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8-3-2017 XB12 Scg 08 service no charge , XB12X

21-3-2017 - What did we do Today 8-3-2017 Buell XB12 Scg 2008 service and no charge , Buell XB12X get her running

very familair XB12Scg on the lift... in for a big service and problem charging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

common problem with the 08 -up XB regulator fails , the wiring is behind the left scoop , so need to remove this one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to get to the regulator and stator wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first check... ecm has seen low battery ( and some other issues we will adress later ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

base check... stator wire first unplug — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and measure the resistance between the 2 wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

should be about 0.4 -0.5 Ohm ok next — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check bought leads to ground resistance — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok bought leads not shorted to ground — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now put your volt meter on AC , some times you need manualy change the voltage range — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take bought leads and start the engine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cold idle ( 1500 rpm ) about 28 volts AC... stator is good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

regulator measures ok.. but becomes very hot fast..— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with in 3 minutes is is over 70 deg.. not good.. i pritty much now for sure this regulator will cut out when the bike gets hot , i will contact the customer— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

on with the service, drain the oils while hot — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the clutch cable outer adjuster — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with fresh oil in you can adjust the bal and ramp good , lightly bottoming , 1/4 turn loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil fresh in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and replace the oil filter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the wet stuff done, rear wheel check , home made protectors off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel off the ground and rear caliper off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike in 5e gear and bumping the engine around , checking the chain tension on several points , this one was to tight.. will cause shifting issues.. and in some cases bearing damage — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out to check the bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

youcan feel the idler pulley bearings by spinning theme with the belt off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check it on wear , hair cracks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

all ok.. wheel back in.. and tighten it back up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving to the front... the easy sparkplug first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one.. check the gap and put some neverseas on the threads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time for the hard spark plug ( the rear one ) removing the airbox cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the translucent covers are mounted with spacers and foam washers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lower airbox removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the cables for rubbing / corrosion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear plug isbest done with swivel joint and extention— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i like to lift the boot to check the connector if it is on— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

base plate lucht filter back on... make sure the stack rubber is on correctly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airfilter back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

same model sliders... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn little to tight ? bended a old has key on theme :-( — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i really think this is the first time the front wheel comes out.. the caliper bolts are freaking tight with loctite out off the factory — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front axle is bone dry.. yep this is the first time apart — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings feel funky , i will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end out to replace the oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take core off the wires and cables when you put the legs back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and a little grease on the axle so the bearings will not corrode to the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper bolts back in 50 NM and a little loctite — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

regulator off.. 3 screws holding on to the w-brace — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

snip the tyreraps to put it out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i let the zipties loose so i can put the scoop in, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the zip ties in position i pull them tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

push the suspention down a few time — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tighten the pinch bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

well made... you can not pull the front legs to getter by mounting the crash protection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and the rear off course — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

letting here warm up for oil level check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

regulator says much cooler now :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and setting the oil level correct, she is ready to go back to the owner.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

uly with running problem — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice alarm .... :-( ... not... adviced the customer to let me remove this one.. only one working remote... with a alarm that always is active ( and drained the battery in this case ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

look like they all mounted it behind the flyscreen — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and my favorite electical connectors — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

only 1 alarm connection made , as usual the kill switch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and allot off black wires — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starting to cut it out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

easy peasy... now to remake the kill switch wires.. and no trouble shooting with the alarm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn remus powerizer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and a fuel map... double tuning .. this bike must go very fast... i bet the running issue have something to do with this... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but i can't get there to turn over.. battery looks dead.. will give here a night on the LIion balance charger see if she will come by — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

she was running on 1 cylinder in wet , cables off course first suspect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn base plate was not back on as it should — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front wire defenaly needs replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i will replace the plugs to.. the double tuning douse not seams to work very well — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the exhaust valve wiring.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and removing the powerizer , the tps signal piggy back wire — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.