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21-4-2016 XB side stand 1125 CR check up

1-5-2016 - What did we do Today 21-4-2016 XB side stand mishap, 1125 CR check up and repairs

XB side stand mishap.. yep can happen sometimes , idle on the side stand , the bike starts walking around — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but in this case the side stand bolts broke, i think they where loose , bolts not to tension tightened are weak.. now lets hope i can get the broken ends out

first lever off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and i need to remove the exhaust to get to the bolts, front strap a few turns loose and hanger bolt out — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

clamp off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and the rear straps loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust off and to the side — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

view from below, no cranks in the case and one broken end is sticking out a little

i could remove one with a pair off pliers — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but the other one needed to dril, center point and start with a pilot hole , moved 1 size up and try , tapped a old torq bit in, luckaly the bolt was loose enough to turn out.. puuw , this can get ugly very quickly , free hand drilling upside down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new bolts 272 loctite smile-emoticon these will never come loose again — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the side stand switch was also broken... i reprogram the ecm so this one is out, and i can remove it, easy — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new shift lever back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and foot peg... a strong thumb to press in the spring , and a few taps with a plastic hammer ... good to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and foot peg... a strong thumb to press in the spring , and a few taps with a plastic hammer ... good to go — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.
1125CR over from across the pond for some check ups and repairs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as i need to rotate the engine for the valve check, all body work needs to come off, the pods are breaking up, will put some 2k expocy on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

we need to do the front suspentions to, looks like i will be doing the oil seals aswell — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

radiators and pods loose — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

taking off the exhaust.. i'm missing a few things here, bolt but more important the oil cooler lower bracket is gone ? — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the brake pads are on there last end , will replace these — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

the front fork is leaking badly — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

but first the engine... legs out , front end supported — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

stripping the top side, nasty dust suckers the 1125 with the air intake above the front wheel — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the connectors to the rear ... the HD wire harness mod is installed, but the can connector to the relais is not .. no wonder the bike is not really charging good.. i will check the stator , and upgrade the rotor — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear coil out.. to change the spark plugs — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

with the front and the engine supported, remove the middle engine mount bolts left — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and right — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

loosen the rear ones a little — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

take out the 2 k-brackets bolts to the frame and the engine can be rotated down — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

can cover off — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and take the plug in the ignition cover to turn over the engine , counter clock wise only — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

checking the free play.. all still with in tollerances — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

old plugs.. you see the tip been flattened by spark errosion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

check thegaps on the new plug and with a little grease on the plug back in — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

front coil back in... thing to look for the lock tab on the connector is not really strong, this one is actualy a little loose, — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as this one is very hard to reach.. with some zipties i make sure the lock tabs / connector stays in place — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new the rear checking the valves — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

always a struggle to remove the cover — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

rear valves are also ok... wil need adjsutment the next valve check — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

placing back the rear cover if you can hold down the gasket with a finger, and check if it is still in place when you tighten it... very frustrating to find out during the first start off the engine it is leaking oil here — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

new rear plug in and coil back on — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

thing i do now with every engine rotation check the sensor ground conection on the engine , due to the postition , very hard to reach and a easy target for corrosion — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

as you see, i put some new cotact washers and bolt in, and silicone grease for protection — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

engine back up, loosly mount the center bolts — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

and first put these bolts in, can be needed to loosen the big side bolts holding this bracket to aline it better — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

tighen the engine mount bolts , start with the fixed side ( the left ) and than the right side ( with the sliding bushings ) — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

position off the horn wires... put the black one on the bad spot... if the feed wire will rubb like this the fuse will blow — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

 

reconnect the rear o2 sensor wire — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

mnn looks like the idler pulley was blocked some time.. and the belt was slipping over it , there is a dent worn in the pully , and the back off the belt looks bad — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.

exhaust back on , to morrow front end and charging — bij Twin Motorcycles Buell Support forever.