View Full Version : Firebolt tail for a lighting tail
Decided i finally want to do the good ole tail swap. I dont have enough money to buy a tail so my only option right now is to do a trade. Black firebolt tail, great shape, ill incudle everything if you do. Any takers?
Also how much and how rare is the select seat? The taco saver one, i love that seat.
Thanks guys!
xtremelow
05-25-2011, 10:21 PM
My select seat will be tested in a few weeks when I ride from MI to FL taking the east coastline down and stop through the dragons tail on the way home, it will be about 3,000 miles over a week with 4 days of riding nothing crazy but I have stops I want to make.
If the seat doesn't save my ass any more than the low seat after a few hundred miles I will be selling it when I get home. Otherwise if my ass is even a slight bit less soar it will be a keeper[up]
bishopjb1124
05-26-2011, 06:35 AM
I have a XBS select seat I am trying to sell right now.
270 shipped for it. If your interested let me know.
Jimmy
Lol thanks guys, i would rather get the tail first. Kinda like i dont want to count my chickens before they hatch type of thing.
robbuell
05-29-2011, 02:46 PM
you have any pics
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/7726_20110330084611_L.jpg
i can get better pics soon. only one bad spot thats very small.
robbuell
05-30-2011, 09:40 AM
is there a diy on the tail swap from s to r might be interested but need to see how hard it is with all the electronics
robbuell
05-30-2011, 11:03 AM
anyone have a picture of a lightning with a firebolt tailsection
freak2180
05-30-2011, 11:22 AM
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Lightning-XB12S-XB12Ss-CityX-XB12Scg/firebolt-tail-swap-done-with-pics
Its pretty easy, everything bolts up. I could send extra pictures on how everything in the tail mounts. Plus you get more space for everything with the r tail then the s. I would have more trouble getting the everything in the tail.
buellbradski
05-30-2011, 02:00 PM
hey loki were gonna have the same bike heres some motivation I did mine two weeks ago i love it.http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/9498_20110525084035_L.jpgthe only troble was mouting the brake res everything else bolted right up.
robbuell
05-30-2011, 02:27 PM
i not sure it seems to make the tail look long is it higher seat position than stock s tail
buellbradski
05-30-2011, 02:49 PM
its prolly 3" shorter and you sit lower i think,my hands dont get as numb as they did with the r tail anywayheres another veiw that sos how short it ishttp://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/9498_20110521012345_L.jpg
jakestolar
05-31-2011, 04:22 PM
bradski. Do you have any pictures of the res bracket that you had to fab?
I dont get numb hands seeing how i am 6 2. lol. So are you thinking of trading?
EDIT: bradski, your bike was the final push that made me say "I need that tail" :) Love how it looks.
buellbradski
06-01-2011, 04:19 AM
i dont realy like how my res is now i was thinkin about getting the res from a lightning.I just have it in front of the batt. with a 90 l bracket holding it. the seat just barely clears it.Its not moving at all but just looks a little cheesy when you take the seat off.
buellbradski
06-01-2011, 04:35 AM
Yeah i know the fealing loki after i found this sight i seen xtreamelows and twoguns bikes and had to do it. I put a add on craigslist and found a guy who live 30 mins away to trade ive only spent $40 and that was on paint. its a cheap easy mod and realy set your bike apart.
beaterbaja
06-01-2011, 04:54 AM
Where did you guys end up mounting the brake Res.? Pic?
Hey rob. Ill take some pictures for you today of the firebolt tail with the seat off, etc. :)
buellbradski
06-01-2011, 04:04 PM
i mounted mine in front of the batt. but If i had to do over id trade the brake res. and hoses with the guy i traded tails with it would look like a factory mount.
jakestolar
06-01-2011, 05:52 PM
Bradski The brake resivor and hoses are a completely diffierent set up?
mar67655
06-02-2011, 01:28 PM
you can buy the lightning resivoir for 10 bucks from harley and just cut the hose to length thats what i did
Ill send the brake res with the tail thats not bike deal.
buellbradski
06-02-2011, 02:01 PM
they are but cant you do like mar57655 said and cut your hose and mount a lightning res. sure seems like it would be the same caliper isnt it?
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