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21-3-2018 black wheels, XB9R, EBR, 1125

30-6-2018 - 21-3-2018 back in black Buell XB12Scg wheels, Buell XB9R head temp sensor, 1190 EBR no start, Buell 1125 piston rings

wheels back from the coater.. in black. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaing the threads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tightening the front disk — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tyre valve in , i use a little silicone on the rubber o-ring to make it seal better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

disk and pully on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now pressing in the bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but first... White Xb9r running in on the dyno.. we noticed the head temperature was very unstable , 120 to 170 and back in 3 seconds, makes it very hard to adjust the FI , and when the sensor gets wurs the bike will give running isues — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so better to replace now.. base plate needs to be removed — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

there is the wire of the sensor.. no rubbing trough marks that would cause this problem, sensor is of. need to replace it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so top tie rod of , to make room — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fish up the rubber protective cap out the hole — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we ahve also special tools for this.. this was still old skool... can't order , so make our self .. bended 1/2 ring spanner works.. cut a slot for the cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old sensor out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the old style sensors are no longer sold.. so using the retro fit kit .. with a 2008-up sensor and new connector — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we need to change the connector in the wire loom. giving it some lenght — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

watter seal on the wire , and crimp the terminal — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and terminal pushed inthe connector.. pull lock click on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

airbox back on, ready to do here last km running in :-) she is running sweet already — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ebr no start.. Lithium charger is needed.. but i do not think this is the problem, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the battery test ok , a bit low in the CCA , but should start on it.. and even with a very heavy duty booster the bike only hears a click pushing the starter button and the lights go out... seazed starter motor ? need to look further — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

black wheels.. mounting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the shop wheels so the bike was moveble— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn belt looks dammaged on 1 point — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stone chip and crack.. need to call the customer — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

also old wheel to borrow — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mount the caliper back on first.. line up the wheel with the slots in the caliper — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop loctite on the caliper bolts and tq to 50 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looking nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

eehh yep these need to go to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the tail piece to get the wires out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice black Leds's — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

flyscreen .. the new screen come with foam this it to tick on half way.. prevents light shining up , and against rattling — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

these full plastic covers will not break so easy as the translucent boby parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not sure the customer want the front decal on.. i will leave it off for now — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston rings came in.. time to put the 1125 to getter— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the hold it to getter pin here , still ok and , one off the reasons we replaced these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the ring gap .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston in the barrel.. and base gasket on with 4 drops silicone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling the chain trough — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and lining up the chain guide — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head gasket on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head bolts.. and 2 little ones to the side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tq down the head bolts , to base tq — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

than 90 deg.. and last stap 20 deg.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i wrote down the shim size and position when i removed the cams , now easy check and put back— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cams lines horizontal — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cam lock tool... works so easy and good ( crank lock tool also in ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with everything in place the chain gear can go on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking 2s all ok.. to tighten the chain gear to the cams — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the crank lock tool — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and turning the engine over to check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers in and plug in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ground wire to the front head — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ignition cover plug back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new gasket for the front header — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

header on and front braces mounted.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle cables routed before the engine rotates up — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loose fit — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first the left side to teh frame — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

than the right side with the silding bushings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

scoops back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

right side radiator on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

always need to check this.. how the small hoses are connected ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting the front — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel anc caliper in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and exhaust back on.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top side is still something missing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle body mounted.. check if you can open the throttle full..the front hose clamps can become a limiter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel line and pressure sensor back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

throttle cables on.. these are tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

need to give theme a litle more room on the throttle bodie — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

battery was dead .. so tail section of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little fuse box needs off the holder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new battery slided in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

filling with fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

smoking :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok air box on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

left scoop can go on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

steering damper — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bleeding the coulant system.. bike is running nice.. need to run in the front rings a little.. and the sooth that was collected over the years need to come out the exhaust, will take here out for a spin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.