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11-4-2018 XB12R engine ready, troubles, XB9, X1

7-8-2018 - 11-4-2018 What did we do today:: Buell XB12R engine ready and start up, Buell X1 troubles gearbox, Buell XB9Sx service

time to make the XB12r run , w-brace and oil cooler cleaned 

mounted to have postion for the oil lines 

start these by hand.. these cross thread very easy

even needed to take the cooler of to mount the oil lines so much tension

headers on

and rear nuts on 

do not forget , as this in normaly the last time the engine is down 

the thread insert is lose , little bumper screw loose

and peel of the bumper 

insert removed 

tighten with loctite so this will stay in

engine up and mounting the primairy 

shift lever in

oiling / spacer ring on

and primairy drive on

red loctite on the threads and tighten the nuts

replaceing the tensioner shoe 

dowls in the case

drop of loctite on the cover screws 

and tighten to 15 Nm 

clutch cable in

gearbox oil in and clutch mechanisme on

lockwashers ?

better with smal washers

running in oil in the swingarm 

clutch cable bracket on and loctite on the tierod bolt

check No 77 plug . ok some dielectric grease helps

cam sensor wires back in the connector 

ans fixing the oil pressure switch 

exhaust can go on

rear mounts

the belt tensioner has been rammed in to the exhaust bracket.. and the hinge is way to sloppy now

so taking it apart 

the spring rol pin is also broken 

new middle section on 

and mounted with spacer rings behind it, so the arms cannot hit the bracket so easy 

checking .. ok

electics top side , leave the fuel pump and coil unplugged — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

contact.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first pumping oil .. a little pressure air in the oil tank helps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plugs in, connectors on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting tps and first 10 secons.. valve tapping and all , slowy do a few heatcylces , not to destroi the piston rings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

X1 with some gearbox issues — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some bearing sticking out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some other things are missing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt tension.. like a string... way to tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking out the gearbox. .exhaust removal , other missing bolt — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some handy work with a old HD pipe ( open and loud ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox oil out , smells like burned plates — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch is to tight — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

do not pry these off, but lever theme off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not allot off oil ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old detent plate. with a very good indication what happens with this plate .. gear can by put in the middle . flase neutral — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking out the gearbox — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

needed to take off the belt tension , outer wise the gearbox would not come out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the belt tension off easy out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

main shaft looks ok , no dammage — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking of the front pully — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

main bearing is toast , way to much play — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the clutch anyway.. the smell tels me it is toast — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the transmission damper is also on it's last legs.. the 2 plate move freely , as the rivets are worn out — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch plates are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and burned.. wil lmake a offer for the customer — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

XB9Sx in or service , been a long time ago — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first notice right away neutral switch needs replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not impressed with the mounting of the battery pole— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

little things.. idler wheel is put back ugly side out . .— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike runs hot for 50k done.. leak test indeed , intake seals are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so draining the oil first — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old model pivot side stand.. is loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen and loctire to tighten — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

yep off course... snapped right off. better there than with the customer and bike falling off the side stand— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

grrrr. screws are corroded tight in there.. wil leave it on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel bearings are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

doing the neutral switch with the belt of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

modiied the side stand switch for new model pin .. wil never come loose or break — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling the spring on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings in the reasr wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and old oil filter of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one on , primed and ready — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chain tension is ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spacer mounted to the battery pole , better connecting — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i could feel it pushing in the bike.. bearings are gone.. with the wheel up and give it a twist you can feel theme — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bearings and new brake pads — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressing down the suspention to set the front legs.. now to call the customer for the intake seals — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.