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AMERICAN MUSCLE

The Lightning® Long XB12Ss delivers brute American performance in a light, nimble package. With stretched chassis dimensions and ergonomics, supermoto-inspired long-travel suspension, and all the performance and aggressive styling you expect from a Lightning model, you’ll never run short of adrenaline.

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MANUFACTURER Buell
MODEL YEAR 2009
MODEL Lightning® Long XB12Ss
M.S.R.P. * $9,995.00
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH 81.9 in. (2,080 mm)
WIDTH 29.7 in. (755 mm)
WEIGHT Dry: 400 lbs. (181 kg)
GVWR: 850 lbs. (386 kg)
GROUND CLEARANCE 5.5 in. (140 mm)
WHEELBASE 53.7 in. (1,364 mm)
SEAT HEIGHT 30.6 in. (776 mm)
ENGINE
ENGINE Thunderstorm®, 4-stroke, 45° V-twin, OHV, 2-valves per cylinder, self-adjusting
HORSEPOWER 103 hp @ 6,800 rpm
DISPLACEMENT 73.4 ci (1,203 cc)
BORE X STROKE 3.5 x 3.812 in. (88.9 x 96.82 mm)
TORQUE 84 ft. lbs. (113.9 Nm) @ 5,500 rpm
COMPRESSION RATIO 10:1
FUEL SYSTEM 49 mm down-draft DDFI III fuel injection
FUEL CAPACITY 4.4 gal. (16.7 l) with 0.83 gal. (3.1 l) reserve
MPG RATING 65 highway (3.6 l / 100 km) / 48 city (4.9 l / 100 km)
STARTING 1.2 kW electric with solenoid shift starter motor engagement
CLUTCH Wet, multi-plate, compensated
COOLING Air / oil / fan
EXHAUST Tuned, tri-pass resonance chamber with InterActive valve and mass-centralized mounting
OIL CAPACITY 2.5 qt. (2.4 l)
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION 5-speed, helical gear
PRIMARY DRIVE Chain, 1.500:1 ratio
FINAL DRIVE Constant path, 14 mm pitch aramid-reinforced Veyance Hibrex® belt with Flexten® Plus technology, 2.407:1 ratio
BRAKES/WHEELS/TIRES
BRAKES Front: ZTL-2™, 8-piston, fixed caliper, 375 mm 1-sided, inside out, stainless steel, floating rotor
Rear: 1-piston, floating caliper, 240 mm stainless steel, fixed rotor
TIRES Type: Pirelli® Diablo® T
Front: 120/70 ZR-17 58W
Rear: 180/55 ZR-17 73W
OPERATIONAL
CAPACITY 373 lbs. (169 kg)
FRAME Black aluminum with Uniplanar™ powertrain vibration isolation system, fuel in frame
SUSPENSION Front: 43 mm Showa® inverted forks with adjustable compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload; 5.63 in. (143 mm) travel
Rear: Showa® coil-over monoshock with remote, under-seat reservoir and adjustable compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload; 5.63 in. (143 mm) travel
RAKE 23.1° (at steering head)
TRAIL 4.7 in. (119 mm)
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