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1-3-2017 X1 leaking cases custom S1 big bore shock

14-3-2017 - What did we do today: 1-3-2017 Buell X1 leaking cases, custom Buell S1 big bore shock

starter motor in the place before we mount the primairy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

don't forget the drain plug — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

temp. bolt for the gear box out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gear box in wiggeling the mainshaft will help — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little loctite on the 5 bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tq down to 22 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spring off the shift mechanisme back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the shifter drum pins if there even... this helps to keep the detent plate straight , you can tap theme even with a drift if needed ( not to deep , the shifter hook still needs to be able to move freely )— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

detent plate back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

detent position lever spring in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and adjusting the shift mechanime 3e gear , 3 mm rod / dril bit between the shifter hook and the pin in the drum — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

heavy metal back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch mainshaft nut, note the postion of the ring — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop red loctite on the threads and clutch left hand , crank nut right hand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the dowls for the cover in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gasket and cover on.. while sliding the cover on, lift the chain on the tensioner shoe — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

torqing the cover down.. start in the middle and spiral out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch pulling plate back in , make sure the ring seats good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and oil back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front shock mount back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and torq the 2 bolts to 44 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil check ball and spring in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with a oil cooler adaptor i like to oil filter adaptor in the engine to be fixed and stay fixed , so little red loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil cooler adaptor in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and oil filter mount plug screwed in the oil cooler adaptor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some models clutch cables are not my friend.. needed to remove this from the lever to get enough freeplay on the ball and ramp — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the clutch cable loose from the lever i can not adjust this properly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil cooler back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear shock back on ( engine at the front supported with a strap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil line feed to the filter back on, use a counter wrench to hold the fitting in the oil pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and shock canister in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ground wire for the regulator back in the back off the regulator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and regulator mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stator wire plug.. secure this with a ziptie — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

connector ignition pick up mounted ( following the wires ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and battery and system feed connected to the starter motor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rubber boot pulled back over the battery feed.. to protect it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

solinoid trigger wire ( starter button ) on the starter— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

routing the wires and oil line behind the cam cover— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and route this in font off the starter motor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shift lever back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and belt back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i like the old style boxed swing arm belt adjusters :-) .. now waiting on the cilinders back from the machine shop ( i send theme out for a light hone , to have a good surface to run in the rings ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

custom S1 parts are starting to come in... fix leaking shock... take some measurement fixed position to the axle , to see how high or low you are — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear off the bike supported and placed the TM shock. Our shocks can be found here: https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/products.asp?mc=1&guid=YXHFSC&cid=9865&a&s — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can turn the rods down ore up . where you need to space for exhaust / belt tensioners — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

keep the load off the bike while you turn the pre load adjuster ring , works easier — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

when you have the correct preload , turn in the lock ring — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can also change the eye to eye length some , to change the bike height , loosen the jam nut on the rear eye — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

advice it to keep at least half the treads in the shock — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

when you change the shock also check the belt tension — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one needed loosing off the belt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

3/8 spanner and 1/2 spanner to adjust the tensioners — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lock plate on the nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and see how this looks... pulley definitely need some work , i think black — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake site off the rear set mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

waiting on special tools is not my strong point... fabricobled something to tighten the custom steering stem nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the size for the grub screw , m6 it is — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.