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14-12-2016 Buell S1 Bigbore rebuild

2-1-2017 - 14-12-2016 Buell S1 Bigbore rebuild

time to put the heads on

drop off oil on the threads and the flats on the bolt heads, to reduce friction

and tq down the bolts

mnnn all black... will clean this up and paint this one to

and need check the flatness on the mounting points on the heads as the markings tel me it is not really flat , as these brackets and bolts break easy... some thing to check

bottom end , oil pump gear in

pinion gear, red loctite for the nut and TQ down

i will give these a polish... Bling

lifters back in

and position rods in

nice cams... will bring out the beast

cams in

last change to prime the big end bearings , give here a few squirts

and cam cover on... a small fortune is spend on bolts on this bike :-)

timing cup in

and pick up in

for all others the O-ring first in the head... with the colapseble pushrod covers best to do the o-rings on the pipe

and push the top side into the head

and load the spring collar to place the lock

banke ...old skool... don't know black ? or polish ? or red ?

anyway need to open the bracket up, as the little thicker coating on the frame makes the bracket a little to small... if i clamp it down now i destroi the coating... lets not do that.. will open up the clamp a litle

new or old ? i prever XB style covers , but with the crazy lift the clearance was a issue with the old covers , see if XB covers ar a little higher

the inside was grined to make room

but it needed so much the cover is not oil tight anymore with out silicone :-( i'm not going to go that route

so rocker box with cover upside down, mesuring with out gaskets

looks like the Xb covers will fit.. .perhaps a little extra clearance need to be made

first the rocker boxes on , nice roller rockers

the pushrods where marked.. i will check the lenght anyway

the lenght differance is allot more than stock... stil exhaust is the long one ;-)

old style bolts... there are short and long ones.. while the new style are all the same length

check the rocker arm shafts if they are alined.. as there is a slot cut in theme so the bolt acts as a lock.. but it the shaft is not alined it will act as a bolt cutter and screw up the bolt

no... these will be binned... i take some unfucked heads please

as always all bolts in first before you tighten... as there are no locating pins

S1's are a little more off a challange to reach all bolts

with some mock up clay... i will check the clearance to the cover off the rocker arms

so cols on with out gasket , right rear bolt... special tool is needed ( or cut a allen key )

ok need to give it a little grinding to give it clearance enough , but much better than the old covers

with out the front mount... very easy acces to the hard to get bolt :-)

and top tie rod support in place

old type intake manifold don't come with dimple for the bolts

so they are a little more difficult to get the screws in... nice ported btw :-)

temperature sensor for the ignition was originaly mounted... i think i mount this on a other place... want to have a clean look on this bike

MAP sensor also for the ignition to be used a Voes .but the port has got to go ( was connected to a meter on the dash )

fuel hose i will also replace... hard. and brittle

and the 45 mm mikuni i on

S1 with electronic speedo.. yes.. no problem the mounting flat is on the case, you just need to dril the holes

speed sensor in

stator... little silicone around the plug to help it seal

and a little silicone to bed the wires in, protective plate mounted

and crank seal in place

old style detent ?.... no 6 speed one ;-)

baker 6 speed

sliding it in... bolt with red loctite and 24 Nm

adn shift lever on

adjustment is the same 3mm rod

primiary drive back on

pressure plate with lock up... to keep the clutch lever pull from being stupit heavy, but still can handle the 150 + Nm this bike will make

a little bit a off a fiddle to put the lock ring in

oil filter pick up / oil pressure check bal back on. as we mount a oil cooler adaptor , put red locktite on this, so it will not come loose

and oil pressure sensor back on