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17-3-2018 XB12X Torque Hammer X1 restauration

23-6-2018 - What did we do today: 17-3-2018 Buell XB12X Torque Hammer time, Buell X1 restauration

little check and make it better.. new exhaust — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the rear suspention is very nice, only needs adjusting ( rebound was closed fully ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

warming up the bike and draining the engine oil..removing the old stock exhaust — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the rear axle to get the tensioner off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine supported to check the rear wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turning out the axle took some effort, and metal burrs on the axle .. the swing arm hole looks like treads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tensioner wheel bracket off .. als also a challange will clean and lube the studs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

idler bearings are done — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can replace these bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little cleaning furhter.. find the end off the spiral clip and use a flat screw driver to pry it out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

follow the spring.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressing out the old.. new skf bearings in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting the spiral clip works best by hand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the mounting spacers have different size.. the thick one is for the spiral clip side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear exhaust straps off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the cause off the metal burs.. there is a nick in the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

in the late and cleaning up the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning up the hole also with a rond sanding drum , not to much hole must not get to big — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

axle lubed and back in the wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

scrap iron removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

side stand need to come of to mount the chin spoiler bracket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

it you put it back .. use red loctite on the bolts ! — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice Torque Hammer exhaust CAN BE FOUND HERE — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

making ready for mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lining up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use some lube for the stainless hardware — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

turn the damper body so the tip is to your liking ( note because this is turning up , you will see some sooth on the swingarm if you have it on to close ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we made the mounting strips with a expention brigde in so you can not overtighten it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounted under the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first tighten the front mounts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt tension loose and mount the tensioner — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil in , fuel mapping.. and warming up :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

x1.. sidestand switch still works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ecm looks also good after 4 years.. ego a bit high for stock exhaust.. intake seals leaking i suspect — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

neutral switch needs replacement.. i think need to start with clutch in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but she is running :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil is comming back in the tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake seal test.. yep these leak — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and removeing the stock exhaust — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

keep it or bin it ? it is very rusty — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drain the gearbox oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and clutch cable needs work — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

watter in there ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some screws needed the impact driver to come out— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

atleast the tensioner shoe is the new model one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the clutch cable is missing the o-ring.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

o-ring on.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and repair the isolation for leaking with the heatshrink tube with glue we have — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

all rusty bolts replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok ..will ad the clutch cable bracket to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i'm going to need allot off these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel tank of.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nasty looking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and right side bracket loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to get tot he intake — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle cable holder loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intakeoff.. cleaning and new gasket.. testing the injectors to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.