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Author Message   Teufelhunden282 Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 04:33 am:        What is the difference?   Kdan Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:13 am:        The XB9SL is lower. Identified by a Yellow rear shock. The seat is also lower.   Samiam Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:14 am:        Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the SL(the "Low") just has a lower seat (28.5" seat height). Sam   Samiam Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:15 am:        Kdan, ya beat me to it. Forgot about the shock, good catch. Sam   Kdan Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:18 am:        Faster Sam, faster! I'm amped on coffee! And FWIW, the stock rear shock is blue.   Samiam Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:20 am:        Yeah i gotta get me amped up a little more with my energy drink, got a long night ahead of me. Ahh, the joy of being in the military, night watches. At least I get a computer... Sam   Kdan Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:25 am:        I get to run a computer center for a large blue computer company. 12 hours of surfing and reading spew on message boards...Ah the sacrifices we make to maintain the economy, eh?! Stay alert. Are we actually hijacking this guys thread since his question got answered? Energy Drinks, I do not like them, Sam I am, I do not like energy drinks... (Message edited by kdan on July 06, 2006)   Samiam Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:26 am:        Kdan, sent you a PM. Sam   Samiam Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 05:31 am:        Energy drinks... the new age coffee I also don't have a coffee maker here, so... Would you like them with a fox? Would you like them in a box? I'm not sure if we're hijacking... maybe piggy backing, if that's a term for it Sam   Zeek Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 12:05 pm:        Front struts are lowered and rear spring is yellow and shorter. The seat is also thinner. Derek '03 XB9SL   Dcentric Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 12:20 pm:        the seat is pretty painful since the lowering was essentially removing pad. I'd get a gel implant on the seat so you can withstand a ride longer than 45 minutes.   Teufelhunden282 Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 12:47 pm:        Thanks, I have a S. Good to know   Fenderbender Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 10:00 pm:        If this is the case, would a low seat on a city x drop the seat height a lot? I really want to buy a city x, but I'm up on my tip toes. I'm 5'5", my options are very limited if I want to flat foot it. I'm hoping the low seat will give me the chance to come close to flat footing. Anybody have experince with this?   99buellx1 Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 10:31 pm:        The only height difference from a CityX and a regular lightning is the seat. You can get a regular seat from a lightning any year '03 and newer and have it be lower. Go sit on either a XB9S or XB12S and see how it fits you. If that's not low enough, the Low seat will bring it down a bit more.   Fenderbender Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 06:41 am:        thanks for the info. I think I will be all right with the low seat on the city x.   Just_john Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 08:35 am:        I've got a City X with a low seat and it works just fine.   99buellx1 Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 09:56 am:        I wouldnt recommend going with the low seat unless you absolutely have to. It has far less padding than the other seats available. I would first try a regular Lightning. If you feel comfortable at that height I would get the Select seat (check Buell website for info on it), it has gel inserts and is quite comfy. If the regular seat is still too tall, then try the low seat. I see the low seat as a last resort.   Kootenay Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 02:45 pm:        "I really want to buy a city x, but I'm up on my tip toes. I'm 5'5", my options are very limited if I want to flat foot it." You're concentrating on the wrong thing. Lose your dependency on flatfooting, and you'll find the seat height ain't so bad. You're taller than I am...I've ridden both the regular Lightning as well as the Lightning Low, and I preferred the regular 9S even though I couldn't flatfoot it (that low seat, I don't like it...). BTW, I've ridden the Uly, too--now that's a tall bike (well, actually it's the height and weight together that make it a bit tough for us short guys). I sure wouldn't worry too much about the CityX.   Fenderbender Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 09:59 pm:        Kootenay, how comfortable do you feel not being able to flat foot. I'm ok with being on my toes, but with the regular city x seat I'm way up on my very tip toes. Of course, I can lean to the side and support with one leg at a time, but I'm not sure how comfortable I would be that way long term. I could live with it if I have to I guess,but I'm trying to find a happy medium.   Metalstorm Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 10:16 pm:        The other option is to find a 9SL or a 12Scg & put a stock, StreetFighter or Select seat in place of the low seat. It'll be really close to the same height as a standard S with a low seat but will have a comfty seat instead. I can't remember if it's a smidgeon higher or lower but it's real close.

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