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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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I was just curious if anybody had ever put an S&S motor custom option on their sporty. I'm pretty much maxed on HP on the 1200, without dropping thousands on a supercharger, and I'm tired of my 4 speed, and I was looking down the road toward an open primary with a 6 speed tranny. Just wondering if there was a bolt on kit or if anybody had blueprints for their weld ups?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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i would love to have a sixth gear on my sporty itd be so awesome on the highway. good luck with that
 
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I'm kinda hoping I'm not the only one who's done it. I really don't have the time to build my own bike, but I could fab up a motor over this coming winter.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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I found this-http://www.richscyclecenter.com/engines/ssengines/124-engines/index.html

there's no trans, but its a pretty bad a$$ motor. and this one-http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/en...tCategoryCode=


and this one.
 
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cool, thanks. Those actually have the empty tranny cases on them. Pretty cool. I think I'm going to try and get away from that though and run an open primary. Thanks for the info though. big help in the right direction.
 
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