Ed Buell's exhaust repair

It's always nice, when friends pop in at your workshop and say hello. I still don't get it, why certain people always have to pretend they suffer from failures on their bikes, I mean, seriously, you can just simply come round for a chat, if you want. ;-)

That said, the fierce vibrations on the old Harley-based 984cc V-twin can crack pretty much everything.

So here we have Mr. Ed in full touring trim.

And the problem in full view. (The camera gratiously ignored all the hairline-cracks)

Roughly, what felt like 1kg of stainless TIG-welding rod later and it's mo' solid than ever.

Bye, bye (for now) Mr. Ed! 

One from the workshop - Buell XB oilpump-sprocket (Ölpumpenritzel - ÖPR)

 So a while back, my mate Wolfgang asked me, whether I could help him swapping out his Buell's oilpump-sprocket on his XB9. Somewhat lightheartedly I said yes, thinking that it couldn't be THAT much more complicated than on a Sportster with the engines being rather closely related, I assumed that it couldn't be this hard... right?

Wrong.

Well not totally. The oilpump-sprocket-swapping was indeed a fifteen minute affair, just as it would be on a Sportster. Unfortunately it required taking the better part of the bike apart.

9:45am: Starting from the top

 Lots of 'leccy stuff

 Airbox removed - god this bike would look sooooo cool, without the tank and just with a K&N poking through a sheetmetal lid!

 10:30(-ish): Good vibrations kill EVERYTHING

 Front engine hanger.

 Engine lowered to remove the rocker cover.

Rocker cover and rockers removed (p.i.t.a. job)

 1:30pm - (post lunchbreak) camcover removed

 1:35pm - Oilpump sprocket removed

 Inlet cam of the front cylinder, intermediate gear and to the bottom-right the oilpump sprocket

 Old and new next to each other - a new sprocket is about 1.80mm width, this one was 1.66mm, so basically like new and the swap wouldn't have been absolutely necessary.

 5:30pm - everything assembled and awesome again