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Thread: Cooter puts spools on an XB

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    Cooter puts spools on an XB

    STT actually. I don't know if this is exactly the same for the shorter swing arm, but it would be easy enough to find out, and I will when I attack The XB9-SX next!
    For $5 you really can't go wrong. I looked for a set that had a flange at the base for stability against a swingarm without a thick tab. And an 8mm bolt. I'm sure 6mm would be fine but bigger is better right? 8mm will also fit a 5/16" bolt perfectly. Murica'

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-Swingar...72.m2749.l2649

    Take your wheel off lazy guy. It will make your life so much easier.
    Left side inside:


    Right side inside:


    I wanted to make sure they were equal, and it turns out it was really easy.

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    You don't want to drill into any of the supporting webbing back here, and you DO want a washer to sandwich the flange on the spool, this way the the load is spread against the aluminum swing arm. Maybe a little overkill, but why not?
    These spots look good so drop in a washer and you'll know exactly where to drill the hole.





    Mark and measure to be sure they are equal side to side (they are, you're welcome)


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    Drilly drill drill. Don't be skeered!



    0879@N05/]Cooter!, on Flickr

    I drilled them small and tapped the hole to use the nylock nut on the inside like a lock nut. Totally unnecessary IMO but I did it anyway.


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    And even Red 271 Loctite. #overkill Boy, my manicurist is gonna be pissed!


    Thready thread thread



    Hold it tight and tighten the locknut:


    BOOM sucka! WAY more solid than the flat rubber on a greasy swingarm bottom.
    YtO8MQA2SE6QP1cnNrHEPg by Cooter!, on Flickr
    lLlh5hQSSjqWRoOiyxAr7Q by Cooter!, on Flickr

    They also happen to be exactly the same width at the really wide EBR 1190 stock spools as well.

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    Quick report a year and a half later, all is perfectly good. They're so convenient and more solid than rubber on greasy metal. I still use them a ton and theres no stress cracks or looseness at all.
    The cheap Chinese anodizing has faded to a brown, but thats to be expected for $5.

    Buell on Buellers!

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    You rebel! Weren’t you warned of your insolence on the other board?!??!

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    I dunno, was I

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    Yes! Now I want to do this.

    See what you’ve done!

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    Haha. As long as you aren't drill-phobic. Some think that just because a motorcycle mfg goes out of business, it makes every surviving motorcycle a candidate for The Barber Collection. Ugh.

    I feel, it's a SUPER simple mod that makes servicing or storing your bike safer and easier. Hows that for a sales pitch! LOL

    Send your internet likes to Cooter c/o The Asylum, Jerome, AZ 86331



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