Colorado project- Ss to Uly build

[ccdirtrider05]

starting with a lemon 2006 Xb12Ss.. lightning long are only a bit longer wheel base than the other models so more comfortable on us taller riders. i believe that Ss and Ulysses are the same wheel base and are exchangable with SOME of the parts

The reason im building this bike to be more like a uly is mostly for the comfort of myself and the girlfriend. ill be posting back here as i work on making this bike my own homemade backcountry beast.

 

[ccdirtrider05]

 

[ccdirtrider05]

it was alot like christmas

 

[ccdirtrider05]

already it feels more comfortable..all the parts i got off fleabay... killer deal on everything and none of it looked used even... super clean and no scuffs even..

 

[ccdirtrider05]

had to remove the seat on the Ss tail and begin tearing stuff off

took off the rack a made one night.. im going to use this same basic design for my final build

 

[ccdirtrider05]

all the harness i had re-taped and protected from vibration from when my bike was new to me and i was fixing everything to make it even ridable..

 

[ccdirtrider05]

ive got a bunch more pics of the wiring and such coming later

 

[jstav]

Very nice! I would recommend you brace the pannier rack (and back of the seat) around to the frame somehow. The Uly does this by connecting the bag frame back to the passenger pegs which are on the same assembly as the rider pegs that attaches to the frame.

 

[ccdirtrider05]

awesome thank you for the tip. since im using the SS rider pegs ill just add a support to the back of them

 

[sky56]

Looking good so far! Can't wait to see the finished product. Enjoy the back roads of Colorado. Ride safe

 

[ccdirtrider05]

im bringing in the uly rails so that i can drill and tap them for the Ss rider brackets this week.. hoping to get out here soon on it but hell ... its colorado.. was in the 60's on friday... in the 20s with ice and a few inches of snow from yesterday.. go figure