| Author | Message | ||
     Evelle |
I'm considering picking up a 99 S3 with just over 17k miles. It does need a bit of work, a new belt, someone put some aftermarket grips on and could not fit the turn signal, start switch assemblies on so those are gone. They wired up a toggle switch on the dash to start it. It does have a new carb and runs like a top. Doesn't look like the wiring has been to hacked, so it shouldn't take much effort to get it corrected. What should I look out for, I have a 2009 1125R that has been my project for a couple years and I've got it's quirks pretty well ironed out so I'm looking for a new project. Any advice is much appreciated. | ||
| Gusm2 |
One of the main things is the primary tensioner shoe, early ones including 1999 tend to break, there's more to look at but that one is top of the list for me, second I'd check the clutch for a damaged grenade plate, clue in the name  | ||
| Upthemaiden |
He tossed out the hand controls because they didn't work with his new grips?! People can really amaze you sometimes. | ||
| Evelle |
The bike was found in the basement of a foreclosed house. The guy that has it now got it running with what parts he had. He rode it for a season before the belt broke. He wanted to put the drive train on a chopper he's working on and basically scrap the rest of it. Hopefully I'll be able to get it back the way it's supposed to be. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Run the belt "scary-loose"... | ||
| Hawgford |
Rat. I disagree with that.scary loose will snap the belt under hard acceleration and the moco even makes a deflection gauge to set the belt right. Evel : don;t sweat the bar controls,somebody here will have em for ya.Don't know how you figured carb was new,hopefully it was in a box and if its a stockerCV ,it needs a few mods and rejetting.If its a MIK HSR 42mm, make sure its set up correct and double check the install as its a tight fit,but stock dual cables will work.If its any other carb,will its runnin good,you might want to think about replacing with the modded stocker and sellin it,but thats just my pro .02 cents kickin in.Also remember to replace the intake seals every 10-15k as they cook and leak. | ||
| Evelle |
Thanks guys for the info. I finally got the time to pick it up and bring it home. After draining the 5+ quarts of oil out of it and putting clean oil in, it runs awesome. I've been reading that it was the first standard fuel injected model, now it does have a new carb. I've seen that there is a bunch of carb modification kits out there for it. Was there a lot of problems with the early fuel injection and is it worth the time and money to set it back to fuel injected? I would need everything, throttle body, intake, injectors, pump and I'm sure other stuff to get it correct. Also, it has a White Brother's slip on that needs to be cleaned up and probably repacked. Are they still around or would it be better to get something different and just replace it? | ||
| Upthemaiden |
5 quarts of oil?! Normally if you hit the full line on these bikes they start spitting oil out on your own. No clue how that guy managed to keep 5 quarts in there. Enough people have had issues with the FI that it's not uncommon to see bikes swapped over the a carb, but I think most people are fine with it. From what I've heard, the later model X1s had better FI than the earlier ones, so if you were to swap back, I'd try to find part from a 2000 or newer bike. The problem with projects like that is by the time you track down and buy all of the parts, you'll have spent almost what your bike is worth. Unless your bike has any running issues, I'd just leave the carb on it. There are some mods people recommend for the stock CV carbs. Some people really like upgrading the carb too... Mikuni HSR42 I think? I'm not 100% sure if that's the right one. Supposedly perks the bikes up a lot, but is more of an off/on, and the CV carbs have a bit more of a reputation for being rider friendly if you're not trying to make a race bike out of it. Not sure you'd find any White Brother's exhausts for Buells these days, but you can most often repack them with any random repacking kit. Again unless yours has any real problems, I'd just clean/repack it and keep it as it is. | ||
| Captainkirk |
Yes. The Mikuni is the HSR42 | ||
| Evelle |
Not sure what carb is on it now, but like I said it does run good. I think the FI will be a later project once I get it going and use it for a while. I do need a shifter linkage, all of it. The original broke and the guy fashioned up a lever from something else, so now it is 1 up and 4 down. St paul is out and I've had no luck sourcing one. Would like the upgraded kit if someone knows where I could get it. I've read they had some slop with the boomerang style. Also gonna need the throttle and the right side start, kill switch. | ||
| Kc_zombie |
http://www.mcmoto-worx.com/buell-tube-framed-parts .html | ||
| 34nineteen |
It looks like most of the unique parts for the shift kit are available on St Paul right now, aside from the shift lever tie bar. The rest is mostly hardware store bits. And the shift lever tie bar is just a fixed heim joint rod assembly. You should be able to pick up an adjustable one. The kit was less money, and was easier to purchase as everything was all under one part number, but it looks like if theres a will, theres a way. | ||
| Evelle |
That was what I was gonna try if I couldn't find a kit. That mcmoto worx has some cool stuff, just a little rich for my blood. | ||
| 89rs1200 |
Complete shifters can be found on EBay. Note that an S1 shifter arm is a little shorter and likely not suitable for an S3, so look for that in the listing. | ||
| Upthemaiden |
S1/X1 shifters are longer, S3/M2 shifters are shorter, so you'll want a shifter from either an M2 or an S3 to fit your bike. Same goes for the older boomerang style if you don't happen to track down the updated shifter. | ||
| 89rs1200 |
Upthemaiden, Thank you for the correction. | ||
| Evelle |
The guys at twincycles in the Netherlands hooked me up. They seem to be the only ones that have an updated version out there for a reasonable price. With the exchange rate and shipping it came out to be about the same as what St Paul HD was charging. Thanks for all the great info from everyone. I got it ridable over the weekend, only did about 10 miles just to get a feel for what bugs it has. Still got a few things to do but, progress is being made. |
