| Author | Message | ||
     Lowroad |
Grand total of two days labor: 1. Replaced stock wimpy primary tensioner with beefy updated model. 2. Replaced stock exhaust gasket with updated Y style bracket. 3. Changed exhaust gaskets (was already in there) 4. Figured out ECM spy and reset the TPS and AFV. 5. changed spark plugs and wires for the hell of it. Total: 16hours of labor, two trips to harbor freight, and one trip to the hardware store. It was all worth it. | ||
| Lowroad |
Also, I can't thank the members of this board, and the kind person who put together the X1 files page enough. Without you guys, or the X1 blog, things would never had gone off so smoothly. Hell, even my clutch was adjusted perfectly on the first attempt. All from following simple directions and advice as presented to me through both resources. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Bear in mind, this was my first Harley/Buell surgery. | ||
| F_skinner |
Lowroad, good job. Just think of all the money you saved. I also spent all weekend working in the garage putting the S2T back together and helping a friend with his XB. Time well spent. | ||
| Lowroad |
Yeah, that work would have cost into the thousands I think. All in al I spent $100 on tools (work stand, set of ball end allen keys, and a torque wrench), and $50 in parts from the dealer. That includes tyhe formula + primary fluid. So, $150 and 16 hours of my life. | ||
| Dfbutler |
Spent a couple of hours myself, need to get the bugs off from the 600 mile round trip to Yuma AZ last weekend, adjusted clutch cable to make it engage just a little further out and rerouted the pressure hose from the rear Works shock to keep it from rubbing. I rewarded my self with a ride on a clean bike! | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
I was in the garage a bit too this weekend. Working on swapping my nuke blue wheels over to Black Betty, and cleaning up the PMs before I trade them for a set of powdercoated wheels. Now I've got 1 bike on jack stands, the other hanging from a cherry picker, and can't figure out how to get front wheels off both bikes at the same time without dropping and scratching something important  | ||
| Lowroad |
Nice! I was simply amazed that everything came out basically perfect. No leaks, no extra parts, everything working perfectly. I did take her out on sunday night (finally) for a beer on our favorite restaurant/patio. The exhaust mount thing is no big deal. I simply followed the enclosed instructions about putting a bottle jack under the swingarm mounting block (actually I used a standard 2.5 ton automotive jack). With the rear on a workstand, no problems at all. | ||
| Tdman77 |
Eric - All that time spent is well worth it. I spent 2 weeks working on my X1 and am extremely happy with the results. Makes you feel good knowing and seeing all you hard work payed off. Spent all day Sat pulling my header off and wrapping it. I shot it with some silver silicone, it now matches the bike sooooo much better. Cant wait till I can afford to get it jet hot coated. Did you get your seat yet? I just finished dyeing my new seat. I put some pics up in the "Need part #" thread if you want to see the results. | ||
| Lowroad |
Yeah, the piece of mind knowing that tensioner is not going to shred my primary chain and half the crankcase it reward enough for me. My seat is still on the way. I am going to check out your pics NOW. I am going to ceramic coat my header this winter :^) |
