4-5-2018 Buell S1 engine strip, Buell XB12SX fuel pump, Buell X1 restauration

 

further with the strip down of the S1 engine rocker covers of so i can take of the gear cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with allot off weight out.. a little better to handle , and put it in the stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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pinion gear of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oilpump upgrade was done already — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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removing the pushrod covers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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oil feed hose of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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like allot of parts.. drop in in the degreaser bin.. — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting adaptor.. which was loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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oil presure sensor of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove the oil tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the head bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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something i was afraid of.. cylinder lining is comming loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and is even sticking out already a little would not been long before this would have been a leaking base / head gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some wear marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston rings are almost worn out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front cylinder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

here ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side a noticeble crank, as sign the lining is seperating rom the aluminium — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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wil be a good idea to replace the cylinders and pistons — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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try to keep theme evenly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one half of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and more cleaning .. as this is about half the work, cleaning of the parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the gasket material has gone bad over time and the cases started to sweat oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not very good to see where it leaked — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and more cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to take the crank out to clean the other case half — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i press the crank out using the puller tool as security for the crank tap , and to hold the crank when it is pressed out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

crank feels good…. no to report to the customer and discus the options — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

xb12sx .. we could get hold of the customer.. ok for fuel pump replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wanted to check how full the tank was.. but other lock on it.. mnnnn… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel pump in test mode.. even stopped turning , — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

she is no longer pumping we need to drain this the hard ( messy ) way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so bike in the straps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever..

left peg plate off .. corroded so hard it douse not move — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

but not sure how long the belt wil be.. 8000 km now on the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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shock bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

no trying to keep it clean.. draining in a small basket and holding the drain hole closed with my finger — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel out.. loosening the fuel pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wires are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old pump out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new one to go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plastic cover back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and c-clip back on the pump studs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new o-rings and grease, mount back the oil pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and tighten the axle to 66 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2010 Xb wheel… check the spacer ring in in the dust seal !! left side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rol over / breather valve out to fil the tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

15A out and back to 10A — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime the pump a few times.. we have good pressure 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clearing the error codes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and she is running — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

X1 restauration .. front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rusty nuts and rings . spacers missing on the lower fender screw — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the spacers missing the fender will rub on the fork — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the disk bolts to remove the calipers easy— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

replacingt the corroded screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some loctite on.. i do these 1 by one so the caliper douse not split — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nut on the rear tells me the threads in the caliper are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side also to loosen the disk bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

6 mm allen.. no playing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

again a other bolt i need to fight with — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

calipers of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

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3-5-2018 Buell XB12Scg big check up, Buell X1 service and gearbox problems, Buell S1 engine strip.

 

very nice Xb12Scg in for first big service — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

neutral light shines dim… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bike will not start, need to pull the clutch.. i will change the switch as it douse not make enough ground — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the error codes.. low battery and exhaust solinoid.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

low voltage ,mmnnn checking if the bike changes.. nope — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i suspect the regulator as that is most common to fail on these models — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stator is ok i will replace the regulator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

oil filter is shiny 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear axle out… dry.. i will put some never seas on it— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check.. dry cracks wear marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

with the belt of , replacing the neutral switch is a piece off cake .. thin wall 5/8 socket and under a small angle you can replace the switch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new filter on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox oil in.. adjusting the mechanism — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the primairy chain tension — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable already cleaned but still sweating.. the cable is in very good condition.. so i’m going to repair the leaking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cable loose and shifter loose to get to the cable .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

heat shrink tube with glue.. stops the leaking clutch cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front spark plug change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving to the top.. the air grill insert is loose — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i could take it off whole .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

thin layer silicone glue .. now leaving to dry — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear spark plug back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

baseplate cleaned and mounted again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time to check the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

meeeh.. wheel bearings feel funcky.. i will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some protective tape not to dammage the cap nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the dirt of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top caps still nice 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new wheel bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some corrosion protection lube on the axle — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

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

cleaning the compensating membrame and holder— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking with new regualtor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works… — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so unscrewing the old one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i see on the heat cranks in the isolating on more off theme.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the dampening — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the oil level.. and she is ready to go — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very nice X1 in for service and has a shifting problem to 1e gear ( take a moment before the gear engage ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spoiler of.. need to fix this clutch cable to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the engine oil.. nice and slow — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and exhaust removal to drain the gearbox — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

do not pry the shift lever of by putting a screw driver in the slot… you will break it .with a tyre iron protective rubber gently push it of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one piece on the leaking connection , and one piece on the rubbing spot to the spoiler — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looseing the cover , let it leak down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch puller out to get to the nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and primairy drive removed .. take out the shifter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take of the spring.. not to loose it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

trying manualy.. i feel it hanging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some debris ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cottor pins loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter drum holding plates loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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now to put the drum out… not !! it is haning — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice burn on the drum makes it very hard to shift — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leaning the fork with to much contact to the gear, wearing out like this.. the gears will not travel enough to correctly catch the dogs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sharp edges — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bur is making a high spot , need to sand this out.. and clean up the edge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see the pattern it left in the fork — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one is toast — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fork going in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

assembly and trying.. smooth as it should be — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

locate the tracks in the drum to drop the pins in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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drum holder plates in position — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shift mechanism on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the bolt also connect the case.. drop of loctite on the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tq down to 24 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjust the shifter, in 3e gear and 3 mm rod in the hole , and tighten the nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy drive on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use red loctite on these nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling plate on.. not happy with the c-clip , only holding on a edge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see it is bend to much in.. will mount a new one— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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cover on.. some lube on the splines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the primairy chain , and oil back in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

muffler back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check , rear wheel ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sparkplug.. these are not that long in.. but gap is to small — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting and putting these back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear one checking to , not the head heat sensor.. never been modified to the center off the head ( was a recall way back ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new brake fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while bleeding pump the rear brake a few times so the piston has the full travel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fluid ront — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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warming up and setting oil level.. tube frame models… mesure straight up and keep the level 1/2-3/4 from max .. test ride 🙂 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

S1 engine brought in.. the cases are leaking oil — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hanging it in the hoist and stripping the parts.. first the clutch cable off.. very fragile now to break of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy cover of and taking out the pulling plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rotor on.. still 4 bolt one.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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gearbox out and boxing up the parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starter motor of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

allot lighter already — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the case from engine oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and starting on the rocker boxes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

2-5-2018, Buell XB stator, Buell XB12SS service, dyno Buell XB12R and making ready for customer, Buell XB12S IAC replacement, Buell X1 resurection

 

diagnosed this XB with stator not working.. primairy of to replace it.. smells and looks burned — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new stator.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

do your self a favour.. remove the wire bridge.. this can go bad.. ( side play on the crank , and the inner bolts on the magnet will knock off this bridge and destroying the stator again )

little silicone on the plug to help seal better

Xb is easy.. as you can pull out the clutch hub.. complete

new shifter seal

fresh oil

setting the chain free play

routing the wires to the connector

some dielectric grease on the 77 connector .. just for save mesures

checking.. 🙂

will put some air in the tyres .. and she is good to go

nice XB12Ss for service

shame the chin spoiler starts to crack

clutch cable is leaking

and is hanging on 1 last thread .. we going to replace it

old style side stand pivot.. check them… this one was loose

uncrew to clean and mount

change the rear pads

before taking off the caliper.. loosen the pad pins

will change the shifter rubber ..

feeling the cable adjuster.. all crispy… i’m not even going to try to loosen..

realy haning on it’s last thread

new cable o-ring on and shifter of to screw in the cable

before routing up.. some neverseas on the cable adjuster

shifter back on.. use red loctite to lock this one

new oil in

toll of vibrating things. it wears.. clutch cable on the tierod

rear wheel bearing are ok

belt , stone chip

and some wear cracks .. need to check with the customer if we can replace this belt ..

new pads mounted

and shifter rubber

front end check

all ok. and mounting new rubber

brake fluid change front

fresh in

and cleaning the brake lever

cllean and grease the pivots and ramp.. will feel very nice

replacing the rear fluid

some pumping action with the bleeder loose, to have the full travel loosened up

pushing down the front a few time to set the forks ,before you tighten the pinch bolts

running warm for oil level check..

XB12R 50 Km on the dyno.. the first kilometers with break in oil … blower on.. stay below 3000 rpm…

IAC problem

looks like the IAC it self has a intermitting error

will replace the IAC.. airbox off and iac loose

cleaning the intermal iac air channel

new one on.. and test ride ,, error is not comming back.. and bike runs really strong 🙂

50km done

so making ready for the customer

running in oil out .. plug is clean.. as we like it

fresh oil in

tps wire mounted

screw was loose.. ,mounting with some loctite

right inner scoop on to help with cooling

wire harnes tied to getter

and chin spoiler on

a old fast system in on.. not the original clamp but this will do

heat shield and sensors mounted back.. cover on and she is ready to go back to the owner

X1 resurection.. new welnut in the swingarm

and putting the frame in the hoist

and jeck under the engine, as we going to replace the isolators

rusty bolts…

and some very stubbern.. screws

impact screw driver also not working …

pffff. almost needed to drill these out.. this bike is fighting me for every bolt 😦

frame plate of.. old isolator is completly broken

loosen the lower tie rod. to replace the other isolator

making room.. passengerpegs of

going to be new ones

shifter / footpeg loose

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bought isolators out

and new ones in

lifted the frame a litle to make it easier

throught the hole in the battery try you can put the reasr tierod bolt back in

frame plate in place

and tightinging the isolator bolts

rear fender weas removed.. better acces , and small 9/16 spanner will also help

rear fender back on

and passenger pegs.. with new bolts

new bolts for the pegs

clutch cover seal was leaking.. it has become very hard rubber

primairy cover screws.. change to stainless

meehhh not inpressed with the toe peg..

looks better

inspection covers loose, and checking the primairy chain

exhaust brackets on

to mount the proseries replica muffler

changing cam cover screws .. 1 by 1 for stainless

it’s harder but you can get theme

force airfilter mounting

the breather nippels on

and changng the seat frame bolts

look better

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Special Hidden rear brake caliper for a cleaner look on Your BUELL

Special Hidden rear brake caliper for a cleaner look on Your BUELL Fit´s all Buell XB 9/12 2003-2010 – special Brakecalipperholder ,cnc made from strong aluminium (6061-T6) and black anodized – black painted Brembo Brakecalipper including Brakepads – perfect customizing design – Including allharware this Set is mount at the original Place with the original calipperholderscrews and will be hide inside the Swingarm. So from outside nobody can see it! Give your Buell a special clean design! https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikel.asp?mc=1&aid=13647&cid=0&s=&a=&aname=Buell_XB_Hidden_Brake_caliper_WITH_BRACKET

 

Tube Frame Buell wheel spacers

New wheel spacers made for the Tube Frame Buells as they went obsolete

 

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Buell models S1, S2, S3 ( 1997-1998 ) , M2 ( 1997 ) https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikel.asp?mc=1&aid=6898

Buell models S2, S1,M2 ,S3 & X1 all model years https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikel.asp?mc=1&aid=1405

 

New Buell XB tank cover decalls added

New Buell XB tank cover decalls added

 

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