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22-3-2019 XB12 electrics, XB12SS exhaust X1 finish

31-1-2020 - What did we do today 22-3-2019 Buell XB neutral switch and ecm, Buell XB12SS check up and exhaust, Buell X1 refreshing project

smal job , neutral switch not working, but can give a worls of problems — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chin spoiler flap loose, and you can take of the pully cover — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

pinch bolt axle loose — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and turn the axle about 15 turns.. so the wheel is on the thin part of the axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this way the belt tension is of , and you can take the belt of the pully — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt needs to come of the front pully — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

high socket 5/8 or 16 mm needed to thin out the tip on mine — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and under a little angle you can unscrew it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

make sure you take the crush washer out to — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new one in with fingers , and tighten with socket — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check :-) green light — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt on the pullyes and tighten the axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

don't for get the pinch bolt.. makes the swing arm strong — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cover and chin spoiler on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

relacening the ecm with later flash firmware ( using on of our cores ) — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

close tot the battery poles.. best to take ti or bought poles of .. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

calibrating the tps , ( 2008- up ) switch on ignition and open and close the throttle 3 times — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

my 10 O clock arrived.. inspection and mounting exhaust — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bike had a hard life — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

salt eats bikes — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

no fixing this , other than strip , ice blast and recoat , and hopeing the salt is not to deep in , so the aluminum will degas when it is heated — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

anyway oil drain — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i did fintd the shifter a little to thight — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

wil loosen him and use loctite to keep it there — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn.. lucky noting happened yet.. front mounting bolt is gone — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

chain lube.. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

perfect for side stand pivots — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

this needs to come loose.. hope it will turn — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

oil filter change — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and wheel bearing check rear — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

2010 model axle mounted — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt check — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

remove any sharps you find inbedded — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

losening the rear straps — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with new rear bearings the wheel can go in — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and exhaust of... ready for the the bin — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i will take of the solinoid cable — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front brake felt, crunchy — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

bone dry on the slider and pressure point , clean and grease — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

handle is bend a little .. note the gap around the pivot point — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the front end — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

will replace this bolt. for the next mechanic needs to loosen it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

tighten the axle — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and caliper bolts tight — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

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

i would say needed — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new fluid in , and flush it — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

mnn..ok that is handy.. need to remove the reservoir to even get the cap of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

perhasp way the fluid is so old ? , anyway replaces.. heated up ant test ride — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

test ride uly.. noticed a rattle .. in the front — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

i though so.. horn in ratteling — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mount to the side , room enough on Uly — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

on with the X1 , primairy cover on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

thighten the bolts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

LSL pegs need to be mounted using most stock mounting gear. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as on this bike the shift lever was on the peg ( old style ) i put a rubber on the base.. just looks better — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

eeeh.. customer got the worng mounting set.. bugger.. will order the right ones for him — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

so the base is all for now — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

shifter can be mounted.. spacer for the motor spoiler is in the X1 kit — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loctite on teh bolts — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mhee.. not to fancy looking , and normal the shifter axle corrodes — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

added a piece of hose on the shifter shat — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

nice set — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

make shure you thighten the joint — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new spark plugs on — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and 8 mm plug cables mounting. i put some protective sleeve on the rear one — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as i want this to run nice and for the most part hidden — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning up some threads — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and some neverseas so it will not happen so quickly — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

belt is way to tight — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and brake pads are gone — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the pad pin when mounted — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

going to replace these — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the axle nut — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and take the rings and washers of — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the belt, all ok — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the wheel bearings.. — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

also ok — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

cleaning up the rear bracket — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and mounting nice axle slinders — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mounted — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

you can ad a paddock spool on these.. also helps during crash , very nice — at Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.