SuzukiSavage.com - Rear Wheel Removal

Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Rear Wheel Removal 03/02/16 at 23:34:53 I want to pull the wheels tomorrow to install new tires. Do I have to remove the belt guard to take the rear wheel off? Kenny G
Back to top	IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18100
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: Rear Wheel Removal
Reply #1 - 03/03/16 at 03:25:11

The belt guard can stay.....as long as you get the back of the bike up in the air a little bit to help give you room to roll the wheel out once the axle is removed. When you remove the axle spacers....you can wiggle the wheel a bit and get it to clear the fender and belt guard by taking the wheel out the right side.

I push the wheel forward, and slide the belt off the pulley, then work on wiggling the wheel out.

I just took the rear wheel off the rescue bike to put a fresh tire in, and I was surprised how much harder it was than the Cafe' bike. There is a whole lot more stuff to work around on the stock bike (belt guard, fender, saddlebags, license plate). It is quite a juggling act!

Back to top

« Last Edit: 03/03/16 at 04:35:56 by Dave »

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged

Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #2 - 03/03/16 at 05:36:14 Dave, Thank You. I will give it a try without taking the belt guard off. Kenny G
Back to top	IP Logged

Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #3 - 03/03/16 at 11:32:19 Dave, My Friend A J at The Chop Shop in Keller Texas mounted and balanced the tires for me. They are pretty tires and they ride good so far. I am wondering about tire pressure in the rear tire which is now a 130/90-15. Should I just use the pressure marked on the decal on the chain guard? Kenny G
Back to top	IP Logged

springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #4 - 03/03/16 at 11:46:20 OK, one more question with this. When I was a kid I a changed the tires on my bicycle. Pretty simple. If I wanted to change the tire on the S40, I assume I could do it without too much trouble, but how do you balance the durn thing?
Back to top	06 S40 seat mod, airhawk, HD muffler, Shinko 712 140-90-15 rear tire, Shinko 230 front tire, versy cam chain tensioner, Rotella oil, Volar brake pads, EBC clutch & springs IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18100
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: Rear Wheel Removal
Reply #5 - 03/03/16 at 11:53:17

You can get it somewhat close by putting the wheel assembly on the axle (no brake or pulley hub mounted). Then see if a heavy spot falls to the bottom. Mark it with some tape, then add some weight(s) on the other side until the wheel doesn't show a heavy spot and stays where you put it.

I built a fixture that has some bearings the axle can sit on, and it helps cut down on the friction so the tire can be balanced a bit better.

Back to top

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18100
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: Rear Wheel Removal
Reply #6 - 03/03/16 at 11:54:47

Kenny G wrote on 03/03/16 at 11:32:19:

I am wondering about tire pressure in the rear tire which is now a 130/90-15. Should I just use the pressure marked on the decal on the chain guard?

Kenny G

Yep...the tire is not so different in size that you can't use the stock pressure suggestion. You can adjust it later on if you find it too stiff or too soft.

What brand/style of tire did you buy?

Back to top

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged

oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #7 - 03/03/16 at 12:23:32 springman: Here's a video that shows what Dave is talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AuivYzaBs You can balance the front on the bike. Just pry the brake pads back so they aren't touching the rotor. When I did my rear I did it with the belt pulley on, since it rotates with the rest of the assembly.
Back to top	IP Logged

verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #8 - 03/03/16 at 12:45:07 I use about 90% of the max tire pressure.
Back to top	Versey's Place Tech Section Index IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18100
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: Rear Wheel Removal
Reply #9 - 03/03/16 at 14:08:20

oldNslow wrote on 03/03/16 at 12:23:32:

springman:

Here's a video that shows what Dave is talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AuivYzaBs

You can balance the front on the bike. Just pry the brake pads back so they aren't touching the rotor. When I did my rear I did it with the belt pulley on, since it rotates with the rest of the assembly.

That is pretty much the way I do it.....cept' I don't wear my pajamas or sit on the floor to do it.

You can use the stick on weight, the ones that clamp around the spoke nipples, or spiral wrap a length of solder around the spoke (don't use acid or rosin core solder as it will corrode things).

Back to top

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged

Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #10 - 03/03/16 at 14:21:49 Dave, I went with the recommendation you posted a while ago, Shenko 230s 130/90-15 rear tire & 100/90-19 front tire. Kenny G
Back to top	IP Logged

Srotag

Full Member

Offline

Have Thumper
Will Travel

Posts: 100
Wherever it is warm and sunny
Gender: male

Re: Rear Wheel Removal
Reply #11 - 03/03/16 at 14:56:53

springman wrote on 03/03/16 at 11:46:20:

OK, one more question with this. When I was a kid I a changed the tires on my bicycle. Pretty simple.

If I wanted to change the tire on the S40, I assume I could do it without too much trouble, but how do you balance the durn thing?

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/ Dynabeads for great balancing...they work for me...no vibrations. Cool

Back to top

2005 S40 Ridin' on the back of our motorhome...Where we go, so goes Thumper

IP Logged

justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #12 - 03/03/16 at 16:51:42 I could change the tires on my ten speed by taking a shoe off, dropping a spoke between the big toe and it's next toe, reach out, squeeze and pull the slack to me, roll the tire off the rim. The Suzuki? Nothing so easy. The front , at home, yea, but that Rear tire is Mean.
Back to top	The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.- Edmund Burke. IP Logged

springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #13 - 03/03/16 at 18:49:28 Thanks for the responses.
Back to top	06 S40 seat mod, airhawk, HD muffler, Shinko 712 140-90-15 rear tire, Shinko 230 front tire, versy cam chain tensioner, Rotella oil, Volar brake pads, EBC clutch & springs IP Logged

Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Rear Wheel Removal Reply #14 - 03/03/16 at 19:06:31 I run higher than usual tire pressure. Anything less feels too squirmy. I have Pirellis and run about 40 psi. I need to check that I'm not exceeding the max pressure.
Back to top	There's no problem that a full tank of gas and a sunny day can't fix! 2008 S40, Rotella T 15W-40 w/ZDDP added, Dyna, 140/90-15, Battery Tender Jr., Seat lift, #52.5/150/3 washers, Raptor IP Logged