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2006 Buell Lightning: Chassis 2-67
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REMOVAL
1. Remove seat. See 2.43 SEAT .
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WARNING
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WARNING
Disconnect negative (-) battery cable first. If positive (+)
cable should contact ground with negative (-) cable con-
nected, the resulting sparks can cause a battery explo-
sion, which could result in death or serious injury.
(00049a)
2. Disconnect and remove battery. See 1.4 BATTERY
MAINTENANCE.
3. Place a scissor jack under jacking point at the rear muf-
fler and raise chassis until load has been removed from
the lower shock bolt (7). See
2.31 EXHAUST SYSTEM
for jacking point.
4. See Figure 2-91. Cut the cable tie (2) securing vent hose
to shock housing.
5. See Figure 2-90. Remove the nut (4) and washer (5)
from the lower shock bolt and raise scissor jack until the
lower bolt can be removed by hand.
6. After removing both shock fasteners (7, 9) and reservoir
clamp fastener (1), remove rear shock assembly and res-
ervoir.
For XB9SX, XB12S, and XB12Scg: The remote reser-
voir can be slid out of the clamp and the clamp left
attached to the tail section.
For the XB12Ss: The clamp is clipped to the remote res-
ervoir and is removed from the tail section with the single
fastener.
NOTE
Remove shock assembly through the top of the tail section
(opening underneath rider seat).
INSTALLATION
1. Slide shock absorber through top of tail section.
2. See Figure 2-90. Install rear shock assembly in upper
shock mount. Install fastener (9) and tighten to 48-52 ft-
lbs (65-70.5 Nm).
3. Install lower shock mount with fasteners (4, 5, 7) and
lower shock mount sleeve (6) and tighten to 15-17 ft-lbs
(20.3-23 Nm).
4. Install rear shock reservoir and reservoir clamp. Tighten
clamp on reservoir to 120-144 in-lbs (all models except
for XB12Ss). For XB12Ss models, tighten fastener to 80-
88
in-lbs (9-10 Nm).
NOTE
For XB9SX, XB12S, and XB12Scg: Verify compression dial
is facing up. See Figure 2-92.
5. Secure vent hose to shock housing with cable tie.
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WARNING
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WARNING
Connect positive (+) battery cable first. If positive (+)
cable should contact ground with negative (-) cable con-
nected, the resulting sparks can cause a battery explo-
sion, which could result in death or serious injury.
(00068a)
6. Install and connect battery. See 1.4 BATTERY MAINTE-
NANCE.
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WARNING
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WARNING
After installing seat, pull upward on front of seat to be
sure it is in locked position. While riding, a loose seat can
shift causing loss of control, which could result in death
or serious injury. (00070a)
7. Install seat. See 2.43 SEAT .
Figure 2-91. Rear Shock Absorber and Remove Reservoir
(XB12Ss shown)
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1. Remote reservoir clamp
2. Cable tie securing vent hose
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Figure 2-92. Rear Shock Absorber Remote Reservoir
Clamp (XB12S shown) and Compression Dial
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