| Author | Message | ||
     B00stzx3 |
i searched, and looked through the knowledge vault. But I was wondering how difficult it would be for a 22 year old guy (me) and my much more experienced father to swap the SCg/SL parts into my 2003 XB9R ourselves? Labor quote was at least a few hundred dollars, so maybe we could do it ourselves. i'd be swapping the forks, rear shock, seat and kickstand on to lower it (I'm 5'3). My dad is really good with cars, but I know this is a whole different ball game. I'm in the process of ordering parts right now. thanks | ||
| P_squared |
If you do it like No_Rice via an engine hoist, shouldn't be too difficult at all. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/379268.html?1217014210 | ||
| Hammer71 |
Just got done doing it with a floor jack. Took all of 35 minutes. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Order the Service Manual while you're at it and you won't have any trouble fixing anything on the bike with your dad's help. | ||
| Hammer71 |
put jack under exhaust near the rear of bike, put a little tension and remove the rear shock (2 bolts) and put in new shock. Move jack to front of exhaust and lift enough to remove front wheel, remove and replace each fork tube (remember to have alignment lines the same). Have second person hold bike upright and remove and replace kickstand. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
The bolt that holds the top of the shock to the frame may be very difficult to remove as it is a steel bolt threaded into aluminum. The usual techniques will work. Use PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench to loosen the bond. Allow time to work. Remove with breaker bar on socket. Easy does it. A little heat won't do any harm either. | ||
| Thumper74 |
The fork diameters are the same. It would be a matter of: -lift and support -remove front wheel, fender, remove brake line router (on lower tree), support caliper from bungee or something else suitable -loosen fork tube clamp in tree, slide down, remove bir circlip (set aside), and completely remove from bike. ---While it's apart, why not change the fork oil and flush the brake while you're at it Rear: I had my rear wheel off for a tire when I did mine... - remove resevoir from under seat with Torx bit. - unbolt the rear shock from bottom, lower swing arm, unbolt the top Reassembly is reverse, but pay attention to torque values. It was easier than I suspected it would be, the longest part was getting the tires back on it. | ||
| B00stzx3 |
Wow! Thank yall for the good advice. I think I gotta take into consideration removing the fairing from Al's Motorsports and the Jardine can/pipe. It will really take under an hour? We got a huge air compressor, jacks, and lotsa other normal suburban garage tools. Anything in paticular besides those? Spring compressor for the shock? And how do I know the torue values when torquing them back in? Yall are saving me like 300 bucks in labor! | ||
| Madduck |
I've found that working on the bike is a lot easier with one of those condor type stands. Everyone sells one, just strap the bike to the stand so it doesn't lift out as you apply torque with the wrenches and lifts. Its easier to keep friends if they aren't asked to lift things heavier than a beer.  | ||
| Thumper74 |
No need to take the pipe off. No need to even touch anything on the body work other than taking the seat off of it. I'm not familiar with your fairing, so use your best judgement. Skip the air compressor, you're working with aluminum. No special tools required other than figuring out how to support it. Ratchet straps work well from a rafter. You'll also need some metric allen key sockets and torx bits. It is as easy as we make it sound. Post some pics, fool! Glad to see another young dude on a Buell | ||
| No_rice |
actually you will have to take the tail section body work off on an R. the shock resevoir has to be unbolted up in there and fished through the subframe. the other problem i see is you said scg parts and not low parts. the actual forks from a 9sl will interchange no problem. the parts from a 12 scg on the other hand need a new lower triple clamp. i am not 100% sure that all years of scg were the bigger diameter, but i know some are. i would just make sure the parts you order are for the 03 9sl and there will be no problem. | ||
| Rick_a |
Easiest way to do the forks is a front end stand holding under the steering stem. For the shock also use a swingarm stand with a floor jack or transmission jack under the muffler to keep the weight off the shock. | ||
| Thumper74 |
No_Rice, Mine was an 05 ScG and I swapped suspensions with a dude on an 03XB9r with no size concerns. After 05 they went to a larger diameter on the ScG bikes. I would buy an inexpensive micrometer and size everything up before I committed to trading someone. I didn't do the swap on an R, so I wasn't sure about the seat thing. | ||
| B00stzx3 |
I will be posting pics! Here is a pic of the bike, more will follow. Is it hard to take the tail section off? I'm sure its in the book somewhere. ANd the fairing is the Al's motorsports , 1-peice which looks like a PITA to take off but I will anyways. I also just got the 2003 Xb9R Service manual, which should help out with this. Thanks guys. Also I believe the forks are the right ones, I got the list from Badweb and another unamed Buell forum, and it supposedly is whats best for the 03 XB9R. These are the parts I ordered today from Appleton HD: M0076.3AE - scg low seat K0410.1AE- Rear shock assembly J0121.1AE- Left fork J0122.1AE- Right fork L1167.1AE- Side stand kit and heres my bike, more pics to follow  (Message edited by b00stzx3 on August 02, 2008) (Message edited by b00stzx3 on August 02, 2008) |
