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9-2-2018 XB belt and tire, XB9 Sx service and low

8-5-2018 - What did we do today: 9-2-2018 Buell XB belt and tire, Buell XB9Sx service and low level fuel sensor

We have customers who ride there bike, al year around... this will have effect on the looks of the bike— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the road salt is unforgiving — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

ok front tire — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

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

fresh tire on and tightning the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ight issue , do not work — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i have power on the connector — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the corrosion make bad contact — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean and silicone grease.. works again , next step would be to replace the connector and terminals — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt was cracked, these crack lead to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt failure — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pullys still looking ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

right foot peg plate of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swingarm brace removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings still ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new belt on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first tighten the swingarm brace.. and slide the belt on the pully. this is a aftermarket belt, these mount easier than the OEM belts.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighten the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

visual efect of corrosion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coating on the engine is gone for a large part — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and all aluminuim parts suffer.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

how big the differance can be.. very nice XB9SX ,, inspection and repairs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

low fuel light douse not work. so going to pump the fuel out first, .. some one has mounted the airfilter base not correct.. and where is the air temp sensor ?— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

breather hoses where folded double and sensor left on the head.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the error codes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

easy.. acc relais is missing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

draining the fuel , line connected — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cycling the fuel pump to pump it empty — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i was almost fooled.. but there is a delay in the working off the lowlight.. it should not burn now, still to much fuel in the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

eeehhh.. really do not like this.. fucking up battery cables — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

left peg of , and fuel pump connector loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

we going to remove the rear wheel , and loosen the swingarm some .. brake pads are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out.. bearings need replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt is stil looking ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel line of , this will leak the fuel out the line — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and removing the pump cover bolts , put 1 bolt back in the center hole, with a washer so you can use this as pulling point — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now swing arm axle loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the sensor.. new one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old one .. not working anymore — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the o-rings will swell , we have new ones CLICK HERE — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a bit off mounting grease to protect the o-rings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and evenly thighten the pump back in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

upon connecint the pump .. it started to run.. after some time ?? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ignition of and ecm disconnected still the pump was turning... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

what is going on.. pump plug.. bought pump wires are to ground resistance ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking the pump out.. again.. there is some thing wrong here , still the brown wire is resistance to ground — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the plug looks bad ? is this the problem ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some heat shrink over it . expening it over the connectors careful

put some heat shrink over it . expening it over the connectors careful — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still no good — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the bottum and bending the terminals a little out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

that did the trick.. no ground connection anymore — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check.. no more pump running — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

checking the timing delay.. 90 secondes on this one give or take a few — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

than the the IC in the speedo makes the low level light come on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

the same after filling up .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

 

relais in for the error code — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

swingarm axle tight, and fasten the pinch bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings and wheel back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

changing the rear brake pads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

a little grease on the side stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and dry ? even after 2 turns of the engine, the chain sould be in gearbox oil even when you lifted the rear a litle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep.. freaking no gearbox oil in .. the can do with out for some time before it really goos bad .. but it is never good. for the chain and bearings, and shifter forks rubbing and overheating — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and adjusting the clutch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and outer cable adjuster — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil the oild stuf out , and new in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery pole loose . — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

did not like the way it was mounted anyway.. so better strap back on, and battery pole int eh flat postition .. better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

base plate on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and i mount a K&N filter, as the paper one is dirty — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler back on , setting the clearances is easy with these micron systems — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving to the front.. leaking seal — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leg removed.. noticed some thing fishy.. i will come to that — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

no first cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leg pulled apart.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this scratch needs some attention.. rubbing the leg with fine sotchbrite in a cross pattern.. to remove the sharp scratch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use isolation tape to protect the seals during mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leg back on setting the tq on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head ligts are not working — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i suspect this mess.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

already half broken for the most . — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making it nice again paired the wires and aplied shrink tube, to strenghten the coneenction, so the wires will not break so easy from the ground eye — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the suspention.. as to my surprice everything was closed full .. test riding — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.