| Author | Message | ||
     Dannyboyfenian |
Anybody got a picture they can post of a 12R with an S tail sectoin.(short seat) Or better yet a full fairing with an S tail. I want to convert mine....I think. | ||
| Lonexb |
  not the greatest pic  i will post up more after i get home from work. if you want. brian | ||
| Lions |
What??? You actually work? | ||
| Silverado140 |
Danny - If you decide to make the swap, I've got 90% of the parts that you'll need. I just put an R tail on my S. I've got the following: S Seat Frame Rails Undertail Trunk lock cable Pasta Strainer License plate mount If you're interested, PM me & we'll talk price. Joe | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
Is it easier to put the tail on an S or S front on an R? | ||
| Silverado140 |
Probably easier to put the R tail on an S. The electronics (fuse box and ECM) are located behind the front faring on the R models, and it would be a serious pain to relocate those to under the seat. When placing the R tail on the S, you just need to figure out some trick mounting points for all the electronics which are already under the seat. | ||
| Swordsman |
Out of sheer curiosity, why do you want an S seat? Seems like most people want it the other way around...? I personally LOVE my stock Ss seat (which I know is not the standard S seat). That thick slab-o-gel (or maybe it's foam rubber?) is SO comfortable... most comfortable bike seat I've ever found, cruisers included. ~SM | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
Swordsman, try the touring seat on your Ss. Your tushy will thank you. | ||
| Typeone |
i will post up more after i get home from work. if you want. yes, post more, your bike rocks brian!  i've been thinking of the same swap once i'm bored with the bug-eyed S. for now i'm good, but man do i dig the S rear with an R front. not a fan of the opposite setup (R rear, S front). looks odd to me. | ||
| Lonexb |
i am still not done with everything but the motor is almost done    that is all the pics i have right now. brian | ||
| Lonexb |
i still have parts that are at powder coat being made black...  brian | ||
| Cereal |
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| Cereal |
It's easier to put the S tail on the R because the electronics are in the front. If you put an R tail on the S, you then have to figure out where to put everything. I swapped because the S seat is more comfortable and the R tail just seems to long. | ||
| Blackxb9 |
I've been looking for an R tail to put on my S as well. If anybody wants to swap let me know. I want to make a Lightningbolt to match my Firebolt. | ||
| Skarecrow |
Lonexb, Which seat is that on your bike, looks good. | ||
| Lonexb |
Shawn the seat is from Frank's xb parts in germany. but you can get it through trojan-horse. one of the board sponsers.   brian | ||
| Skarecrow |
Nice, I just ordered the "Eurofighter" seat unit from Trojan, can't wait for it to get here. | ||
| Jwhite601 |
What about putting an R front on an S vs putting an S front on a R. Wait, Wait , Wait, anyone whos done any of the 4 swaps guesstimate your total time and expense. Then we'll rank'em 1 to 4 and know the cheapest route for the desired effect. | ||
| Sspazz |
I would guess that, because of the location of the electronics, it would be easiest to start with whatever bike has the front end you desire. It would make the S tail on an R easy as the bulk of the electronics is in the fairing and with the R tail on an S you don't need to reroute it from the fairing. Just my $.02} |
