17-11-2017 Buell XB9 firebolt day … white ones… one for check on what to do , and one with a unsuspected overhaul

17-11-2017 Buell XB9 firebolt day … white ones… one for check on what to do , and one with a unsuspected overhaul

17-11-2017 firebolt day … white ones… one for check on what to do , and one with a unsuspected overhaul

after long standing… battery needed to be charged,
but still ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

power on… oil pressure sensor and neutral sensor not working — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

light bulb out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok so far.. intake seal leak test — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can override the start inhibiter ( no start in gear , or side stand ) by pulling the clutch lever — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake cleaner spray on the intake flanges.. rpm drops to barely running… yep these are leaking — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel bearings are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the speed sensor wires they where running a little strange — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the resistance on the sensor.. yep.. done.. rest looks ok.. time to make a offer and talk to the customer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

next white firebolt… wheels back from the coater — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulley back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

valves in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coat the surface a little . so the disk will not corrode to it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel also black — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ready to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

xmas time.. almost .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ceramic coating … looks perfect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice enough to clean up the band straps before putting theme on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaned the front mount to.. early front mount model— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust on .. and tightening the straps, front one not to tight , these break fast — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tap the header connection a few times to set , and tighten the clamp — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt tensioner on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and while the bike is warming up for the service , mount little things , lower foot pegs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

early model pivot pin, with out starting edge .. can be a pain to mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lower for more better leg room — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok… if this was the gear box… plug.. but this is the oil drain plug… no bueno … and the engine is loud.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the hint off reasr base gaskets leaking and , what i suspect the crank bearings on there way out.. called the customer, what next.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

got a go on stripping the engine to asses the damage and overhaul the engine , so clutch cable loose and bracket loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making room — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil pump is dirty.. ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and side stand off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the oil pump was also leaking , the return nipple on the pump is loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will need a new tensioner shoe aswel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looks like it has never been loose, paper gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primiary drive off, gear shifter out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and removing the stator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the little T25 slipped.. drilling off the head — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so the stator could be pulled off , — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening up top side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

disconnecting the electrics — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnnn wonder why there are so many battery problems… this needs a spacer , the terminal douse not fit , and is connected to the battery under a angle— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil line / breather loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to loosen on the swingarm… use oil line spanners.. these nuts are fucked up very fast with a normal box spanner — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

feed loose to the pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

w-brace with oil cooler removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the header nuts… fasten theme first is the trick !! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

that is one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other one turned hard.. forward – backward with some WD40 and it will get off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

that is 2 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starter motor connections loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine supported and front mount loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swing arm axle loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the rear brake reservoir — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear wheel + swing arm out for the moment — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

holding up the frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear engine bolt out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this is old style.. gearbox breather hose is tukked away through the fan hole… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the other end is easier in this case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine down… now this is number 3 with out a engine… need to make some brackets to securely fit the swing arm to the frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

27-12-2017 – What did we do today 15-11-2017 Buell Buell XB12R finish service and modifications

27-12-2017 – What did we do today 15-11-2017 Buell Buell XB12R finish service and modifications

determin the backfire and plopping when breaking.. intake seal test, did give some indication so making ready for engine rotation — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine supported and front loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine rotated down to have easy acces to the intake manifold — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

look nasty.. these where the ticker blue seals.. looking at the edge rolled over.. i will try with normal ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while we are here.. new plugs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep…could use some .. short trips , not getting hot ?— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gap set and new ones in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake manifold on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and engine back up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

after 10 years… can find the screws blind folded ;-)long ones peg bracket , short ones w-brace — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new oil filter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and covers back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the primairy chain , way loose one side , tight on the other.. hard life — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter is in race mode… gonna be fun riding 😉 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but check the bolts… as these where loose , the splines will vibrate and to much play , vibrate even more and the shifter will slip over the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

connecting top side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some ziptie to strap the tps wire to the fuel rail , so the connections will not vibrate to much — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stack back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cleaned base plate back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

filter and drilled cover back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear indictor did not work.. these kellerman you can change the light bulb .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

working again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bleeding the front as a other master need to be mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

also ex. beemer stuf ( off the new racer from this customer ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake line on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

good thing steering limiters are on this bike other wise this would not work.. now no issues toughing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so bleeding the front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i love top bleeders.. you can get the brake very hard bleeding theme top and bottom — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

1125 front fender was mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep protection works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front bearings are about shot.. will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

super heavy race pads where in.. i will mount some more street friendly ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel back on, tighten the caliper bolts to 50 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and belly pan back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the front forks on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tigthen the pinch bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

horn button douse not work ? not shure there is even one mounted ? as this bike was a ex.racer .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will have a look and remove the front fairing… mirror block off plates.. that brings back memories 25e aniversery Road Amerika, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leaving the indicator wires long, helps to remove the fairing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking we have juice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hee… that is a first… terminal broke , ok easy fix.. but strange — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

headlight unit back on sliding it in place and tighen the reasr nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ready for the painter.. as this tail section is getting a rework — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

What did we do today: 10-11-2017 Buell XB12X service finish, Buell X1 stuff, Buell XB low level fuel, hidden caliper and beemer clutch

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What did we do today: 10-11-2017 Buell XB12X service finish, Buell X1 stuff, Buell XB low level fuel, hidden caliper and beemer clutch

finish the service on the Uly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel pinch bolts loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the very typical XB12X 08-up front legs , to increase the steering ( handle Bar ) travel , and still leave the same trail — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel bearings are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the bolts snag a little in the lowers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i see this more , loctite and alumium compressing.. clean it up ones in a while so the bolts push through with ease — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel back in and setting to tq — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rubber for brake line protection in the fender — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and brake fluid change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some fresh in teh front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and change the rear fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now the problem… i uploaded a new basemapping, to have a better view on the cracks in the ecm plugs— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so for, so good.. need to take here out for a longer test spin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

markings in the seat bottum ..as it was resting on the ecm.. cracking the plugs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

off course , that is 2 this week… spontanieus neutral light switch break down… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some more heat cycles needed to be done and mount the chin spoiler / check the shifter / brake — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn ok i will make some new ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

correct bolt and washers.. spacers made — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front right one is easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looks better now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake lever is to high up , and can not be adjusted down more — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the thread bottums out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

passenger peg bracket removed, and carefull take the c-clip on the master cylinder to remove the pushrod — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cut it a little shorter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting it back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn… why , the peg adaptror is mush roomed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and to make it fit the bearing is sanded out the lever … why not grinded off the mushroom ( what i did now ) but the very much play is very little to do about other than replace the brake lever — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

anbyway.. pedal down. and master mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

peg bracket on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake horn on,.. ball end allen key are your friend here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wil put new wellnuts in the cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

outer cover fixed to the frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and panel filler on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side a bit off a challenge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

made a support ring.. easy to mount now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

S1 shifter .. yes fist on the X1 but drastic things needed to be done to the chin spoiler .. cutting a new hole — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

long bolt… to long so lock washers where used as spacer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i cut the bolt a little shorter better so — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check… neutral switch.. i could not get a reading , need a new switch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lockplate off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and big nut off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulley can be slided off the splines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and neutral switch replaced — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check check … works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pully back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and heat cycle again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we used oversided XB cylinders on this one, the cooling fins are bigger — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting oil level… half way on the stick is good , to much and the oil will come out the head breather — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lots off stuf to do on this XB12R ( ex racer ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

low lever fuel light is one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening up the bike… some signs it had a hard life . oil in the airbox , indication piston rings are starting to wear out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cyling the fuel pump to drain the tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with ecm spy very easy , fuel pump test — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so striping the bally pan — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and i drain the rear brake right away , as this is going to be replaced — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear fender off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and brake light switch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper with line , for the spare part box — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out… bearings are done.. was that the feeling while cornering hard ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and swing arm axle out a little so the swing arm can be tilted a little to the side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

screws out the pump.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put one back in to use as puller — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pump out.. could also be a wire problem — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but these sensors are cheap… better put a new on in while i’m here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and reisolate the wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new sensor on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the old o-rings are swollen of the fuel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some new o-rings on and a little mounting grease — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time to test — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel in , pressure test.. checl for leaks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and after 10-15 seconds the low level needs to turn off 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swing arm back in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making ready teh hidden rear brake — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bremo caliper .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper on the bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brembo !! M10 x 1 thread… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake line routed in the swingarm slot ( where the bearing spacer is ) between the engine and swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some isolation on the brake line and now it is really hidden 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice thing on this brake.. you can put the wheel in with our loosening the brake — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turning the wheel .. some thing is not good ? tuning way to heavy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

let pad is still at the bottom , right one is pushed out a little — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grrrr… custom parts.. caliper is misalined — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this is a easy fix , just some washers added — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper is now center — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and it turns normal again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and checking the ex.beemer stuff the customer asked to mount — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this is easy mod.. will check if we can handle the lenght — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

matching left to right.. yes looks better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clipons easy 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch switch douse not seam to work… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

anyway oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and trying to adjust.. but i cannot get the base adjustment right — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as there is to little free movement in the cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the extra adjuster will help — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better .. works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

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Original first Dutch Wakan Motorcycle for sale

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XR1200 and XR1200 RED 6 Spoke forged wheels.

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9-11-2017 What did we do today Buell XB9 2003 service , Buell XB12X 2008 service

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 9-11-2017 What did we do today Buell XB9 2003 service , Buell XB12X 2008 service

nice xb9 one of the first ones.. in for a service check— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery connections are loose.. i will put some new screws in with washers ( now normal bolts ) start off many problems… loose battery cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

owner mounted a not very common handle bar — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening the covers as we need to change the plugs

draining the oil .. black as pitch.. and oil drain show some metal dust on it little common on these early engines .. checked the service records , last service was about 12000 km and 4 years ago… will clean it and ask customer to come in next year , to check .. as we can get a idea on the engine ware — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while the gearbox drain plug will normaly show metal debris

and small signs of the rear base gasket is sweating

removing the covers.. the old swingarm axle this bolt can be a crime

as there is only a insert to hold the bolt.. Buell quickly changed the design off the axle to massive and drilled and tapped this hole

clutch cable looks virgin… i will grease the threads… for langer lasting fun

swing arm pinch bolt loose

gear box oil back in.. please note the power clutch.. needs a tighter adjustment than normal ,1/8 turn loose

priming the oil filter to put back on

checking the belt…

missing a piece, no tears out the and looks like old damage

wheel beasings rear are ok

and the idler pully bearings are ok

wheel back on axle to tq and tighten the pinch bolt

rear caliper bolts.. i will clean the old loctite off the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

changing the spark plug front from below — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

combustion looks good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy tension — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a little to much slack — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tightening .. and lock nut under the cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

opening the airbox baseplate.. the old style ( 2003 only ) velocity stack come right out , the nuts came out the rubber — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spark plugs .. rear one is still the first model.. front one the last model 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the stack nuts will try to glue theme in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning and a dab off silicone sealer in pressinf the nut in plate .. i leave it to dry for a while .. hopen it wil hold — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bolt with lock washer on the battery cables.. to hold theme better in place and don’t comeloose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

seat was also rubbing on the ecm cable , isolate and reroute — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

same for negative pole — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stack on looks like the nut will hold for now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

base plate on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and moving to the front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice these gasmasks… you know you will fuck up your front fender ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

🙂 looks like the front wheelbearings are done , looking at the rust watter marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yeah.. these are done — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

dry and crunchy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front forks out.. note the position how fare they are mounted in the triple t — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use protective tape to protect the topcap nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning on the front legs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and chaning the oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel back in and setting to 55 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

meeehh will put 2 new screw in… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

changing the brake fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and 2 new screws . to make it nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressing down the front end a few times to set the forks on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and warming up the bike for oil level check and rest ride — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice 08 Uly… in for service and stutter running — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yes 120000 km this bike is very well kept.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some signs of here age ecm connectors crackes.. ecm repositioned , but not sure it was on time .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the bike suddenly started to run very rich.. and did rucklefart while driving — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the belt tensioner — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bracket off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the working on the tensioner — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel axle loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings are also done — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so many Km done.. check the swing arm bearings.. hold the end off the swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and feel with your other hand between the swingarm and the engine.. and try to wiggle with the swingarm— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spring tensioner off.. mnnn looks like it has been hitting the exhaust bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep.. the spacer washers where not mounted.. hitting the exhaust bracket , causes the tensioner to break — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new filter on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new wheel bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the mounting instruction mount the washers on the studs… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so the tensioner arms run free of the tensioner when loaded — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy chain is perfect.. signs this bike is cared for— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

baseplate is also clean … no oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very little rubbing ont eh plug cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug looks also rich.. ecm problem of other wise ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fir shit and giggles i will check the compression , unplug the fuel pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the coil out.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.and the coil out.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear compression test — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

170 psi / 12 Bar.. good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

measures the same.. pritty good for a 120000 km bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old HD plugs out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some iridium NGK in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the fuel pressure.. also perfect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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What did we do today: 8-11-2017 Buell XB12SS front end, Buell XB flat tire, Buell XB12SS service, Buell 1125 charging fix

What did we do today: 8-11-2017 Buell XB12SS front end, Buell XB flat tire, Buell XB12SS service, Buell 1125 charging fix

to finish the leaking fork seals slider cleaned — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some electrical tape on the leg, to protect the seal from sharp edges

mount the lock spring on the new dust seal so it will not damage the leg — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

seals and guide bushings on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and hammer home the oil seal to seat it porperly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clip in the slot , and dust seal can be mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fill the tube with oil , and bleed the rebound damper— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spring and spacer back in indexing the rebound adjuster , makes it look a lot nicer and you will have full travel on the adjustment — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little oil was spilled on the caliper, cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pads we going to replace , they are not worn out.. but you see the pattern of the warped disk in the pads.. not good to mount these on a new disk — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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wheel back on looks good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bumoping the front suspention before you tighten the front axle… to set the front legs on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake fluid on the compensating membrame , it will go trough rubber give it long enough time — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh brake fluid in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new fluid rear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

running warm, to set the oil level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chargin problems turned out to he the battery , and the customer wanted a 190 rear tyre — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery.. alwasy start with the negative to remove.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rubber straps for many a pain in the but — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yes.. they do vibrate these things… mountin it correct will help. the nut holding the battery tray was not mounted.. the tab broke off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new battery in .. i made a litle helper to get the rubber straps on… works very nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery conenction, if the poles are sunken , use the spacers , no good connection otherwise — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

SX tire .. meeehh don’t like theme this one is worn.. time to replace and put a 190 on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as this is a 2010 model.. the rear wheel has 3 bearings and dust seals , but also a extra spacer !!— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the pinch bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and axle out.. the 3 bearing wheels have a differnent axle ,with room to support the 2 right side bearings , the axle can be retro fitted, but a 2 bearing axle can not be used on a 3 bearings wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tyre mounted… take care off the extra spacer left side of the wheel , the dust seals run on it , not mounting this will mis-aline the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice look 190/55/17 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the charging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plenty sparks going in the battery — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yearly check up very nice XB12SS — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery is getting a little lazy 171 CCA will make the starter button, a little slow , as the battery need sto build up the power to rotated the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ratting front .. need to ceck behind the flyscreen — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some connectors are rattling.. horn / horn bracket is ok

some heat in the bike and draining the fluids

removing plastics while draining

pully cover off

fresh gearbox oil in

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and filter off for replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the clutch , to set the mechanisme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mechanime lightly tight and 1/4 turn loose , lock plate with spring back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front plug out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the gap before you put the new one in.. they come to tight out the spark plug factory — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and rear wheel check caliper of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check… can take some km.. but is starting to show wear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel bearings are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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base plate needs to come off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the plug wires on rub marks and connectors on corrosion , these are perfect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug , needs extention and wobble joint — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

baseplate clean , friemmel the stack rubber inbetween the base plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike turned around for the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

line up the bracket with the slots to remove the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front leg out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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new oil in… key chain markings left leg… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front wheel back on, axle to 55 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting the chin spoiler back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front brake fluid replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

don’t forget the rear fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while draining i give the cylinder a few pumps.. as the piston now makes the complete travel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting oil level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

can be a bitch on the 2009 models… the oil drained so fast back in the case on this bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i needed to run the engine , stop and check right away .. test ride 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

1125 charging fix — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we al ready removed the rotor for the oil jet modification — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning old loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cleaning the parts.. sprag clutch ring.. you know you wear these out very fast if you , start with the bad/ low battery ?! and these are much expencive parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning and lubing the sprag before mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rotor with oil yet.. located on the double spline — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the position off the hole in the crank the oil jet should get its oil feed from — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rotor on.. luning up the sprag clutch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

6 sprag bolts.. mount with loctite.. if these come loose not a plesant sight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tq to 35 NM with loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover back on.. some silicone on the rubber aria — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the cable guides back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil line back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving to the burned connection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bought sides are — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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as we fix the overheating the modification can be removed.. so the bike will charge nomaly below 5000 rpm , reconnect the little plug to the aic — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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even these wires hve been way to hot — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

burned out tough and trough — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cutting free the terminals — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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quick check the regulator is still ok ? so we can take the trouble of fixing it , volt meter in Diode check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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ok regulator diode check gives a reading.. so regulator should charge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

litle testing .. eeeehhh — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yes still bad connection , but it showed shome charging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so soldering extentions on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

double isolation — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works… little low but charges — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wires do not get hot , other than to be mounted under the seat — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn battery connections loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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will moutn the strap back… a pain in the ass to mount i know.. but leaving it off will give you al sorts off problems consering the vibrating battery and connections comming loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

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3-11-2017 What did we do today Buell XB brakedisc wobble, Buell XB9SX big service

3-11-2017 What did we do today Buell XB brakedisc wobble, Buell XB9SX big service

disk stutter… having fixed 1 or 2 XB … i can almost see on the wear bands on the disk how hard it will stutter

but checking with a sharpy make things better visible

this is spinning the wheel no brake pressure.. the pads are already rubbing on 1 spot

you see the line fading on the aria where it rubs

while this part off the disk is rubbing

this part douse not , we will replace the disk

ok wheel out

bearings are ok

i take the forks out to to service and fix the leaking seal

ready to take theme apart.. but first my 11 o clock apointment

xb9sx.. daily driver… in for check up

ratle the shift lever to check the bolts are still tight.. this one moves to much

draining the oil.

little loctide on the screws helps

clutch cable has been repaired.. i think i need to replace it

take off the covers while draining

take off the covers while draining

mnnn 2 bolt missing .. that is strange

the repaired clutch cable leave absolutely no room for adjustment.. and i smell the clutch from slipping do the the wrong setting.. ok new cable it is

front holder loose

as the cable is to tight.. i remove the lever

and need to take off the repair cable end , as this will not go trough the triple t

shifter pivot loose

and preping the new cable , neverseas on the threads

new model cable have a teflon lining , for smoother pulling

screw the cable in straight… so the cable stay oil tight

gearbox oil in

and clutch mechanisme in

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drain plug in, new o-ring and sealer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable bracket and bolt back on use loctite here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and ziptit eh regulator cable to the tierod — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rearwheel check.. the pads are wearing thin and uneven — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grrr… rear axle pinch bolt is fucked up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hammered a big Torq bit in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to loosen it … looks like some one tried to loosen this with a 8 mm to many times 😦 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the rear axle is very tight.. breaker bar and putting in some effort — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings are done.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings in and tq axle to 66 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new pinch bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler on.. use loctite these things vibrate — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine in 5e and bump the wheel around to check the primairy chain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear brake.. clean and new pads.. easy to mount it , cap out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and pad pin loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

14 mm front slider bolt, 12 mm rear bolt holder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old guncky grease — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean and fresh lube . press it down the hole to ensure the grease is every where — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rubber back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and caliper back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

translucent problems… to brittle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox off for rear spark plug and air cleaner .. is messy.. but no idea this is 8000-10000 or 16000 km ? so clean and check next time in , as the bike has been running on 1 clyinder due to spark plug cable problems — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the sparkplug cables visualy on rubbing and corrosion in the terminals — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new resr plug in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox cleaned.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and swapped around to check the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

also noted some wireharness problems .. reroute and isolate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wheel out and in need off new bearings .. fork legs out for oil change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looks like the first time in 30000 km… protection off the top caps is important — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the settings before you remove the topcap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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a little bleeding and ready to build ot getter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little claning and 1 down and 1 to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pushing up the front legs… look for not to pich the wire loom to the handle bar — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel back on… set axle to 55 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and to down the caliper bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bugger bottom crew is seased.. happens allot with ULY headlight units , need to get it out a other way— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake was digital.. abosolutely not to controle.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some cleaning and grease will help that — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake fluid front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

headlight removed to get to the light socket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new H7 light bulb , fix and test ride — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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5-12-2017 – What did we do today: 2-11-2017 Buell XB12S mishap repair, Buell XB12SS big inspection and repair

5-12-2017 – What did we do today: 2-11-2017 Buell XB12S mishap repair, Buell XB12SS big inspection and repair

mishap repair.. , bike was hit from behind — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and was dropped on the right side bending bar and brake lever ( lever is also not pivoting , so brake was hanging )

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the swingarm.. normaly no a issue . loosened the pich bolt and the swingarm popped back

bended licenplate + holder.. off to make it striaght

tough up spray paint on the swingarm.. for small repairs the Buell tough up paint is realy great. if more needed to be done , i would have let our painter do it

brake pedal has road rash to , remove the pivot bolt

knock the pivot bushing out and loosen the pin

pin back in

and a drop off loctite to hold on the pedal

left scoop has also damage

as douse the oil cooler scoop

back on..

a little roadrash on the pipes… to little to replace, as some filing and sanding will fix this

almost gone.. now some heat in the pipes to color these again

biek swapped around

i need to remove the tail section to replace the indicastor..

but tail section is easy… to 2 below… just a ferw turns loose

and remove the 4 bolts

and you can pull the tail section off —

new indicastor on , and mounting it back

new brake lever.. as this one is binding

when you have a suspision the lever is bend .. please check.. happens allot they are cracked !! — bij

as the brake lever was hanging.. the front disk was heated up way to much.. and the disk is warped.. you see the wear pattern giving things away

so off with the disk

and a very nice Galfer disk on

you see the wear pattern retunered in the pads

and wheel back on

the handle bar did get a little bend aswell.. mounted usualy hard to see

left grip is glued need to cut it off

right one of

and handle bar removed

knocking in the barend caps

the clutch lever has some road rash

took it to the sander and removed the scratches, new left grip on with glue

better like this

new licenseplate on.. use double sided tape, so the plate will not vibrate

hardly to see, but the right peg has a crack in it .

new peg on.. strong thumb and push the spring in

about time a test ride , little heating up

xb12SS in for service

and some leaks

while draining the oil.. i notice a leak ? not base gaskets

comes from above , but is it old or new ?

drain plugs have a look at the magnet.. it can tell allot .

gearbox oil back in and ball and ramp back on

and a litle closer look at the rocker cover gasket.. we replace these already 4 years ago.. and allot off km .. but looks like it is leaking again ? as this is fresh .. i will rotate the engine

but first wheel bearing check

perfect..

wheel back on and tq to 66 NM

checking the primairy chain… take measure ment on 3 points on the chain

strip down.. right scoop of

engine supported and removing the front mount

moving up to remove the airbox… nice and clean btw.. this bike is not hammered

tell tail signs off the 2007 model… tps sensor with 2 red dots

top side ready for engine rotation

indeed already the new black gaskets in

i will take the rocker box off to to check the gasket

mnn good used

no real signs off leaking but the gasket is toast

new gasket on and rocker box back on

and the cover on with new black seals

while the engine is down… easy sparkplug change

and ready to go up again

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