Trying to lower my Buell a tad

Baggh

Hey guys... I'm tip toeing on my XB12S when stopped. Its good to go and I'd be fine like this however I'd prefer to have a bit more foot on the ground.

What I plan on trying first is taking my rear shock's preload adjustment from 4 to 2. I'm thinking it may be a smidge spongy but my weight may bring the bike down a bit. Think this would work?

If not... any other simple options?

Hobbit

do not alter the shock other than as described in the owners manual
Making it soft will ruin the handling and ride of the bike, see if you can find on eBay the seat off a SCG model which is heavily scalloped to make the bike easier for shorties like me, other than that take the seat and have it altered there is at least 2" of foam you could remove don't forget to add the gel insert after

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Baggh

Thanks Hobbit...

yep... I'm 5' 7" and tip toeing on this thing. When I got in last night I took the preload down 2 notches and it did nothing to give me more foot on the pavement so I am putting it back to specs now.

I take it the SCG seat will snap right on?

Hobbit

yes the differences between the S and SCG are the seat, shorter shock with blue spring and shorter front forks

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Baggh

Got my seat in yesterday! The description states that it lowers the ride by 1" but it feels more like 2"... its great. Now I am almost flat footed rather than tiptoeing when stopped. So much more comfortable and functional. This is the best mod dollar for dollar I have bought yet to enhance functionality (and I spent like 2~3K worth of mods for my sportster).

I cannot believe how inexpensive the Buell add-ons are compared to the Sportster. I got a sidekick seat for my sporty for over $300... the seat for my Beull was $115 total. nice.

The seat plugged right on as if it was made for the bike

Thanks for the tip Hobbit!

btw.. I removed the rear pegs and a bunch of the reflecter clutter fro mthe rear of the bike.. I'll post pics as soon as I put a few more additions that I have in mind

yep... no matter the bike... the Harley Tax continues

Hobbit

glad its better for you and yep they look soooo much better with the rear pegs off see if you can get a rear tail tidy
Rizoma XBS Tail Unit

removes the cheese grater from the back of the bike you also would have to get the liecense plate kit

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Baggh

wow.. I take back what I said about the Buell add ons being so much more affordable than the Sporty... heh

I have seen the cheesegrater removed from these bikes and they look so much cooler. I have no idea why Erik put that big old thing on there.

I was talking to my bud the other day and this mod\add=on thing is... hmmm.. well.. a sickness.. heh

If these bikes came stock with the rear end like in the link you sent... and the cheesegrater was the add on everybody and their brother would be going for the cheesegrater.... ahah. right? I think so... its all about making your bike your own... these graters would be flying off the shelf if they were the actual add-on. Know what I mean?

Hobbit

i know exactly what you mean
i also know how to do it yourself with a Dremel and a die grinder and some silver satin paint and were to relocate the turn signals and make up a bracket for the plate
only thing you have to be slow and methodical and willing to risk your cuts

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NEWHD74FAN

You might check out a few HD dealers in your area to see if they have any seats for your Buell in stock. I was just in the one here in Camarillo and they had a new stock Buell seat on their discount table...probably from a customer's aftermarket replacement swap out. Just make sure you walk straight to the parts counter...no detours

Baggh

"walk straight to the counter"... heh.

Welp... a good thing yet bad thing about these Buells is the lack of stuff Harley Dealers carry in-stock. They have like... nothing. All I scored by just walking in so far is a Buell ball cap and decal.

Its good because I cannot tell you how much money I spent walking into a HD dealer to buy a bolt and leave with all kind of add-ons (pegs\grips\etc... all of which I just bought the month before.. ahah). I would be so pumped to put the stuff on that I would ask the guys for some tools and put the new parts on in the parking lot.

Its bad because.. I cant walk in a store to buy cool stuff to put on in the parking lot.. sooo... good and bad

I am kind of... hmmm... (Edited) at my local HD dealer. They act like having Buells is a pain in the (Edited). Like they are an unwanted stepchild invading their showroom. Not just the lack of Buell items for sell but the employees overall vibe about the Buells. I started going to another dealer that is much farther away cause they seem much more excited about the Buells being in their showroom.

My payment address says the same as any Harley out there... umm... Harley financing. Same company... etc etc. The guys at my local dealer should realize that.. .especially since i bought the bike from them.