Searching for a swing arm from an Ss

[spax]

hello,
iam searching of a buell xb ss swing arm!...
if someone want to sell it please contact me !
cheers spax

 

[xtremelow]

Ahhh good ****, I edited the title to help out. Surging, must have been an auto-correct mistake

 

[delta one]

I am thinking that it is a translation issue

spax is probably not from the states

 

[BuellerPilot]

And though the title is fixed, it still reads as though English isn't his primary language hehe.

Did you try buellsterparts.com yet Spax?

~Mike....

 

[spax]

hahaha...sorry ...ism from italy in live in germany!..iam lookimng for a ss swing arm!...
if someone want to sell it, contact me please!
i want to do a dragster style!..xb s with ss swing and 9"x18 wheels!
best regards spax

 

[spax]

hi buell pilot, i was on the homepage from buellsterparts.com, nut they have already the swing arms from the r and the s!..also ebay !...iam looking since 2 months and found nothing at all!..
cheers spax

 

[mar67655]

i have a swing arm off a 2005 buell xbr if interested

 

[BuellerPilot]

He's looking for an SS

SPax, CALL or email buellsterparts. They don't always have their inventory posted on their site.

~Mike.....

 

[spax]

hello bueller pilot, i have sent them a message, but thry are out of stock at the moment !..******* ****!!!
i findit anywhere.
cheers

 

[xtremelow]

Keep looking took me a while to find mine. Usually you can find someone who has one from an insurance damage. That is where I got mine. Had it sand blasted and powder coated and it looked brand new. Only cost $100 plus the coating so about $200 in the end.

 

[spax]

wow a great r!, looks 1000 time better as with the original r back!...i have try to do a pic of my buell but i cant, becouse i dont understand how?...
as you change the s swing with the ss, have you got problems with the shock absorbers???
the shock absorbers must be 38,5cm long from one hole to thy other hole...from one sight must fit for the buell s and the other sight must fit for the buell ss!...how is that possible ?
my buell is a(buell xb 12 s ,2005)
i orderd a custom shock absorber from öhlins, but its very expensive!..i have to pay 500 €...800dollers i think!...
what have you done with that problem???

 

[spax]

i get it now!...this is my baby...and i hope that i get the ss wing and later 8,5x18 whels with 240 tires

 

[spax]

iam the guy with the ugly hairs on the right

 

[WALLSXB]

Spax----- GREAT looking bike you have! Who needs a rear fender/cheesegrater with those HUGE european license plates ?

P.S. Nice hair by the way ![up]

 

[spax]

i know it very ugly, but in germany you must have it!...by the way, i have an smaller one, than the usual license plates ...someone have much bigger than mine hahahaha

 

[xtremelow]

Here is a write up I did for another member:

Let me start off by saying this might seem like it is to much but once you get into it you will see it isn't really as much as it seems.

The shock on a STT is the same height as the R, the difference is in the length of the reservoir line, I will attach a pic of the Ss shock next to an R shock, either will work but some mods might need to be done to fit the STT reservoir since it is so short.

Also the longer swing arm mounts the bottom of the shock further back so it will lower the bike drastically ~3 1/2", I will also attach a picture of a bracket I had made to fix the problem. Also you will need to either lower the front by slipping the forks or get Scg forks, if you don't build a bracket to accommodate the proper height. If you do lower it you will also need to shorten the kick stand to accommodate.

To the oil lines, they are completely different, so both of you will need custom lines to make the swap work. I used the front hard lines and had braided line made to length to fit to the swing arm.

Thing you dont need to worry about are the swing arm will bolt right up, the wheel will mount, the brake line is long enough, the sprockets wont be an issue since you have an '05 ('03 had a different sprocket).

Shock difference, the STT just has a different color spring.

Bracket, if you draw a straight line through the shock the bottom needs to be mounted lower than the swing arm mount to keep it from flipping backward. Note too I wanted my bike to be lowered so my bracket is actually setup to give the bike a 2" drop, if you wanted to maintain the stock height you would need a different height bracket.

Oil lines stock hard lines then custom to the rear.

Here are how the lines are run

Then a couple shots of my bike. The good stuff!! I also have a S tail swap and chopped the fairing down a few inches.

 

[spax]

xtremlow, what a perfect looking bike!!!..belisimo!!!...you choose grrat colors, its looks real oldschool dude!!!

thank you for the description of your steps!!!...one problem is, i dont want it that the machine comes lower!...it must be the same like the orginal or little bit higher, but not lower...
i will see, but very helpful..thanks a lot!