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18-3-2017 XB12 maintenance, XB12Scg, XB12 Engine

7-4-2017 - 18-3-2017 Buell XB12 in for some love part 2, tyre swap Buell XB12SCG long , Buell XB12 start engine rebuild

when you shake your bearings, and you can make music with theme... replacement was the right choise — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn... little cleaning , will not hurt.. the bearings where almost frozen on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better.. :-) light coat off grease on the axle for corrosion protection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turning in by finger... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fashback to yesterday as the axle was sticking out off the front leg... one off the reasons the fork seals can go bad , as the fork dis not settle correctly in the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper bolts tighten to 50 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mount the brake line holder with new bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cleaning up the wiring under the "bonnet" ziptie the tps sensor wire to the fuel line — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

resetting tps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and let het warm up.. while i take the flyscreen off to replace the indicator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and drain the engine oil... long over due looking at it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

quicky tyre swap... very nice bike.. Long Scg ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel , really nive in view, because we mounted a long swingarm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

caliper off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel out.. always check the bearings.. these are fine — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fresh rubber mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swapped the bike around, time for the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle nice and lubricated — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh front tyre on and moutning back the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

on the the TLCfor the xb.. 
original oil filters can be a pain to remove — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new k&n filter on.. primed and hand tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

locating the indicastor wires.. a bit crowded behind the flyscreen — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cable loose and slip a ring spanner on to loosed the nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and warm here up to check the oil level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old model dip stick.. trick is to clean it off good to see the level — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

perfect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

test riding and she is ready to go back to the owner— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

box off heavy metal back from the machine shop... freshly rebuild crank.. new big end pin.. and new design bearing in... pressed , alined and welded for longer lasting fun... better as new... need to feel the bearings to believe it.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so cleaning cases — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old silicone gasket need to come off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first half clean — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

main bearing feels to much play... it is now a 25 bucks bearing... when it runs out in 6000 km.. it is a 1500 bucks bearings... i press a new one in now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

big clip out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bearing and 5e gear out.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now on with cleaning this half... take care off little burrs , i could not get it focused . but little burr on the cylinder mating surface — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.