Short swing arm on xb12Ss is it possible?

[MattyXB12]

Hi,
Is it possible to change my long swingarm on my xb12ss for a shorter? And what do I need to change to do this? Shock, belt and more?
Anybody done this?
And why you ask yes I would like a lighter feeling front wheel.
Cheers
Matty

 

[Sirius815]

Trade?

 

[MattyXB12]

I might

 

[50dro]

Might be easier to just put in the XB9 primary gearing? Just a thought...

 

[PaulPud]

Damn Sirius beat me to the trade. But if interested I have an 09 short arm, belt, etc with only 4800 miles to trade.

 

[Big twin]

Things that are different from one to the other ...
-swing arm (duhh)
-shorter belt
-oil lines(don't know what year the SS is ....)
-have to expect issues with shock( will need shorter shock)

That what comes to mind real fast ....

 

[RuiP]

Shock mount on the SS frame is lower and further back than the frame mount on a regular frame. The shock mount on a regular swing arm is a couple inches closer toward the frame then the SS swingarm mount. The result will be a much shorter distance between the mounts if you couple an SS frame and the shorter swing arm.

 

[MattyXB12]

When I look at pictures of the shorter swingarm and compare to my ss long it looks like I would need a shock that is about 8-10 cm shorter, so i guess that it is not possible to have a shock that short?
Anybody know?
Thanks

 

[onelogue]

I put the SS swing arm on my R/S frame and I had to get a bracket made to compensate for how much farther back the lower shock mount on the S swing arm is compared to the R/S swing arm.

So if you just bolted up the R/S swing arm to your SS shock and frame your shock would be laying on your frame since the lower shock mount on the short (R/S) swing arm is closer to the motor.

My guess to how you would do this is make a reverse shock bracket like i made to keep your shock away from your SS frame and so keep the swing arm at a stock level.

My shock bracket for SS swing arm on R/S frame.