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26-4-2017 xb12R inspection and repairs, Uly servic
7-6-2017 - What did we do today: 26-4-2017 Buell XB12R inspection and repairs, Buell XB12X service check
nice XB12R a long way from home to have here checked — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
nice dash.. customer made a voltage meter in the original speedo 
:-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
the theme is consistant... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
customer had a feeling the intake seals where leaking.. after checking.. that is correct — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
so with all other jobs. take in mind the engine need to rotate , clutch cable loose any way to adjust it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
muller clutch in, 1/8 turn loose instead off 1/4 — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
Muller clutch can be found here: https://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikel.asp?mc=1&guid=YXHFSC&aid=232&cid=0&s=muller&a=&aname=Buell__XR1200__XL__very_Light_Clutch_Muller
clutch cover screws bugger.. thread comes out — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
yep cleanly stripped — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
a little protection for debris and drilling the hole for timesert repair — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
cleaned , tapped and milled the reset time sert can go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
better as new :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
something funcky with the side stand. emergency repair , a normal bolt was put in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
in case off emergengy ok.. now repair this right — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
omg... needed to put my weight down on the breaker bar to loosen the rear axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
bearings feel crunchy .. these will not last very long— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
belt and pully are ok.. looks like brand new — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
so with new bearings the wheel can go back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
old style swing arm.. put neverseas on these screws , before they corrode in the swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
checking primairy chain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
this will be for now to keep a eye on.. sweating base gasket rear cylinder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
side stand modified to accept the new style pivot pin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
better :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
more signs off a little mishap.. the shifter spacer is pushed in the cover.. if you tighten the bolt now, the shifter will jam.. fix ? file down to flat . or use a washer to make a flat surface — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
shift lever bent a little back.. and new too peg rubber in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
now engine supported the front mount can be removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
working up removing the airbox ? mnnn only 50 km done after cleaning...and was not this oily , something is worn — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
the vent hoses where blocked , at least on would explain some off the oil in the air box — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
stripping the rest under the bonnet for engine rotation — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
with the engine down.. spark plugs the easy way , check the cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and intake manifold off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
cleaning , essential — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
making nice ... chewy idle adjust cable .. little grease on the threads.. and some heat shrink tube for the cable and it looks like new again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
new gasket tighten the flanges evenly front and rear , left and right — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
engine up and airbox back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
freking... thread chaser broke ... or how a 5 minute job became a 30 minute struggle to remove the hardened 1/4-20 tap — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
other routing off the clutch and throttle cables due the Super bike handle bar conversion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
adjusting the clutch cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
front axle also serieus tight you see the breaker bar bend — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
front wheel bearings where good.. i will how ever replace the chewed up bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
same for the fender bolts.. the fender was rattleing as it missed the nylon washers under the bolts heads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
chewy screws.. not to day.. i put new ones in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
setting the front suspention — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and tightening the pinch bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
will do some new screws here to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
refreshing the brake fuild front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
new screws :-) and replacing the brake fluid rear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
adjusting the tps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and ready for test ride :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
service check Uly.. daily rider ... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
rear pully will be next on the list i fear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
mnn bearings again are toast... 10000 km is to far riding in winter / dirt and salt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
this is what i call a sharp pully.. this will use up belt very quickly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
fresh bearings in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
checking the primairy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
and mounting Lugage rack — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
bearings are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
time to warm here up.. she is getting old...but the winter riding is killing here slowly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
cases on... and test ride — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
