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Allan
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 10:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

spent way too much time with the 2 bolts that hold the pipe to this black bracket on my 01 X-1.

Do others drop the bracket from the frame? Or do I have to fiddle with threading these bolts every time I change the primary oil (just got this X-1 and am new to Buell)


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Kc_zombie
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Drop the bracket. When you are ready to put it back on attach the bracket to the muffler and leave loose (this allows you to easily line up the bracket to the motor), then attach bracket and muffler (as one piece) to the motor then tighten it all up.

Good luck!
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Akbuell
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 12:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

After the first time I changed my primary oil, I put a piece of masking tape in the appropriate spot, then took the muffler off and bashed it there with a ball peen hammer. Now there is enough clearance to pull the drain plug out w/o dropping the muffler.

Hope this helps, Dave
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Buellx1w
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 12:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Dave did the *hammer adjustment* work on a pro-stock exhaust? I like that idea I dread oil changes.. What about the tranny oil plug?
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Allan
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 12:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks.

Y'all are a kind buncha folk here on Badweather.


bwb
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 01:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You're running (I'm sure you know this) an aftermarket muffler. It does not have the factory "dent".

Leave the rear bracket attached to the muffler. Leave the front bracket attached to the muffler. Loosen the clamp that holds the muffler to the header and simply pivot the muffler down far enough to get the plug out. When you pivot it back into place, thread all the bolts back in loose and tighten starting at the clamp. Then the front bracket. Then the rear. Going out of order is a sure-fire recipe for stressing and cracking your header.
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Jayvee
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wow that's a pretty X1
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Yo_barry
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 05:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The other method is to suck the oil out of the primary with a turkey baster through the clutch access cover opening.

Leave the muffler in place unless you have to adjust the primary chain.

Barry
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01x1buell
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

you can adjust primary chain with the muffler on.....
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Alfau
Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 07:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I remove the primary case to change oil.
makes it easy to keep an eye on things in there.
Additionally, I havn't used a primary gasket for years.Loctite 518 flange sealant.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 05:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's why I don't like V&H mufflers on these bikes.
The stock can and my Daytona boss both allow me to change fluids without drama.
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Kalali
Posted on Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 08:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"That's why I don't like V&H mufflers on these bikes."

You can always make your own "dent" in the muffler to allow for the drain plug to come out.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You can always make your own "dent" in the muffler to allow for the drain plug to come out.

Only problem with that is, the V&H likes to self-destruct on its own even if you take care of it. Whacking it with a hammer would most likely speed up that process. Bending the canister would probably do REALLY bad things to the welds that hold the rear shoe platform on...and they love to break as it is, even without dents and dings.
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Kc_zombie
Posted on Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 01:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Let me get this right, you guys hit your Buells with a hammer in order to make it easier to change the primary oil once every 5000 miles?!?
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Alfau
Posted on Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 06:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This drain hose





Pluss this front bracket to stop forward/backward vibrations.



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