i am concerned and have read up on a few rubber mount hardtails that have mentioned this. It looks like a lot of people run a pulley wheel with a chain which they claim solves the slack issue. I’ve also read about hardtails on these bikes with no tensioner, stock rubber mounts and a chain conversion with no issues. So I guess we’ll see what my experience is once we get to that point. I should note, I didn’t experience any issues running with struts which effectively does the same thing: locks out the swing arm.

thanks for pointing that out, I know that is an area on why a lot of folks chop pre-04 frames rather than these.

thats awesome, thanks for posting wild bill. What year is your bike?

. Has 04 buell and sporty mix frame is Frankenstein builders front of Buell cyclone along with wheels

Got started FINALLY



Bye bye perfectly functional bike!

Seat and tank off, got start with the easy stuff

Exhaust off

Foot controls, headlight out

Wheels

Rear fender, front controls

Comfy swing arm and shocks

Wiring harness