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3-5-2018 XB12Scg big check up, X1 service, S1

21-9-2018 - 3-5-2018 Buell XB12Scg big check up, Buell X1 service and gearbox problems, Buell S1 engine strip.

very nice Xb12Scg in for first big service — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

neutral light shines dim... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bike will not start, need to pull the clutch.. i will change the switch as it douse not make enough ground — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the error codes.. low battery and exhaust solinoid.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

low voltage ,mmnnn checking if the bike changes.. nope — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i suspect the regulator as that is most common to fail on these models — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stator is ok i will replace the regulator — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear caliper of to check the rear wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter is shiny :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear axle out... dry.. i will put some never seas on it— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check.. dry cracks wear marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

with the belt of , replacing the neutral switch is a piece off cake .. thin wall 5/8 socket and under a small angle you can replace the switch — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new filter on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox oil in.. adjusting the mechanism — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the primairy chain tension — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch cable already cleaned but still sweating.. the cable is in very good condition.. so i'm going to repair the leaking — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cable loose and shifter loose to get to the cable .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

heat shrink tube with glue.. stops the leaking clutch cable — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front spark plug change — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

moving to the top.. the air grill insert is loose — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i could take it off whole .. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

thin layer silicone glue .. now leaving to dry — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear spark plug back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

baseplate cleaned and mounted again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

time to check the front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

meeeh.. wheel bearings feel funcky.. i will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

forks out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some protective tape not to dammage the cap nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the dirt of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top caps still nice :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new wheel bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some corrosion protection lube on the axle — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pressing down the front suspention a few time to set the forks on the axle — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and changing the front brake fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the compensating membrame and holder— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking with new regualtor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so unscrewing the old one — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i see on the heat cranks in the isolating on more off theme.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the dampening — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

still works — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the oil level.. and she is ready to go — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

very nice X1 in for service and has a shifting problem to 1e gear ( take a moment before the gear engage ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spoiler of.. need to fix this clutch cable to — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

cover of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and exhaust removal to drain the gearbox — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

do not pry the shift lever of by putting a screw driver in the slot... you will break it .with a tyre iron protective rubber gently push it of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one piece on the leaking connection , and one piece on the rubbing spot to the spoiler — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looseing the cover , let it leak down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch puller out to get to the nut — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and primairy drive removed .. take out the shifter — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take of the spring.. not to loose it — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

trying manualy.. i feel it hanging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some debris ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cottor pins loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter drum holding plates loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and with a magnet pull out the guide pin — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to put the drum out... not !! it is haning — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice burn on the drum makes it very hard to shift — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

leaning the fork with to much contact to the gear, wearing out like this.. the gears will not travel enough to correctly catch the dogs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sharp edges — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and bur is making a high spot , need to sand this out.. and clean up the edge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see the pattern it left in the fork — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one is toast — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fork going in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

assembly and trying.. smooth as it should be — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

locate the tracks in the drum to drop the pins in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and lock the pins with the cotter pins — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drum holder plates in position — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shift mechanism on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as the bolt also connect the case.. drop of loctite on the bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tq down to 24 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjust the shifter, in 3e gear and 3 mm rod in the hole , and tighten the nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy drive on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

use red loctite on these nuts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling plate on.. not happy with the c-clip , only holding on a edge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you see it is bend to much in.. will mount a new one— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover on.. some lube on the splines — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting the primairy chain , and oil back in — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

muffler back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check , rear wheel ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler mounted — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sparkplug.. these are not that long in.. but gap is to small — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

adjusting and putting these back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear one checking to , not the head heat sensor.. never been modified to the center off the head ( was a recall way back ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine oil in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new brake fluid — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

while bleeding pump the rear brake a few times so the piston has the full travel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fluid ront — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

eeehhh nice — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but this works better ;-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

warming up and setting oil level.. tube frame models... mesure straight up and keep the level 1/2-3/4 from max .. test ride :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

S1 engine brought in.. the cases are leaking oil — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hanging it in the hoist and stripping the parts.. first the clutch cable off.. very fragile now to break of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

primairy cover of and taking out the pulling plate — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rotor on.. still 4 bolt one.. — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and old style detent plate.. rounded edge — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearbox out and boxing up the parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

starter motor of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

allot lighter already — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and starting on the rocker boxes — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.