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16-2-2017 XB12 SS big service , the front end

1-3-2017 - What did we do Today: 16-2-2017 Buell XB12Ss big service, the front end

while we wait for the cylinder to return fromt he machine shop , i want to finish the rest off the service , mounting the W-brace back to the frame— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and a strap to keep the engine up , so we can move the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swaped around on the lift , ready for front inspection, and lower the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer complained a brake jutter.. to make it visible i draw some sharpy lines around the disk — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

free spinning with out brake presure i could already see a spots toughing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while other end of the disk is ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with light brake pressure turning the wheel this wear pattern douse show up more... disk is warped — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the pads a worn on on the old disk , replace these too... to loosening the pad pins while the caliper is still mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel axle out, line the wheel spokes up with the slots in the caliper , not damage the wheels — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

we are going to change the fork oil and shorten the preload tubes to lower the bike.. when putting back in.. i will rotate the ugly key hanger markings on the outer leg, to the inside — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn ZTL2 ( 8 piston brake ) there was a notification and modification brackets send out to route the brake line to the outside off the legs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the brake line can get cought on the inside off the leg, between the fender and the front tyre ( note the rubbing marks ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i wll order a new brake line bracket and route the cable outside — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

inside right leg rubbing marks. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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keep the top cap nuts nice.. wrap some isolating tape over theme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the settings before we break the connection off the top cap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

legs apart — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

customer asked to lower the front, the rear was aready done... so cut 20 mm off the spring preload pipes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil drained and flushed... new oil in... you need to bleed the rebound damper by slowly moving the rod up and down , untill you feel the resistance is even the whole way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

suction bottle , mark the air chamber level and suck the overfill out to set the airchamber — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spring question, as these bike came with progressive springs , the tight windings top or bottom — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i had learned half the spring is un sprung mass, and the other half spung mass, the heavy end off the sping to the top...to reduse the unsprung mass , in working it make no difference at all — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shortened pre load tubes back in and hydro stop ring — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

indexing the rebound markings... so they will be nice point to point and flat , when fully closed — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

screw the top cap and damper needle back on. untill the needle bottoms.. than turn the lock nut up, and tighten the top cap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

legs back in.. nice part front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

replacing the disk — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very clean bike ... :-) little to no brake dust — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new Disk on... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little drop loctite and set the bolts to 35 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pres the brake pad in the springs when you insert the brake pad pins — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the slots in the rear off the caliper to aline with the spokes in the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper on, bolts in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting the caliper first , can help to aline the front fork / wheel so the axle will go in smooth , axle to 55 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and caliper bolts to 50 NM — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pump the braks to pressure ,before you push here off a lift and need to brake , grabbing a hand full off nothing :-( — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the rebound — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and pressing down the front to free the tension in the legs.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mount the axle pich bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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will spoil the bike with some mirror hole plugs ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as they come in 2 lenght says the guide... reality there bought the same lenght and need to cut these shorter , no biggy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and setting the suspention... so the service is done.. no to wait on the cylinder to return — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

x1 problem... oil consuption... i could not get my finger on it why it started to use oil ... closer inspection.. the 2e compression ring is mounted upside down... , and this is a very important ring for case pressure and — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.