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13-3-2019 X1 problems XB regulator S3 check

19-12-2019 - What did we do today 13-3-2019 : Buell X1 rear brake bracket, pully and ignition switch, Buell XB 2008 regulator and Ecm , Buell S3 check up and steering head bearings

on with the X1 , heat cylcle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and while she cools of , some attention to the rear brake

as the bracket is worn out, and pad pin almost hits the brake disk

wheel out

the rear pully is also worn out.

loosen the bolts

and a new 61 T pully on

red loctite

and 80 Nm on these

the worn out sliding pin hole

new bracket on place

the metal slide plate was not on the bracket for a long time , note the wear marks the pads made

setting belt tension , this is to tight !!!! best to check loaded !!

tighen the axle

greasing up the sliding hole

the old rubber has become to big

fresh one in

i will replace the pads to , as these are worn under a angle

pan pin out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and all to getter.. looks better :-) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the ignition switch is worn out to , as no good contact is made — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

preping the replacement switch, as i want to reuse the original connector — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new switch on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

XB12SS voltage problems and running problems — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the regulator was giving way to much volts.. and not sure what happened, but the ecm is also bricked ( could also be bad software ) anyway metric screws in the left scoop ? — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wire harnes looks original — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

regulator with the heat cracks in the back.. works ok like 70 % of the time .. the 30% or not charging or giving a voltage spike over 18 volts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

regulator on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

noticed the crushed wire mounted badly .. as this is only the crank sensor.. have a check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

douse not look to be damaged — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i re wrap and mount it to the rear of the mounting tabs — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

after i retapped the threads to 1/4 unc — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

works better — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bricked and broken ecm , no acces possible with diagnostics and error codes.. don't see that allot on non Uly bikes — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

reprogram the mapping , and check how she is running.. need a dry moment and road test — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

S3 In for check up and front end — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first.. choke cable douse not stay out.. the little nut at the front , you can set the tension on the cable .. easy fix — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

warming up an oil drain — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clutch was way to tight ? cable and mechanism . mnnn — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the design of this cable makes it very hard to adjust properly , as there is very little free play.. best to pull the cable out the lever — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

than set the ball and ramp free play.. than cable back in ( lever out ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new oil filter on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the primairy chain.. 1 stuborn bolt ... tapping a tq bit on to get it out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chain play is good — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bolt on , for the next one who want to check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lever out on the clutch cable — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

lever back on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and set the outer cable free play — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check the rear wheel bearings — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt ok , compaired to Xb the tube frame models do way longer with there belts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bearings ok — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

setting the tension — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

indicator light was broken.. cheap light that they are. you can replace the bulb — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike turned around , for the front end check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the brake lever felt crunchy , little grease on the sliding planes make all the difference — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

removing the front wheel .. WP metrich !! — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the fender screw are playing hard to get , needed a creative impact solution — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

good tools and some years experiance pay off — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

to get these nasty buggers out.. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake disk bolts loose so you can move the disk to the side and the brake caliper comes off with out damaging the rim — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wheel out and front fender out.. these big S3 ones do not want to be crused between the legs — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

front legs out — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cap of and you can take of the holders to get the spring out for oil change — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

fresh oil in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but the steering bearings are bad.. bike want to go to straight with a notch .. time for new bearings — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front headligt of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and handle bar of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stem nut loose and out , loosen the pinch bolt — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

there is grease , but the barrels are rusted — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top side same — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

for the lower bearing to remove , cut the cage of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

some steering lock dammage . or trying to steal ? i think tried to ride of with the steering lock on .. always park your bike so you need to push back to ride away.. seen to many people crash with a steering lock on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

inner race of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and hammering the outer races out the frame — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice and crunchy .. but no good as bearing — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pulling the new races in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clean and pre grease — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

top plate on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and 1 leg in to aligne the triple plates — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounting back the dash — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old style push button for the trip counter — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

creative .. but would have done it other wise — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front end back in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

first the fender off course — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning the caliper bolts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

having a set chagers is very usefull — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

brake line on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and cleaning the lower fender treads — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

drop of loctite on the front axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and set to tq — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

disk bolts on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.