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- From: davet@interceptor.cds.tek.com (Dave Tharp CDS)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Removing rear wheel, BMW R100
- Keywords: flat tires
- Message-ID: <1871@tekgen.bv.tek.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 21:05:27 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.144447.25538@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
- Sender: news@tekgen.bv.tek.com
- Organization: Tektronix - Colorado Data Systems, Englewood, CO
- Lines: 62
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- In article <1993Jan20.144447.25538@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> jgd@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (Jerome Donovan) writes:
- >
- >The owners manual literaly describes removing the
- >rear wheel as "childs play", which it was however,
- >getting that rear wheel out from under the bike
- >requires the removal of the rear fender, removal of
- >the fender requires removal of the rear light assembly.
-
- 1. If you hope to be able to easily remove the rear wheel from your
- R100, USE THE ORIGINAL SIZE TIRE. 4.00 X 18. Posers often put a 4.25
- 120/90, or larger on them, which makes removal very difficult. I looks cool
- to have a fatter tire, of course.
-
- 2. The Reynold's Ride-Off center stand (a common BMW twin aftermarket
- item) also makes it difficult to remove the rear wheel, being about 1.5"
- shorter than the stock stand.
-
- 3. No way do you have to remove the fender.
-
- 4. Things to make it easier --
- a. set the preload on the rear shocks to full stiff.
- b. put a board, flat rock or other object under the center stand
- to raise the bike .5" or so. Use thicker object if you have a
- Reynold's stand.
- c. If a large friend is handy, have him tilt the bike to the
- right when pulling the tire out.
- d. If all else fails, or you have a poser tire, block the
- centerstand up farther yet, and remove the upper shock
- mounting bolts, allowing the swing arm to go down farther.
- Note that this is the standard procedure on Gold Wings.
- >
- >Half an hour later I can finally throw the bloody thing
- >in my trunk so I can have it repaired because I can't
- >get the tire off of the wheel.
-
- To break the bead:
- 1. Find an old car with a bumper jack.
- 2. Put the wheel and tire under the bumper.
- 3. Place the foot of the jack on the tire next to the rim.
- 4. Place the hook of the jack on the bumper.
- 5. Jack up the car.
-
- To remove the tire from the wheel:
- 1. Throw away the 6" long tire irons in the BMW toolkit.
- 2. Get real tire irons (18" long is good), and lever away.
-
- >
- >My question: Is there an easier way to remove this rear
- >wheel, short of hoisting or jacking up the bike?
- >
- A cutting torch applied to the swing arm is much easier. And you
- don't even have to remove the fender.
-
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