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6-6-2018, XB12X startup S3 oil filter X1 technical

20-12-2018 - 6-6-2018, Buell XB12X 08 last things for startup, Buell S3 oil filler cap popping out , Buell X1 technical restauration

Powercommander out.. very glad good connection where made.. was easy to remove — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but i will do a favour and reposition the ecm as i see the markings on the connectors.. ULY problem. adn will fuck up the ecm , breaking the ecm board — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

original mount bended and mount here , ziptie it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil meter.. with oil feed — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so mounting back the oil line to the meter — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

now first make the oil pressure normal again

as a plain bearing crank was made .. and this leaded to a cascade off problem.. so the oil pressure and feed line diameter where made bigger

this caused the crank to turn 3/4 in oil .. loosiing 8 Hp , as the plain bearings had to much side play... anyway.... now with roller bearing crank back in.. good the oil pressure can be go back to normal

break in oil used for the first 50 km — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the primairy chain tension — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sparkplugs out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

coil connector loose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and fuel pump loose, to turn the engine over for oil pressure — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

normaly you will have a very hard time to turn the engine on the startermotor and get oil pressure , this will take to long.. with a little airpressure in the swingarm.. you can get much quicker oil pressure ( light out ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plugs in and start up... 10 seconds the first cycle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

S3 in need off some attention.. the oil filler plug is popping of because the pressure in the oil tank.. with stock oil pump.. a sign the rings are gone ( to much case pressure / blow by ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

plug with napkin — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil level is ok , not to much .. half on the stick , is not blocking the breather hose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

spark plugs out.. mnnn nice and white.. running way to lean — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking compression — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will ok.. still looks good — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front the same — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

looking at this .. i think strip down is the best option ,— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake off — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

breather bolts out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front one is easy the rear one cannot be turned , — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn.. not sure i like the no front mount exhaust , the header feels loose , but is not, so has play on the gaskets — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the headerbolt... am i lucky :-) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighten and loose with some wd40 — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

1 out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2 out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2 out with studs and 2 nuts.. yep i'm lucky to day :-)— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

running hot ? fuel line is crackeling — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

choke cable loose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

if some one wonders about the bagstar tank cover ?— at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fuel tank of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

intake manifold is loose ? i can turn it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

carb of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and starting to take the top mount off — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tail section of to make room — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

more room — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear rocker cover screws.. under the frame is a special tool for it :-) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover of and loosening the lower box — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

under the frame with a spanner — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn way to loose to be good — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

le cut off 1/4 allen key to loosen the screws , with the ball end you can turn theme out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

omg.. these are the wurst i ever seen .. this could not be a nice ride .. no way — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

head of.. breaker bar make short work with suborn head bolts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

protecting the lifter holes from debris — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cylinder of , yes i see where it is blowing , you can feel the markings with your nail — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the 2e compression ring is completely shining... as a sign these are worn out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

ok front .. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to make some more room.. lift teh engine — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and remove the front engine mount — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one has been replaced — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this one not... i will clean this and put some neverseas on the shank — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front mount of ( old style 1/2 bolt ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will do the throttle cable to.... — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front bolts out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front cylinder is a little better.. but also ready for replacement — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rule of thumb.. when to bore/ hoine oversize when to replace.. if you can feel the liner with your finger nail... replace the cylinders.. change after OS honing the lyner comes loose , waste off money — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front rings look better , but piston is spend — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

for now hang the engine it a strap to discus repair with the customer — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

test ride with the X1 restauration project.. nice ride :-) but speedo douse not work — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

speedo sensor can be reached with a little fiddling — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

no metal on the sensor — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

locating the speedo sensor connector ( older models is under the battery ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

normaly you can measure nothing between white and red — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel in the air to check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnnn dous not work — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the connector in the ecm — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

hehe.. starting to have some good signal — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

sorry moved to much.. but speedo is working — atTwin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.