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4-5-2018 S1 engine strip, XB12SX fuel , X1 resto

26-9-2018 - 4-5-2018 Buell S1 engine strip, Buell XB12SX fuel pump, Buell X1 restauration

further with the strip down of the S1 engine rocker covers of so i can take of the gear cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with allot off weight out.. a little better to handle , and put it in the stand — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

gearcover of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to take out the cams — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinion gear of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oilpump upgrade was done already — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover plates for the lifter anti rotation pins of — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can pull these out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the pushrod covers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove the lifters — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top side support bracket of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and intake manifold of , gaskets are gone.. — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil feed hose of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and front shock mount of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

like allot of parts.. drop in in the degreaser bin.. — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting adaptor.. which was loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and check ball out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil presure sensor of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove the oil tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the head bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and gently tapping the head loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

something i was afraid of.. cylinder lining is comming loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and is even sticking out already a little would not been long before this would have been a leaking base / head gasket — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some wear marks — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

piston rings are almost worn out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front cylinder — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

here ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side a noticeble crank, as sign the lining is seperating rom the aluminium — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the piston rings are worn out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wil be a good idea to replace the cylinders and pistons — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first split the case — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

try to keep theme evenly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

one half of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and more cleaning .. as this is about half the work, cleaning of the parts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the gasket material has gone bad over time and the cases started to sweat oil — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

not very good to see where it leaked — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and more cleaning — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now to take the crank out to clean the other case half — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i press the crank out using the puller tool as security for the crank tap , and to hold the crank when it is pressed out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

crank feels good.... no to report to the customer and discus the options — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

xb12sx .. we could get hold of the customer.. ok for fuel pump replacement — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wanted to check how full the tank was.. but other lock on it.. mnnnn... — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel pump in test mode.. even stopped turning , — bijTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

she is no longer pumping we need to drain this the hard ( messy ) way — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so bike in the straps — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever..

left peg plate off .. corroded so hard it douse not move — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

but not sure how long the belt wil be.. 8000 km now on the bike — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and loosen the swing arm axle and pull it out a little— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shock bolt loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

no trying to keep it clean.. draining in a small basket and holding the drain hole closed with my finger — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel out.. loosening the fuel pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wires are ok — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old pump out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and new one to go in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plastic cover back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and c-clip back on the pump studs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new o-rings and grease, mount back the oil pump — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

swing arm back in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and tighten the axle to 66 Nm — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear wheel in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2010 Xb wheel... check the spacer ring in in the dust seal !! left side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rol over / breather valve out to fil the tank — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

15A out and back to 10A — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

prime the pump a few times.. we have good pressure :-) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

and she is running — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

covers back on and test ride — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

X1 restauration .. front end — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rusty nuts and rings . spacers missing on the lower fender screw — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the spacers missing the fender will rub on the fork — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosening the disk bolts to remove the calipers easy— bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

replacingt the corroded screws — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

put some loctite on.. i do these 1 by one so the caliper douse not split — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nut on the rear tells me the threads in the caliper are gone — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

other side also to loosen the disk bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

6 mm allen.. no playing — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

again a other bolt i need to fight with — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

calipers of — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

needs new tyre and wheel bearings — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.