XB9S, XB9SX or XB12SCG Input

[Boaski]

I found out why the clutch is not disengaging: the flange on the primary cover the disengagement disk pulls against is broken. Bummer

 

[Boaski]

 

[Boaski]

BTW: it has "WX" in the VIN which is "Lightning SL Model" according to the page in the service manual (thanks Cooter).

 

[Cooter]

Thats kinda cool, SL's are a little more rare:up:


There is a good repair kit for that clutch ramp problem, otherwise a new primary cover will fix it.

 

[34nineteen]

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Go here for the primary fix. I think he’s a bigger fan of Facebook these days.

https://www.buellxb.com/forum/showthread.php?42555-Fix-for-the-Primary-Cover/page6



I may have a spare from a 2004 if you’d rather do that.

 

[Boaski]

Thanks for the offer. I found other posts on the forum last night describing the exact same problem and found his email. He responded right away. I’m going to order the kit today.

I’m going to order a new clutch today as well.

 

[Boaski]

Here’s what I’ve found out as far as the SCG question. The bike is originally a SCG. The previous owner also had a XB9SX. His wife was too short for the X, he felt cramped on the SCG. I found a statement by him on badweather that he swapped components between the two to lower the X and raise the SCG.

I can’t tell you exactly which doodads were changed but it does explain some things.

 

[34nineteen]

It’s likely just the forks ( there should be a part number sticker on them), rear shock and kickstand. Some of the real early ones needed the lower clamp of the triple tree replaced.

I lowered an S about a year or so ago using those parts.

 

[34nineteen]

If this is the bike you bought, it does have S suspension. I can tell by looking at the forks and can see the blue spring.

 

[Boaski]

That’s the bike. I bet is was happier in that picture since it was sitting in balmy Gulf Shores, AL. At the moment it’s in 23 degree Ohio

 

[34nineteen]

I just realized this bike has frame covers. Odds are there is a dented frame under one or both of those. Looking closer, it looks like there is a dent in the header also, so my bet would be the dent is at least on the right side. While far from the end of the world, I hope the price was right. The XB in my garage has a small dent in the frame on the RH side too. And it looks like the seat isnt properly latched on the front, but I'm sure you've resolved that by now.

 

[Boaski]

Yep, covering a dent. PO laid the bike down back in 2008. I found some pictures from when he did it (internet creeping is a wonderful thing).




As you can see in the picture the bike used to be blue. That is actually the color I would have preferred but all of that bodywork is gone.

 

[34nineteen]

I think the carbon side plate was the only real inexpensive solution. That dent looks like its the same size as the puck, so it would have nothing to stick to.

I like the blue also.

 

[Boaski]

 

[Boaski]

I would need a quart of aluminum putty to put behind it, but I guess that could work....

 

[34nineteen]

A pint should work if you're careful.

Great... I said "pint"... Cooter should be along shortly.

 

[Fielding05xb9sx]

Hi Boaski, nice new ride, picked up an 05 xb9sx this past January myself that I’m currently stripping and rebuilding. Did the PO happen to include the old frame pucks? On the hunt for a pair

 

[Cooter]

Seems like a part thats just begging to be scanned and 3-D printed.

 

[Boaski]

I wonder if they could be cast out of urethane. I’ve made a few seals and stuff for vintage snowmobiles using a good part to make the mold. We do some urethane casting at work for small volume parts. I want to make some snowmobile snow flaps but I’m limited by the size of our pressure vessel.

 

[Fielding05xb9sx]

There are a bunch of frames for sale on eBay that have them still attached, I think I’ll inquire a few to see if I can persuade them to remove and sell the pucks alone. Is that even realistic? I think I heard one of y’all mention that’s how you got a pair but they seem damn hard to remove. (Then again I’ve never applied or even seen them in person) What do y’all think is a good price for used pucks in good condition? Then comes the question of the best way to re adhere them.