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Xl_cheese
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:33 pm: |
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Has anyone heard of this being done? Just curious. |
Jimduncan69
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 01:15 pm: |
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yes it has been done before. looks really cool. |
Swordsman
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 02:09 pm: |
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Er... I don't see much difference...? ~SM |
Ez_rider
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 03:14 pm: |
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I was wondering the same thing. Anyone have any pics of an "s" seat and rails on an "ss"? |
Jimduncan69
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 03:19 pm: |
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with the s subframe on an ss it gives you more choices of seats. select, street fighter, low or stock. plus it make the rear tire look like it sticks out more... which is purely aesthetic. some one on here did it a while back. he had pics. but i think he sold it, and i don't remember who it was. |
New12r
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 03:36 pm: |
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You will have to make a custom bracket to get it work, the spacing is different from the SS and a S. |
Ez_rider
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 03:56 pm: |
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What spacing are you referring to? There's only 4 bolts that hold the seat sub-frame to the frame, as far as I can tell... |
Jaimec
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 04:10 pm: |
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It's been done, search the archives. My own opinion is that the finished product looked "unbalanced." The stock Ss seat is far more comfortable than the narrow suppository that comes on the "S" so I don't understand why anyone would want to do it. YMMV. |
Spacecapsule1
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 04:46 pm: |
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the shorter tail section of the s looks better to me.... |
Tpoppa
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:08 pm: |
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I thought the longer tail was the reason Buell made the SS |
Gschuette
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:13 pm: |
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Oh come on there is more to the SS than the longer rails. More fuel, different geometry, different colors. I think a shorter tail would look killer on an Ss. |
Svtcali2000
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:17 pm: |
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i think the S seat would look sweet on the SS! I orginaly wanted an S but couldn't find one available in my area plus I couldn't pass up the deal I was getting on the SS! If anyone finds any of the old threads that might have pics or more info on this please post the links... |
Typeone
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:33 pm: |
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Tommy K did it a few years ago, heres an old thread: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/179559.html
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Jaimec
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 10:08 pm: |
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To each his own. That's the photo I remember, and it doesn't look "balanced." Like someone started to build a bike and then just stopped before he was done. Just my opinion. I love the looks of my XB12Ss just as it is. |
Gschuette
| Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:53 pm: |
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Love it! Looks like a truly homemade (well done at that) streetfighter. |
Svtcali2000
| Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 02:38 am: |
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it looks like an XB12S with the back tire stretched out a little further... doesn't look unfinshed or unbalanced to me.. |
Jaimec
| Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 08:45 am: |
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Especially designed for riders who like a black stripe on their backs... |
Biff
| Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:10 am: |
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that plus a seat lift kit would really look unique. |
Ctrucky
| Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 09:58 am: |
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I think it looks great!!!! Who cares about the black stripe on your back? Not me! If you have cut your strainer off your gonna get the black stripe anyway. Makes me wish I had bought a SS and done this. My S with the strainer cut looks as if the swingarm has been lengthened, and this one really looks lengthened. Great job!!!!!1 |
Jimduncan69
| Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 10:57 am: |
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that was the pic i was thinking of. i love it. i don't think it looks unfinished at all. so can you put the ss swing arm on an s? |