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Dynasport
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 04:02 pm: |
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I was in the Lakeland dealership today and they had an 07 Ss that had a Firebolt fairing on it. Other than that it looked like a stock Ss. In many ways that modification appeals to me. I had been thinking that an XB12R with helibars on it and lower pegs would make the bike more comfortable for the long rides I like to do. But an Ss already has the higher bars and lower pegs. Even better it has a larger fuel capacity. Has anyone done the swap to the R fairing? Is it hard/expensive? BTW, did that bike belong to anyone on here? It is an 07 with over 10,000 miles on it. I don't remember the price they were asking, but I thought it was kinda high. The high 8's I think. |
Steve_mackay
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 04:38 pm: |
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Expensive is all relative I put a firebolt fairing & Ulysses tail on a TT. You can use your existing bars with the firebolt fairing. But you need to use a Zero Gravity ST shield. It works quite well. The only other thing custom, would a be a small plate that converts the ignition switch from horizontal to vertical.
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Dynasport
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 04:55 pm: |
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Steve, I believe I have seen posts about your UlyBolt here before. Cool project and very well done from what I could tell. I did notice the ignition switch, but I could have sworn it was already upright on the XB12Ss. And I did notice the bike at the dealership had a taller windscreen on it, I believe I would want that anyway. Something for me to keep in mind when the funds finally come available for my next bike. |
Badlionsfan
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 04:58 pm: |
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like i used to tell people when i worked in sales in the high performance automotive business. "If it was cheap and easy everyone would have a hot rod or custom car". (Message edited by badlionsfan on February 07, 2008) |
Steve_mackay
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 05:06 pm: |
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"If it was cheap and easy everyone would have a hot rod or custom car". But, thanks to Ebay, Hals, my machining of some components, and a very reasonable powdercoater, I built my Ulybolt for than the cost of a new XB12XT |
Steve_mackay
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 05:09 pm: |
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I did notice the ignition switch, but I could have sworn it was already upright on the XB12Ss. Nope, it's horizontal, just like every other lightning & Ulysses. Now if the individual that built that particular SS used XBR top triple trees, he may have swapped ignition switch to that of a firebolt. |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 - 09:12 pm: |
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"If it were cheap and easy".... I have found it to be neither. |
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