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31-5-2014 Buell XB12S 04, 1125R 09, Xb12SCG 08.

4-6-2014 - Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks. Buell 1125R 2009, little km, new Buell rider. Buell Xb12SCG, 2008, running rough.

 Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks, normaly airbrush is cool, but you have to like it... this i like very much  very nice.

 

Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks.

 

Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks, every body panel is painted.

 

Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks, rear tyre was ready for fresh rubber big fat 190 tyre mounted.

 

Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks, bike has done low km, but these early models realy have a out off the factory bearing problem with spacers to smal , or bearings to hard pressed at the wheel plant, so we check them always, i could not turn the bearings by hand so tighly pressed, this will fail very fast, so we replaced theme and pressed theme in correctly.

 

Buell XB12S 2004, rear tire and small checks, gearbox oil replacement ( was still the stock oil ) , new too rubber for the shifter lever.. andready to go.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, new Buell rider, but handles like crap and unsafe feeling, so check up basics and update the fuel mapping.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, first check the rear wheel bearings, removed the rear brake caliper.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, loosen the pinch bolt ( check if it is there , as loosing this will also make the bike feel strange in the rear , axle out.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, rear tire was not holding pressure, and almost gone... the little nail was the cause off the leak.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, rear wheel bearings felt also gritty and not nice, so replace theme.. and lube the axle very good to prevent the bearings to seas on theme.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, new tyre on.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, suspension was set really strange... no wonder it did not feel good, the front and rear moved independently ( rear preload very light with not matching rebound and comperssion , and front very heavy ) so set the bike to his basics settings to weight , for most people this is the best settings, as you evolve in your riding skills you will feel the bike talk now to you, and you can make your own fine adjustments.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, replacing the stock airfilter for K&N high performance one, we disable the active air control.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, air control cable removed, and binding the throttle shafts to getter.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, usaly we leave the solinoid in, as the bracket has more mass it will not break so easy.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, updated the fuel mapping, and warm up the bike, showed the customer the right way to check the oil level... bike was delivered to him with small service done, but the filled 0,5 liter oil to much... we sucked this out, so the breather will not spuw it all out.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, i know little km done ( only 6800 km ) but still i like to check the front wheel bearings to, took the bike for a spin, easy with the new tyre, but she was handling great, little falling feeling at really low speed, on my test "lap" there is a high speed corner with bumps in there, she went trough there very smooth bought front and rear in balance, no hard pushing the bike in the corner... i like it.

 

Buell 1125R 2009, little km, just little things you notice when you handle so many Buell's like we do, 

lay your hand on the brake lever, and you know right away it is bend , i removed it to see it the hinge was not broken , but only the lever was bend.

 

Buell Xb12SCG, 2008, running rough, bike has done very little kilometers, but open pipe and no adjustment tot the fuel mapping, it just douse not ride nice in the lower rpm regions.

 

Buell Xb12SCG, 2008, running rough, so updated the fuel mapping,

 

Buell Xb12SCG, 2008, running rough, also set the suspension on this bike , and test ride  

the nicest thing is a customer coming back from his test ride with a smile on his face, it runs so much better