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6-7-2017 XB tyre XB9 service XB custom

15-8-2017 - What did we do today: 6-7-2017 Buell XB rear tyre with a twist, Buell XB9 service and electrics, Buell XB custom get'r going

XB12R in for a fresh rear tyre for a long road trip — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

welcome in the 6 digit club — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok enough fooling around bussy day ahead . wheel out and in easy easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bugger the belt guard screws are in solid... . not realy needed to remove it but works nicer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel out.. bearings ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rattle check to the shift lever.. crews loose.. loctite these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn ok need to adress this.. i can move the swing arm about 1 cm from side to side, the swing arm bearings are worn out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the wheel out.. not much extra work , brace off— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen pich bolt and loosen the swing arm axle — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt tensioner out the way, as we need to loosen the oil lines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the oil out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and losening the oil lines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle out , shock bolt is holding the swingarm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and swing arm out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with new bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle in and tighen to specs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil lines back on.. carefull these cross thread very easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel and belt in, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

idler pully looks like 100.000 done — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swing arm brace back on and tension the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

bad lights... yup.. normal beam bulb looks out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever..

remove the booth and push the springs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can replace the light bulb — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep better in the dark — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

Xb9... electrical problems.. and service check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnnn dash is with out power , only the high beam indicator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

electrics behind the flyscreen looks.. a little home made .. horn contact is still old way ( never been to a dealer that looked after these bikes ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

positive Horn wire mounted like this will rub on the bracket popping the fuse — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fuse box still 7,5 A fuses . you can safely replace these for 10A ones ( service modification Buell ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuses in check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hehe... things start to work again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

even the indicators work now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

only not the right one.. chinees connectors do not fit Buell bike , tape mount theme ... no ! please don't — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as is see the mirrors have also indicastors .. need to ask the customer if he wants these to work aswell — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but first... oil drain — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and oil filter change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear belt guard loose to check the rear wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

squeeling rear axle.. i will clean and lube it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel bearings feel done for — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and axle cleaned amd lubes... axle goose in with a finger — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

neverseas on the guard screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking primairy chain... way to loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike swaped around — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the front wheel .. ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new brake fluid.. .wtf is this.. animals in the brake fluid... looks like the cylinder is corroding internaly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok clean and give it a try — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

noop will not do... cylinder kept hanging.. and faling to have good pressure so cylinder off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok this one is done.. piston broken and inside was also bad — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2e hand cylinder on the bike .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looks better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and works so much better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adding the mirror indicators — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works .. now test ride — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

custom XB.. ok we know it starts on the big ass battery and HD cables in the work shop — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but can it start on thise small thing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the old battery was broken , ignition was interupted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the room for the battery — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the ground cable use,.. really... ok it is warming up the swing arm bearings , not really good contact on the swing arm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

makeing a new kickass ground cable.. drilling ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i want to make 1 end to the exhaust mount bracket— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and ground cable on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

routing to the rear — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fitting the Li-ion cell — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

positive mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and ground mounted , strap back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

room to space ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pully cover back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and still trying if she want s to run ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.