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30-5-2015 Xb service and exhaust, Xb head temp

13-6-2015 - What did we do today Buell XB service and exhaust, XB head temp wire rubbing, suspension Xb

Xb service and exhaust, in for service and rust removal 


Xb service and exhaust, warming up to drain the oil


Xb service and exhaust, i call this a warped disk early stage, you will not notice any vibration but the disk is bowl shaped , and has less braking force ( surface ) next step will be noticeble vibrations

Xb service and exhaust, striping things while the bike is draining

Xb service and exhaust, the rust removal part

Xb service and exhaust, refilled the gearbox oil, always check the level, this much was to much in filling 1 bottle , ( some people use the inspection cover to fill the oil , and so can not check the level )

Xb service and exhaust, easy start the clutch adjsuter nut, put a flat head screw driver on the pulling rod and slide the nut on 


Xb service and exhaust, it a feeling, lightly bottoming and 1/4 loose again


Xb service and exhaust, don't forget the lock nut


Xb service and exhaust, rear wheel bearing check, loosen the pinch bolt to take the axle out

Xb service and exhaust, check the belt for cracks and ware 


Xb service and exhaust, rear wheel bearings are done for


Xb service and exhaust, new bearings in , wheel back on


Xb service and exhaust, checking primairy chain tension, find the tightest spot and adjust


Xb service and exhaust, front plug gapped and ready to go in


Xb service and exhaust, airbox off for airfilter replacement, and rear spark plug , clean the base plate


Xb service and exhaust, fresh K&n filter on , rear spark plug in


Xb error light, customer aske to have a look, as riding with passenger the check engine light comes on, the code was head temp sensor... remove the air box to have a closer look


Xb error light, the wire have been rubbing on the frame, with passenger the engine sits a little dieper in the frame and tought then, isolate the wire and route better so this will not happen again


Xb service and exhaust, first time the fender screws some out... alway fun as they used strong loctite in the factory , better heat up the screws so the heads will not slip

Xb service and exhaust, front bearing will not last untill next tyre change / service, better to replace these now 


Xb service and exhaust, fork oil done, and bearings done front end back to getter


Xb service and exhaust, ok rust removal,. rear straps loosend


Xb service and exhaust, ok that is 1 bit broken, bolt is seazed


Xb service and exhaust, mnnn next bolt rusted tight, lucky this one broke


Xb service and exhaust, bugger... bit no 2 broke... ok make a little room to remove the exhaust


Xb service and exhaus, front strap off and exhaust cable off, i let the bolt sit over the weekend with some penitrating oil , i really don't want to take out the angel grinder to remove the front bracket frown-emoticon

 


XB Supention, old bike , new customer,he asked me if i think the suspention is hard... looks like it is set up for a 300 Lbs gorrila it felt like the front end was riged


XB Supention, old bike , new customer, after loosening the preload on the front springs, the suspention started to work smile-emoticon as it should, fastened the pinch bolt again as i suspected the axle was not set