Reply With QuoteI would be interested in this also.
I have an 03 xb9s and a few bikes on here look lowered.
Is there much to doing it?
Does anyone have a thread?
Does it affect performance/handling?
I would be interested in this also.
i know you can loosen some stuff on the triple trees and slide it down or something...i think extremelow did this as well as a few others.
yeah extremelow would be the guy to ask...
I think he had a SS swingarm on his R along with a lightning tail to further inhance the look and if memory serves me correctly he had a piece made that allowed him to mate the shock with the SS swingarm...
def a 'hotrod' look
:)
i dont want to F around with swingarm swaps or anything like that. i like how stubby my bike is stock, just want to lower it a bit.
You can get the xb9sl or xb12scg forks and rear shock. You could buy everything new and lower it for around $1000.
One just sold on ebay. I THINK this is what you need.
Search: Buell lowering spring kit in completed auctions.
(I haven't figured out how to post a link)
yes one did just sell on ebay and i won the auction! booyah, i will let you know how everything works out with the swap
i wouldnt be dropping your forks through. the rake on a buell is already extreme. dropping your forks through some more will make it more so.
best option is to swap out your suspension for that of a Scg model. the buell factory optin.
so front forks, rear shock, side stand, and with an 03 you will probably need the lower front clamp.
see here a vid of us doing this mod to my lady's buell...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVG9FQB6gE
The lowered bikes you're seeing came that way from the factory. (xb9sl, xb12scg). Basically they just have short travel front and rear suspension (1" lower) and a lower seat. Aside from that they are identical to the standard xb9 or xb12. Less suspension travel typically goes hand in hand with a rougher ride, but these bikes were setup for smaller people who are generally lighter to begin...
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