.5”, 69.85cm

Ground Clearance
M2: 5.2”, 13.21cm
M2L: 4.2”, 10.67cm

The part numbers are from the 2000-2001 parts catalog (itself part number 99572-01Y)

Complete fork legs:
Front fork assembly, left
46032-99Y
J0121.01A4 low

Front fork assembly, right
46033-99Y
J0122.01A4 low

Fork Parts:
Spring
46037-99Y
J0113.01A4 low

Damper Assembly
46038-99Y
J0109.01A4 low

Guide Bushing
46083-97YA
J0112.01A4 low

Slider Tube
46147-99Y
J0107.01A4 low

Shock Absorber:
This is where it gets interesting. The shocks are the same, so one might assume that shock "assembly" refers to the shock and bracket. However, only one bracket is listed separately, indicated as an M2 part.

Shock Absorber Assembly
K0431.9
K0410.01A4A low

Bracket for rear shock absorber
K0407.01A1

Frame and Body:
Sidestand
50201.97Y for model year 2000
L0167.97YT for model year 2001
L0167.01A4YT for model year 2001 low

Seats
52373-99Y
M0090.01A4 low
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Prairie2010
Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 04:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks. I was wondering about this. My guess is the dimensions can't be much different for the 2002 models.
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Dwardo
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So, is the conclusion that the M2L uses the same shock, but the bracket was not available separately? Can anyone post a picture of an M2L shock mount so I can try to see which one my bike has? Thanks.
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Zenfrogmaster
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

M2L bracket:


m2l
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Dwardo
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 02:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks. That's pretty much what mine looks like. How does it differ from the regular bracket? Can anyone tell me what the measurement is from the triple clamp to the top of the fork leg with the forks fully extended, on an M2L? That would tell me if I have the M2L forks, I think.
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Zenfrogmaster
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 02:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Unladen - but not fully extended - it's exactly 4" from the bottom of the triple to the top of the lower fork leg. When the rain stops I'll put it up and get the better measurement.
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Dwardo
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks! If I recall correctly, mine is 5 inches with the bike hanging from the rafters. It was about 50F here or maybe better so I rode the thing today. It wuz great!
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Rotzaruck
Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I got my 2002 M2 parts book.
The shock asm numbers, and the mounting bracket are the same as the 01. The index numbers on the page, though, don't seem to indicate that the bracket is part of the shock assembly. But as in Zen's 01 book there is no other mount shown. In other posts there are references to different brackets and re drilling a standard bracket to make it a low. If the difference is in the shock itself, it must be in the piston length inside the housing. When I put the two together, the low didn't have any weight on it. I think I would like to hold both in my hands off the bike.
Standard mounted, Low on the jack, and the standard bracket




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Djkaplan
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 04:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is it me? I can see the shock on the jack is CLEARLY longer than the shock on the bike. Laden or undladen, it doesn't matter... all pull shocks get longer with a load on the them, not shorter. If anything, the difference would even be greater comparing the shocks off the bike.

Why am I the only one who sees the shock being held up is longer than the shock on the bike?
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Aesquire
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 09:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I keep looking at my parts book. No difference in brackets, but different shocks & the shop manual calls for different shock lengths. There IS a lowering bracket, but it's not a stock part.

I'm just an idiot M2L owner, any help from the experts??
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Rotzaruck
Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2008 - 09:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Okay, I pulled the standard shock and the low is longer (DJ, I didn't understand about the pull part!!) by less than a half inch. I can't tell any difference in the bracket, but I didn't pull the standard off, just held the low up beside it. It would help if the shocks had some numbers on them!!






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