hi i am looking for a fairly late xb12s. but all i can find at the mo is the ss, which to me doesent look as nice as the standard s , not that i have seen one close up, anyway what i want to know is,,, can the seat assembly be fitted from the s ,or scg onto the 12xbss long. i prefer the look of the shorter bob tail, does this make sense. .taaaa.

Sportster_mann has got a bit of recent experience on this topic, may be worth PMing him in case he misses this thread...

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08 Specialized Langster

taaaa pash.

The frame from the (early) xb-s and xb-r types are narrower at the upper mounting point for the subframe
the difference is 1,5 to 2 centimeters.

So you could machine some material off at the upper mounting point ,but that's up to you!
Better and probaby easier to wait a couple of weeks or months and you come across a nice buell
(the riding season for the summer motorcyclists is almost over)

The ss/sst frame is 17.4 cm wide at that point

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The sound of a V-twin engine braking is music to my ears!!

thanks for that,think you are probably right, you reckon some will come up for sale end of summer season.

Odd then that the XBR subrame is the same part number across all years ...

...and the accessory seats for XBs fit all years ...

There may well be a difference between the SS and S frames though regarding seat and subframe fitment, as, IIRC the SS uses the X frame.

I cannot give you a definitive answer but as far as I am aware from the searching/reading I have done, it is possible to swap the seat subframes around - the biggest problem is the cost, if you have to buy the parts new (they don't come up second hand very often) reckon on about £600 at UK dealer prices.

You will need at the very least a new seat, frame rails, under tray, battery tray, seat lock bracket and cable.

Then all you need to do is work out how everything fits - a service manual will be extremely handy.

You may want to post this question on BadWeatherBikers as they are more likely to be able to give you a definitive answer.

mmmmmm cheers, probably best left well alone then,