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Pitbuell_ma
Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 09:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know it's been done but haven't been able to find a good "how to" yet. I have the XB cooler and 2001 M2(bought it new).
Thanks for any help!
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Buellistic
Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Do not forget to add a THERMOSTAT ...
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M2typhoon
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 08:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thermostat? I will be doing this mod as well but had no idea there was a thermostat on the XB's
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Buellistic
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 08:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There were no THERMOSTATS put on the XB's because the engine's are SHROUDED by the FRAME and run much hotter that the TUBE FRAMES and another reason they all come with a COOLING FANs !!!
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Jramsey
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 09:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/642525.html
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Buellistic
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 04:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hers again "i" brought up where is the THERMOSTAT going to go ???
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Hootowl
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 05:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would plumb one of these in there.


cooler




http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/13/435/35653/ITEM/Jagg-Automatic-Oil-Cooler-By-Pass-Valve.aspx?SiteID=SLI|Oil%20Cooler&WT.MC_ID=10010



(Message edited by hootowl on March 30, 2012)
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Hootowl
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 05:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"There were no THERMOSTATS put on the XB's because the engine's are SHROUDED by the FRAME and run much hotter that the TUBE FRAMES and another reason they all come with a COOLING FANs !!!"

They are also air/oil cooled engines. The tuber engines are not. They don't put as much heat in the oil as they don't have piston oil jets. You really should install a thermostat, or a least a manual bypass valve so you can shut it off in cooler weather.
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Firstbuell
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 06:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

hey Hootowl,

I never knew about the XB mills' oiling being THAT different from my M2's - thx

gents, here's a separate, MotoGP-related Q:

does an XB engine rotate "backwards"?
I seem to remember the cams rotate differently than a Sporty's....
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Buellistic
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 07:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You can easily tune/make a TWO STROKE engine run backwards, but not a 4 stroke ...

Is that why the XB's have more COOLING FINS on the HEADS and CYLINDERS "PLUS"
PISTON OIL JETS, OIL COOLER, and a FAN because they run just a LITTLE bit HOTTER ???

The XB and XR1200X engines are EVO EVO engines ...

The XB engine on their last production run and the XR1200X engines are developments from the BUELL XBRR engine design ...
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Buellish
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 08:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I ran an oil cooler on my Shovelhead for four years and when it got cold would put a cover on the cooler to stop air flow.I never had a thermostat.
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Oldog
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 11:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

first thats a no, many details of the XB series engines are different, but the basic layout is the same

IIRC you are correct the cams rotate differently
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Buellistic
Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 12:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Do the cams all turn clock wise or counter clock wise ???

Does the flywheels spin clock wise(forward) or counter clock wise(reverse) ???
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Pitbuell_ma
Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 09:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks everyone! I'll have to look ito the bypass, it could be a good idea. The cooler I have has the original XB lines, can I just plug and play? Where do the lines attatch to the motor? Also where can I find an adaptor to mount it?
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Buellistic
Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You will have to IMPROVISE(make)your brackets for mounting ...

Pittbuell_ma:

Will put some PICTURES together for you "ASAP" for an easier understanding ...
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Pitbuell_ma
Posted on Monday, April 02, 2012 - 07:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for those pictures! They're going to be very helpful getting this little mod done and I appreciate it and also the carb 101 is also a good read! I've tuned it myself before but have always thought I could do a better job of it and I definitely will with your help.
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