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Court
| | Posted on Saturday, April 04, 2020 - 05:06 pm: | 
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I witnessed one of the first timing cup failures while o the very FIRST Buell owners gathering.
I flew a friend over from Germany and he rode my S2 and I rode Barney.
We also witnessed the most amazing field repair i when we went to a deserted farm ....took a knockout out of an electrical panel and fabricated a makeshift timing cup o the side of the road that allowed the bike to be ridden home. |
Firemanjim
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2020 - 09:28 pm: |
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Henrik and Jim Bantz found someone to weld mine back up--- |
Ed_ucation
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 06:45 am: |
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Gentlemen, it`s been a while since I last posted any news about my S2 revival. Therefore I would like to give you an update.
The more I dug into it, the more I found to be fixed. I ended up rebuilding half of the engine with new studs, a new bore and hone and 5 over pistons an rings. I lapped in the valves and installed a new COMETIC gasket kit. Moreover I polished all the aluminum cast covers top to down as well as the header and some bolts. I installed a Stenzel bracket as well as a durable oil pinion gear, just because I head it apart (no need to). I replaced the blinkers with the original CEV ones I found in a motorcycle shop in Italy. I also installed all new isolators front an back. I went with the old style because they were super cheap and they fitted perfectly. It lifted the bike half an inch, so the frame one left side does not hit the primary cover any more. New belt and primary tensioner also and other things I had new.
Now the cosmetic work will start over the winter. My biggest concern for the moment is the stress the front fairing bracket induces in the fiber glass fairing. Only with lots of pressure I can fit it into place. It came off like so and I only had it repainted but I’m afraid, I will have to do it again. The wholes just do not align and you already can see the cracks and spiderwebs in the original paint around the blinker whole. NOT good.
To relief the stress from the material I don’t see any other solution then grinding off the holders and reweld them half an inch forward. The fiber glass seems to be very durable but I don`t know for how much longer…
The rear Marchesini wheel is of my next concern. Since the material is softer compared to the later Tuber wheels it happens that the bearing hub wears out. I took the wheel to a shop. They machined new bushings in and used slightly different bearings. They have a little bit less in diameter but still hold the original axle. The shop manual says to torque the rear axle nut to 94 nm. When I did so, the wheel sat still and would not move. NOT good. So, let`s do it again.
Other then that I am pretty happy with the result so far. After I had put the engine back together it fired right up. No ticking, no nothing, super smooth (for now.
One other thing that I will have to do is to replace all the well nuts. And there are plenty. After 26 years most of them are due for an exchange. To my knowledge these things are not available in Germany other than from HD. They ask ridiculous prices up to 10$ for one. When I turned to McMaster-Carr as one of the other badwebers did I received a funny answer. They would not help me “ due to the cost of complying with US export regulations”... I left it there.
Well, I have not ridden the bike,yet. But one thing I know already: I will definitely have to install the footpeg lowering kit since the riding position would be too aggressive for me. Anybody got a used one for sale?
Comments welcomed :-)
Stay healthy!
Paul |
Hawgford
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 09:44 am: |
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you can get the well nuts in bulk on evilbay or i am sure somene here in the u s[ me] or? can purchase and send to ya.. my FXRT and FLT both use them on the wind shield and the fix for the stress is simple to slot the hole with a dremel which is a tool you should have.. resto looks amazing especially the pipe, assuming that ceramic chrome powdercoat? I recently got some chrome powder coat and while its not for high heat it came out awesome. I hope on all the aluminum you clear coated after polish otherwise the sheen will fad and the aluminum will oxidize quickly |
Tigermann
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 11:47 pm: |
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Its looking wonderful Paul, and its nice to see the original swing-arm and shock on an early bike - the way they were intended to look |
Williamscottrobertson
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10:50 am: |
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If that fairing stay is on the kickstand side, I would bet it is bent from a fall over. I would put a piece of pipe on it and bend it before I cut it off and re-welded, as the frame is powder coated. |
Two_seasons
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 06:23 pm: |
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You can buy wellnuts from Home Depot.  |
Ed_ucation
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2020 - 06:11 am: |
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Thank you guys, I will solve the problem eventually. First thing I would need to know are all the different sizes. Unfortunately the parts book often just simply says "well nut" and no size. I think we talk about 3-4 different sizes. Can't be that difficult.
@William: It's true, its on the kickstand side. It could have happened like so. I already tried to correct it a little bit with large vice grips, but with little success. I will try the pipe. This could actually work to a certain extend. Thank you. |
Jhbuell
| | Posted on Monday, July 05, 2021 - 10:58 am: |
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Great work Paul, nice looking S2! |
Bsanorton
| | Posted on Monday, July 05, 2021 - 05:52 pm: |
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Beautiful S2. I picked up mine cheap and yes it fell over from that dreaded kick stand. The original front fairing was creaked and nicely repaired, but not painted. That's why you can't find a left mirror anywhere, LOL. I used Jolly's solution, pricey, but a piece of art.
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