2007 Buell XB12R Rocker box help

[jrobmsu]

OK so im thinking about buying a 2007 xb12r with 24k miles. The guy says the rocker box needs a gasket replaced. Id be getting it for 2500-2700$ Is this a hard fix? Costly? Any help as quick as possible would be awesome!

 

[wolfo68]

if it's just a rocker box gasket it's an incredibly easy fix, maybe a couple hours time. you'd maybe spend $50 including beer (in my case Gin) if you already have the tools to do it. That's a damn good deal. The lower rocker gasket and upper gaskets I think run you around 25. I'd personally rotate my engine to change them, we have a walkthrough of how to do that. It's pretty much the same on all xb models, the newer ones have less wiring to worry about though.

Where are you located?

 

[chevy42083]

Mine was diagnosed with a rocker box leak yesterday. It's the rear, which requires an engine rotate... shop said ~10hrs, and $30 in parts.
So... cheap to do yourself, but may get expensive at $84/hr (or whatever your shop charges)

 

[wolfo68]

There is no way in hell that takes 10 hours, I did a uly 3 times in 1 day because I couldn't figure out an issue with an intake leak and that's with waiting around trying to think of solutions.