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5-2-2014 Harley Davidson XR1200.

22-1-2015 - Harley Davidson XR1200 Big maintenance.

 XR1200 big maintenance.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, after letting the engine run for some time, drain the oil engine and gearbox ( you need to let the engine run for some time, as normaly all the oil will drain to the engine crank case and the oil tank is empty.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , stubborn clutch cover screw, worn out.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , nothing that a tap with a impact driver can't fix.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, easy.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , drain plug back in and new oil in.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , clutch mechanism back in place, and adjusted.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, cover back on.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , gear shift lever back on, little loctite on the screw.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, adjusting primairy chain.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, new spark plugs.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, replace oil filter.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , and new K&N filter on.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, new plugs , gapped , make sure the spark plug wires snap in place.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , mhhh i'm missing some thing here.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, they can't fool me putting double sided tape on the main fuse to stick it on.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, new battery strap mounted, and main fuse holder and system plug hooked on.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, fuse box is also a mess, corrosion is kicking in, will cause problems in the long run.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, removing battery feed, little tip for bikes with alarm, switch the ignition on when removing the battery feed, alarm will not go off.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, fuses and relais out.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, little rag for protection while soaking the fuse block with contact cleaner.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, push electrical grease in the fuse block.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, and place theme all back , after cleaning, the grease will protect it from corroding again.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, customer complained about bad braking, checking the pads.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, we will replace theme with some good braking pads.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, while we are working on the front, pushing the legs a little higher in the tripple tree will help the steering 

 

 

XR1200 big maintenance , no oil pressure check light, need to change the switch.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, first aircleaner filter clean/ replace.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , with the tank cover off, and fuel cell a little to the side you can pull out the airfilter box.

 

XR1200 big maintenance , ok that is one way off replacing the original clips, but now i need to dril theme out.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, bad filter in and the flapper valve also left in place, will remove it.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, filter sealing grease on the contact aeria, and a fresh good working K&n filter in.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, reading allot about throttle butterflies coming off, this one is still tight.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, airfilter back on , fuel tank back on, little rubber grease on the fuel cap o-ring as it was very dry.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, checking front wheel bearings, in the bike bike they feel okish , removing the wheel for closer inspection.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, need to hammer the axle out... 

 

XR1200 big maintenance, feeling like this the bearings, can not be turned by hand, will replace theme, left side needs to be pressed in first !!

 

XR1200 big maintenance, axle was corroded on the fork clamping aria , cleaned it up.

 

XR1200 big maintenance, and liberal coat off never seas.