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16-12-2016, Stage 1 1125, XB belt XB 88CI

3-1-2017 - 16-12-2016, Stage 1 Buell 1125R and rotor upgrade, Buell XB belt + bearings, Buell XB Bigbore stripdown

cold early morning... ready to ad a few HP :-)

take the airfilter box off

mnnn happens more the 2 parts off the lower airbox are pulled apart

and the iac hose is loose from the pipe

degreased and a bead off silicone , the pieces back to getter, to let theme set

WTF ? throttle stop mounted ? no wonder the bike did not wheely

as the throttle opens not completely

just checking of this is a HL06 vin code bike ( French market ) as these are limited in power.. but normal full power bike

active intake cable removed from the solinoid

and throttle shafts locked to getter with a ziptie

throttle stop removed

open all the way... this customer is in for a surprice on the first ride and full throttle... i will warn him

so next job. exhaust off , front left bolt

rear left bolt , you can rotate the idler pully to get to the hole if needed

right rear bolt

loosen the right footpeg bracket bolts so the exhaust comes easier

and right front bolt

and the exhaust is off

rotor upgrade... oil line from the cooler and twist it down and out off the way

mnnn someone has been working on this

cover off ... shees the balance gear spacer/washer had come off during mounting and was stuck in the rotor magnet

and has been running for a while , wearing on the inside lining off the rotor and rubbing the stator... lucky in this case, nothing happend other than some wear marks

the gear has been rubbing in the cover a little

sprag clutch bolts loose

check the running surfaces off the sprag gears

clean off the old loctite from the mounting bolts

and from the sprag outer ring

prelube the sprag clutch and push back in the outer ring

oil jetted rotor :-)

rotor back on... rotate the sprag gear so the holes line up

loctite on these bolts and tighten theme

set to TQ

cover can go back on.. a little silicone on the rubber

and cover back on.. the one screw with the washer back in position

neutral switch wire harness in the guide

and oil cooler line back on

use the orignal screws to mount the left side off the oil cooler bracket

TH header pipe on

preassemble the TH2 exhaust and slide it on the header

intake stacks on... mounting the clip can be a hassle, but don't stop trying untill they lock good, you should be able to pull the stacks

mounting a ziptie on the iac hose so it will stay on the next time

and airbox base back on pushing down the rubber so it will seat properly

K&n filter 

ecm was still old firmware

so new one with a nice fuel mapping from us.. ready to go... she will make wheelies now :-) and spin the rear tyre at 80 mph pulling here open in 4e gear 8000 RPM.. in cold / wet :-)

flinstone buell trailered in

nice.. but works better with a piece off rubber , rear pully is still good... little markings

 

front is also ok.. no sharp edges

looking at the corrosion on the brake disk.. it would be good to check the bearings ( advice to do this every time you have the wheel in your hands anyway ) so rear caliper off

right side footpeg bracket off

so we can remove the swing arm brace

wheel out... yep... these are done , complete failure expected with in 1000 km

will replace theme and clean the spacer ( aluminium ) al this corrosion is from the bearings , and some watter was already in the wheel , as the bearing seals don't seal anymore when the bearings are worn

wheel cleaned and libiral amount off grease inside the hub

wheel back in belt in

before you tighten the axle... swingarm brace back on

and belt inner guard on

pully cover back on

and rear caliper back on.. little cleaning is usefull here to spot the condition off things

slitting the case on the engine strip down

and the crank can be take out

a little trace on the outer pinion race.. see if the bearings are ok

as this case need to be milled for the 88 Ci set , the oil jets need to come out

i take the read valve out to

little cleaning to get the most off the grime off , and oil filter mount / oil pressure check bal out to clean all the internal chanels

5e gear bearing i will replace... the seal leaking usualy means to much play on the bearing, and is has to much play

5e gear out and bearing pressed out

checking the inner race off the pinion bearing... looks ok

before we send it to the machine shop , for eay handling i press out the gear box... the shifter fork slide pins can be tapped out with a drift trough the slots in the case for this

forks and shifter drum out

zip tie the gears so the don't drop off

and gear box pressed out zip tie the spacer rings and gears

now rough cleaning this side

ready to put theme to getter for shipping to the machine shop