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8-2-2017 Big inspection XB12SS , 48 front wheel

16-2-2017 - What did we do Today 8-2-2017 Big inspection XB12SS , Sportster 48 front wheel

very nice Xb12SS in for its first big inspection 

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she came in hot, so draining the fluids right way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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in the mean while striping al the covers to have a look under there — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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primairy drain plug... yes is normal — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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chewy screws are not, i will replace this one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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old model side stand pivot ... ( this is early 06 model ) check theme , this one was loose, if left alone you will find your bike on the ground on day ( as the side stand will fail ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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clean the threads in the side stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and the pin, fresh lube and red loctite , if left to dry , it will not come loose again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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pulling the spring back on , a spring puller is very usefull — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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removing the left airscoop to get to the spark plugs— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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new oil filter on, primed and o-ring wet, hand tight— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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trying to adjust the clutch cable... no dice. corroded solid , i think power washer watter.. as the bike has not seen allot off rain , — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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on with the service, inspecting the primairy chain tension... ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front plug out... from below — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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check the gap on your new plugs.. ususaly they are set to tight out off the factory — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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old clutch cable out the lever — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front bracket loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and you can screw out the clutch cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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new cable in, o-ring on.. the cables come with some loctite sealant on there, don't over tighten these, the hollow bolts breaks very fast — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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prepairing the new clutch cable by putting some neverseas on the adjuster — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and clutch ramp / bal back on adjusting lightly botteming and back of a 1/4 turn — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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cable mount brackets on the cable and feed it thought the triple t — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front bolt back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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ziptie the regulator cables back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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adjusting. the outer cable, double security.. some small zipties on bought end off the booth — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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rear inspection ... belt shows light cracking, and some keflar koord was ripped out. still being the first belt, customer wanted it to be replaced, smart— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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so brace loose from the swing arm , and replace the belt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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before you tighten the rear axle, the swingarm brace needs to be inplace — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and don't forget the pich bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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pully cover back on, light coat off neverseas, as i could see the dry corrosion on it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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the Rizoma rear set in front position has left some marks on the pully cover ( the bolts stick out a little ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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working my way up... rear spark plug.. and cable check , these are still fine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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air filter how ever... not , replaced this one by a K&N filter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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customer could see sparks under the seat ? mnnn did not check the battery cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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+ is loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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the washer under the screw head is spark erododed away — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and the battery has signs to show it, check these.. the battery rattles under the seat... and can couse the cables to come loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

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front wheel bearings are fronzen on the front axle... no biggy, tap with some protection the right leg with a mallet , normaly the come loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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you see the marks where the bearing was stuck on— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front legs out , for service — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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use some isolation tape to protect the top cap nuts , they are very fragile — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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before you colaps the front fork.. clean the bottom ends, the seals will live longer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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checking the rebound settings before i break the connection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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drain , rinse and fill with fresh oil, bleed the rebound damper tube untill the up and down stroke are controled the full way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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indexing the adjuster screw.. flat and points matching... is fully closed , this way i know for sure i have the full adjustment range — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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front end back on, axle cleaned and coated with lubrication — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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brake fluid from 2005 ? best to replace every year— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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so fresh front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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don't forget the rear... ready for a cold test ride :-)— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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48 front wheel back from the wheel guy... new nippels and inline — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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no i don't like inner tyres ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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checking the balance on the wheel , fat tyres , heavy wheel... the wheel guy did good.. need only 25 gramms :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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wheel back in... caliper back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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pinch bolt on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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and the axle caps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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nice wheel is centered now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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