| Author | Message | ||
     Starwolve |
I just got home from Afghanistan for R&R leave - and was happy to open all the boxes of Buell parts I had waiting for me! Until I got to the box with my "used, good condition" primary cover:  Clutch lip is completely gone.  Hairline crack on upper bolt hole. So that's basically junk. I guess I'll have to weld up the hold in the crashed cover, and look for another replacement. If anyone has one in their stash, please let me know... but if I can't find one and everything else is 100%, I'll have to bite the bullet and drop the $250 on a new one. Anyways, over the next couple weeks I hope to have this at least 95% rebuilt:  On the immediate to-do list: extract footpeg bracket bolt from frame replace front forks and bars determine connectors needing replacement mount muffler | ||
| Greg_e |
OK... Who sold you the junk cover? Out the bastard! | ||
| Starwolve |
It was an eBay purchase - and it was too long ago to pull up the auction info anymore. It was one of those sellers who parts out motorcycles without knowing anything about them. I also haven't gotten a response from them yet, but I'll post the seller's name eventually if it can't be resolved. Everyone on this board has been great, and I wouldn't have half the parts I need without the folks here. | ||
| Jeffroj |
Good luck buying a new one from HD. Unless they finally ran a new batch, I waited 4 months for a new primary cover and finally said eff it and got my money back. They were waiting to receive enough orders to justify the cost in running a new batch of covers. | ||
| Ericz |
The XB primary covers have lots of little "crack" like casting imperfections on the inside of them. Be sure that it actually is a crack and not just part of the aluminum casting. You should scuff it with some sand paper to see where it brightens up. If it is a casting mark, it will shine before the material on either side of it. | ||
| Starwolve |
Thanks for the heads up on the casting. I made a little more progress this week. Stripped down the front end:  Replaced the subframe, oil cooler, and both left side air scoops:  Put the new front end together:  Started reconnecting everything up front:  The previous owner is Nadz (on Badweb) and will probably need to help me a bit with the wiring, as he modified it for better lights and heated grips. Nothing too extensive though. The other small victory was getting the left rider peg bolts extracted from the frame without damaging the threads. They snapped off in the wreck. I've been hitting them with PB Blaster for a couple days, and one I had to drill out and use an extractor, but the other I was able to drive out with a screw driver and hammer by tapping it in circles:  I'll probably finish up the controls this weekend, and make a new list of parts that I still need to source. Minor things now, like brakes switches, a few replacement connectors, the brackets for the fuse blocks, etc. | ||
| Froggy |
Awesome! | ||
| Skully |
Chris, Thank you for your service! Keith | ||
| Starwolve |
Back in Afghanistan now - I was able to do a little more on the bike when I was home, mainly just finishing up the front end. However, I am going to need to repair a number of wires and replace the fuse blocks on the harness. If anyone has these parts, or has a complete XB12R harness hanging around that they would be willing to part with, please let me know. It looks like the wiring and the primary cover are going to be the two biggest issues to overcome on this rebuild. Nothing insurmountable, just a little more work. | ||
| Greg_e |
Is the fuse block and relay block actually damaged or just burned contacts? Most of the contacts can be found as parts and they crimp right down. If the plastic is broken then you'll need replacement blocks as the manufacturer would not sell them to me. I can tell you they are made for Ford with a second contract to Harley and that was where they stopped helping me when I was asking. | ||
| Starwolve |
The mounting tabs are broken on the plastic box. They might be useable, but I'll have to get creative with how to mount them. There's some damaged wires left side fuse block that I have to replace. Again, it might be easier just to find a useable harness to replace this one. | ||
| Starwolve |
Picked up a wiring harness from eBay - it looks to be in good shape, so I will most likely replace the harness on my bike with this one. I also added up all the parts I bought for this bike. Some things were "nice to have" or spares, but my initial estimate of $1500 for critical parts is almost exactly on track - mainly due to the outstanding people here who have helped me out with good deals on parts. I'm going to run the crashed primary for now - the JB weld repair will work to get it down the road, and I'll see about getting the "new" primary repaired. I know a few good machinists who can do the work, but it's harder finding someone who will weld aluminum to build up the material for the repair. I'll worry about that this winter, though. | ||
| Foximus |
When I see stuff like this it makes me glad I have a tuber. What a mess. Blah. | ||
| Glitch |
When I see stuff like this it makes me glad I have a tuber. When I see what a tuber owner has to go through just to change a belt... | ||
| Greg_e |
Not sure if they are still around, but last time I had aluminum welded (nearly 15 years) was at a shop in Liverpool, take old liverpool and take a right just past the tracks, the shop will be on the right next to the tracks. This might be the place: http://www.manta.com/cmap/mmcq6fd/hardter-welding- service since it is really close to what I remember. Pretty sure they can machine the finished welds to produce the new lip. You might suggest an alternate method of cutting out a "cap" that will go over the broken area, then weld a bead around this cap to hold it in place. Other alternate would be mill the area flat, cut a plate and weld that in place, similar to the bolt on plates that other people have done. | ||
| Starwolve |
I think I've found a guy who can do the work, but I'll check that local shop when I'm home too. I plan on filling the area with weld, then machining flat and going with a plate that can be attached. This way if the plate has any issues I can replace it without having to find another aluminum welder. I'm also hoping the shop will be able to fix my old crashed cover, so I have a decent spare. As far as the complexity of this bike - well, it makes me glad I have other bikes, too. I have several old Yamahas, Hondas, and a 2003 Harley that are all dead simple compared to this monster. But I didn't buy this bike for ease of maintenance, I bought it to corner faster and harder than I can on all my other bikes! |
