extended swingarm

[dtm0918]

Does anyone know where to get an extended swingarm for the 03 xb9s?

[Global Eyes]

Internet (http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Firebolt-XB12-XB9/Buell-aftermarket-parts/extended-swingarm)

[go cytocis]

Same place that sells neon ground effects & iron cross mirrors? :D

[Omiotek]

They are custom made and will cost you roughly 4 grand with the widened wheel. I've looked into this. 6 Inches over looks good with a 240 tire. I just cruise and don't use the bike to it's racing potential but I love the buell. To each is their own.

[SEXT9]

How long do you want to go? If its a couple inches, you could swap in a swing arm from an SS. Mine has one. Well it's my last bike. But, you get the idea.

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10688_20130428123852_L.jpg

[Omiotek]

It only looks right if you swap tails. If you keep the firebilt tail the 2 inches isn't noticeable. I love how your bike sits....is that just the scg suspension or is it lowered more

[SEXT9]

Oh I thought he was talking about an S. It's an SCG. It's stock ride height.

[Omiotek]

Yeah he is good catch.

[BuddhaBuell]

wow
I must be dreaming,
went online to BuellXB.com and someone mentioned an extended swingarm for an XB
wtf [confused]
they must be on the wrong forum or something
:D

btw SEXT9
nice stance on your horse [up]

[Omiotek]

There's nothing wrong with it. Not everyone corner carves and races on a track. I personally think as long as the extension isn't like drastic meaning like 6to 8 inches out max with a well designed arm it will be clean but I also like the bike in it's stock form too. Different strokes for different folks man just because it's not up your alley doesn't mean you have to crap on what someone else wants.

Me personally on an r model wouldn't waste money on an Ss arm because it won't look right without the s tail(unless you intend to switch go for it). I've seen it done and it looks like a stock r model still. Sext9 bike looks amazing I think. My idea of right paint right ride height etc etc.

[dmp0001]

The ss swingarm will look better than an aftermarket one will on an r. Plus you retain the stock quality and oil tank. As for those that give him crap for wanting a longer wheelbase, there is a reason buell made the ss. To each his own.

[Omiotek]

I think it depends on the arm design. I have not seen a single extended swing arm on a buell I like. I have a design in mind that would be very sharp. 6 inches over, all rectangular aluminum tubing, no round bar and will retain the oil tank and features.

Like for me I just cruise on the bike and don't do much else. I ride with my fiance on the back all the time so the S tail won't do me good for that. I love the bike and any of the jap bikes just don't really do it for me. The buell has my first bike and intend keeping it for awhile.

[go cytocis]

As for those that give him crap for wanting a longer wheelbase, there is a reason buell made the ss. To each his own.I agree completely, which is why I have an Ss. :D

I didn't mean to come off as a troll; I was just taking a cheap shot at the customized Hayabusa crowd. Plus, I sorta thought that Buell himself gave us permission to make fun of extended swing arms & neon ground effects when this ad was published:
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/13896_20140226111236_L.jpg

[jetlee]

I hate people that wave mid-turn (uh, duh), as you're coming to a stop (I'm kind of holding the clutch and downshifting right now, dick) or from the other side of a divided highway.

[thrstrmech]

test your design from top to bottom, front to rear...bear in mind this is a structural member of the bike...for the loads and stresses it has to take

secondly...
Like for me I just cruise on the bike and don't do much else. I ride with my fiance on the back all the time so the S tail won't do me good for that.

what's wrong with this statement ^^^^...dude, you have a Buell not a chopper, cruiser, or bobber!

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130518151801_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130518151723_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130518151654_L.jpg

[Omiotek]

your right I own a buell..... im youngish and like sport bikes. if I wanted a bagger I would buy one but I don't. I have an hour ride to work every single day I ride the bike(every day there's no rain or snow and its warm enough) without riding like some idiot splitting cars and such. so that's my definition of cruising you could say. she comes with me all the time too because she enjoys riding as much as I do but she doesn't want a bike of her own. I like in boring Illinois with not a whole lot of curvey roads.

your right I own a buell and I can do what I please with it. if i extend the swing arm i wont be extending it more then 6" over and wont have anything more then a 240 tire out back. and all the geometry/structure and what not will be tested out. if i decide to not piss away 4 grand ill just keep it as is and enjoy it as is.

[snrusnak]

Do as you wish but I'll repeat what was said above but not quite as rude ;):

If you want an extended swingarm and all the stuff that usually goes with it you probably don't want a buell. Might be better off with a different bike. Someone on the forum recently put it in very good words "it's like putting mud tires on a corvette".

[Omiotek]

any sport bike is made to "handle" to a point. like isaid im torn. idk how i feel about the s tail with s swing arm. looks great on sext9s bike but idk i like the firebolt front fairing and im just not entirely sure how i feel about the firebolt front with the s tail. keeping the firebolt tail with s swing arm is a waist as its not noticed at all. might as well save the cash and put it elseware.

[oh9bolt]

Wat^?

The Firebolt front and S tail were made for eachother

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/jacogan/BUELL/Buell%20Firing/null-1_edit_1387889092151.jpg

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/jacogan/BUELL/Buell%20Firing/null-5-_edit_138788881022_edit_1388106039742.jpg

I have a Ss swingarm waiting to be put on.

[snrusnak]

Actually they weren't :)

[oh9bolt]

:)

[Omiotek]

Isnt that an ss swing arm in the pic? actually yours in the first bike I can say I like the look. ive googled quite a few pics but yours and xtremelows are the only right looking ones. that's the SS/SCG suspension too right? you ever take a woman on the back? just curious for some feedback compared to a stock r tail for comfortability. seating doesn't look all that much different.

[thrstrmech]

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130109020628_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130109020559_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/10624_20130622124926_L.jpg

I did the S to R conversion last year, lasted maybe just over a month before returning her to an S. Not that I didn't like it, just couldn't ride in that position for long periods. Sucks getting older :p Have had my bike for 8 yrs come this June, changes done to her have been suspension from a low to standard and cosmetics. She's factory equipped with race ecm and exhaust, along with K&N filter. Toughest battle going on with her is finding mirrors that are both functional and stylish. Have already done the single and dual bar ends, still not what I'm looking for. So, with the changes I've done with my bike, I think I know what you're going through in finding just the right look that floats your boat. To each his own, right. So if I bust your balls or come across as an ass...build a bridge and get over it, you can file a hurt feelings report later:D and by the way welcome all you newbies to the forum...now go out and ride it like you stole it!

[go cytocis]

The buell has my first bike and intend keeping it for awhile.I mean this in the most respectful way possible when I suggest that perhaps because you're new to riding, you're still preoccupied with how your bike looks(?). As you ride more, acquire more skills, & start to push your own limits, you may find that the way your bike performs is equally, if not more, important.

The fact that you seem willing to compromise performance for looks is why some of us are giving you a good-natured hard time. :D

[oh9bolt]

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/jacogan/BUELL/Buell%20Firing/E1DDBC9B-7A6E-44CB-9249-E9350602E76F-2002-00000260EC5AEB9C.jpg

Wife on the back no problems.

Nope that is the standard R/S swingarm, I have the Ss swingarm just havent put it on yet.

Yes my Firebolt has CG suspension.

[BuddhaBuell]

Different strokes for different folks man just because it's not up your alley doesn't mean you have to crap on what someone else wants. .
hope your not referring to me as I was being facetious,
different strokes for different folks and if you want to 'look' like an idiot then please do.

btw,
you've been on this forum for 4 years now,
what's that saying??
pics or it didn't happen
do you even own a Buell?

[smirk]

[Omiotek]

no i dont own a buell yet ive been on this forum for 4 years.... i think that would be a little rediculous if i didnt or havent previously owned one for an extended period of time. (not trying sound like a dick but just saying).i work 2 jobs(9am to 6pm with a 45 minute commute between the 2 and 7 - 1am and go to school as well) heres your pic as proof that i do infact own a buell......

here is the direct link because it wont let me put in the image code

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/boosted106/IMAG0056_zpsrprqc9bc.jpg



All im saying there is a right and wrong way to do an extended swing arm. Some look good and some dont. matter of fact a lot of them dont.

I get it. the buells a handling bike. built around racing etc etc. nothing i dont get here. if i wanted an r1 or gsxr i would of bought one. a family member had a buell in the past and ive been hooked since day 1. never even bothered looking for another bike. i consider 4 years of riding still "new" to riding. if i wanted to i could go out and learn to drag the knee and so forth and so forth. thats the only time i feel people use this bike to its potential it was given.

Again an extended arm was something i wanted to do because i do think with the right design(again not dragged out 30 feet with a 345 tire on the back and all sorts of stupidness) it would look good and if i felt like going to the drag strip it would be used on a different end of the spectrum.

none the less we can sit here and argue about an extended arm being gay or which exhaust system is better, which maps are better, which tires etc etc. bottom line is at the end of the day you guys all mod your bikes around what you like and what suites your needs regardless of what other people say. i apologize if i came off as offensive to anyone and ill leave it at that.

[thrstrmech]

dtm0918...we got a little off topic, hope you got your answer, keep us in the loop either way you go

Omiotek...it's all good, we've all at one point been where you're at and moved forward with projects

[go cytocis]

we can sit here and argue about an extended arm being gayNobody said that but you; that's your homophobic language. [down]

[BuddhaBuell]

i apologize if i came off as offensive to anyone and ill leave it at that.

me too,
I was not trying to be a dick, more along the lines of being my smartass self...
guess it was not conveyed properly.

good luck with your project.

:)

[Omiotek]

Thanks and you with yours. Not to sure what I'm going to do yet. Oh9bilts bike sits and has a great look to it I think. Definately the lowered ride height makes a huge difference in the way the S tail looks on the bike. I kind of feel without have the lowered ride height it looks a bit weird. That's just my opinion. Is there a rear seat cover available from Trojan horse or anything? Something like sext9s?

My bad with the gay comment. I should of quoted the "idiotic" but we are done with the whole debate here.

[SEXT9]

My seat cover is just an eBay carbon fiber piece I painted arctic white to match

[Omiotek]

Yeah I'm going to do the Ss swing arm and scg suspension if I can find the stuff.

[anrkizm95]

wow
I must be dreaming,
went online to BuellXB.com and someone mentioned an extended swingarm for an XB
wtf
they must be on the wrong forum or something
:)

[aestheticbiker]

I just saw this and it made me laugh. i like buells stock just fine but do what you want. I see the fag bags and Fanny packs and gps mounts and two up + windshields on buells all the time. Those fags aren't scraping knee either. They're usually found on this site talking about mapping which they still don't remotely understand and resetting the tps for the eleventh time this week. They never worked at a Harley dealer as a tech when the fuel injected bikes were brand new. But they know more about them than anyone else. and their opinions are the best. This forum caters to a Corvette crowd. You know; midlife crisis men that all say they've been riding since 1968 but in reality only got packed on the back of a vespa in 1989

[nikfleisch]

/\/\/\ What a great 13th post.... I'd say welcome, but you're not if that's how you plan to conduct yourself.

[LoneStarBeer]

Here's a bit of advice for everyone.

Treat this forum just as you would some guys garage. You wouldn't just walk into a garage full of guys, and start talking crap, telling everyone off and vomiting all of your useless knowledge of everyone's history and mechanical aptitude.

Treat this forum with the same respect you would as anyone's shop or garage. Respect is earned.

[818Guy]

Well said LSB.

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[go cytocis]

I see the fag bags and Fanny packs and gps mounts and two up + windshields on buells all the time. Those fags aren't scraping knee either.So that explains all the unwanted male come-ons I get; it's my GPS mount!

[jetlee]

They're usually found on this site talking about mapping which they still don't remotely understand and resetting the tps for the eleventh time this week.
Lots of talk coming from a guy that couldn't figure out his throttle cable was too tight.

http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Firebolt-XB12-XB9/Troubleshooting/04-xb12r-sputter-from-idle

[aestheticbiker]

^ Yea and i got useful information, which i paid forward. not someone telling me not to do it or poking fun at me for it. If you need help let me know. he asked for help sourcing parts not for people to talk him out of it. He lives where it's straight, packs his wife all the time and wants to stretch it out. Go for it! I've seen all the great debates on here, and done countless hours of homework. I am the proud owner of a fairly stock buell, a service manual and an ecm spy and cable. I could tell you everything ive learned; mostly through trial and error and even tell you that i can do a tps reset once properly and have it last a long time with information learned here. And i should have said something like this instead of knocking people. Because I'm just doing same thing as them and I'm sorry. Have a great day!