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8-4-2017 Buell XB9R cooling fan, Buell 1125R
9-5-2017 - What did we do today: 8-4-2017 Buell XB9R cooling fan, Buell 1125R making it run better , cylinder prep
this very well kept XB9R the cooling fan started to rattle on the bearings.. time to replace it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
as this is sutch a very nice and clean bike i take off the tail section — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
with the seat lock cable off, and put away safe — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
for the fan we need to remove the rearshock ,again carefull... so i take the canister off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and with the battery out i can slide it through the sub frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
lower shock mounting bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
support the weight off the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and top bolt out .. glad they changed this on newer model , as on the first versions the hole is deep — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
with the scock removed a look at the fan , remove the 4 T27 screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
twist, push pull ... can be a pain to get the fan out , disconnect the fan — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
yeah... i will clean this... out off normal reach for the owner ;-) and he did not like this , bike has done more than 50.000 km btw — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
connector fan in and trun the fan back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
shock in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
canister back throught the frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and tail section back on... she is good to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
help my side stand broke... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
no problem... easy fix , the bended tab had no cracks straighten en drilled for the upgrade pivot pin— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and filed down the lower end just a little so the lock clip can be mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
engine start upp , break in oil needed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
coil out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
fuel pump out, and turn the engine over on the starter to get oil pressure (a little help with compressed air in the oil tank can be needed ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
1125R.. making it faster and just a little more noise ... well lets start with the airfilter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
as these little dirt suckers eat about anything they find on there way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
small tip, ,leave the filter on if you want to pull off the base plate... witht the airfilter off, the dirt can fall in the throttle bodies — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
idle hose .. put a zipwire on to hold it better in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and we don;t need no automatic throttle mover , disconnect the cable , — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
after you remove the cable, bind the 2 throttle cams to getter , i use safety wire, but a ziptie works to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
base plate back on.. check the throttle cables / mechanism on binding, K&N filter in for more intake noise.. and update the fuel mapping... even with out stacks and with stock exhaust i would say 10 Hp more.. and more important more TQ middle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
after waiting for the correct piston rings.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
oil craper rings.. first the wokkel one in than the thin ones — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
fresh from honing these need to be cleaned very good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
i take a tube with soap and hot watter and start scrubbing for some time.. you should be able to run a clean rag throught the bores with out picking up dirt ... this right away has a down side you need to coat the bores with a light oil right way.. as you can see the corrosion start with in a few minutes after cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
check the ring end gaps... don't trust no one, you build it , you measure it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
as these where all a little to tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.