| Author | Message | ||
     Nastcat |
I have an 2004 XB12S that has a dented frame. I found a 2006 XB12R frame, I want to know if they are interchangeable. Does anyone know this for sure? | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
the 06+ bikes have no air hole in the left side of the frame and are some inches longer also the rear shock has other mounting angles for the new-style swingarm. but if you want ,everything is doable! | ||
| Andymnelson |
the above info is mostly correct. They are the same size tho, only the SS, STT, X and XT models had the longer frame (i don't know about the shock mount). | ||
| Froggy |
BiB is half correct, the only difference between an 04 and 06 Firebolt/Short Lightning frame is the 06 has the air intake hole blocked off for higher fuel capacity. They are completely interchangeable for your purpose. | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Yes ,Andymnelson and froggy are right! i was thinking about the ss/stt frame sorry for the mistake! | ||
| Slaughter |
You have pics of your dent? Might be interested in using it as a spare race frame. | ||
| Greg_e |
I still think there is a way to remove the sealer material, cut/weld in a patch, and apply new sealer. Yes I do know it is a cast material, but I also know it is welded in manufacturing so there must be a way to deal with this. There are several tank liner products on the market and most say they work with aluminum tanks. So the only issue I can see if removing the original sealer. It will take someone with a truly trashed frame (like a big hole in it) to do some testing and find a chemical that can dissolve the old sealer. (Message edited by Greg_E on June 10, 2011) |
