Rear wheel removal

donkeydoo · Dec 21, 2020

Piss taking I know so here goes.

I have looked all over for tips but was wondering if there are any secret tips for removing the rear wheel on a Road king as I need a new tyre?

Thanks in advance

Melch · Dec 21, 2020

Jack it up high enough to get clearance between wheel and mudguard. Need a bike lift of some description. Undo wheel, jack bike up, lift out.

Doris · Dec 21, 2020

What Wood boy says...plus make sure you have the required tools for tensioning/aligning the belt (a modified wire coat hanger being an excellent too.)....

donkeydoo · Dec 21, 2020

Cheers again and again for the tips. Will have a go at this soon would it make life easier if I take off the mufflers. Also was toying with the idea of changing to cast wheels. It looks like from the parts diagrams that all the parts axles, discs spacers etc are interchangable am I correct in this thinking?

Melch · Dec 21, 2020

donkeydoo said:
Cheers again and again for the tips. Will have a go at this soon would it make life easier if I take off the mufflers. Also was toying with the idea of changing to cast wheels. It looks like from the parts diagrams that all the parts axles, discs spacers etc are interchangable am I correct in this thinking?

Mine was easier to take off the silencers as I recall as they fouled the spindle and spindle nut. No idea about interchangability.

twizzle · Dec 21, 2020

Jack it up high as possible

Remove bags and silencers....

Sit behind the wheel with your legs either side... knock through the spindle and lower and roll the wheel forward in one movement....

It will come away clean... watch your spacers.... they may differ on the brake disc side... mine do

West coast gser · Dec 21, 2020

Get one of these lifts ..they fold flat to slide under the bike ..used one on my evo dyna..lifted no bother and was secure while I removed the rear wheel also used it near the front when I removed the front wheel for new tyres..

Doris · Dec 21, 2020

West coast gser said:
Get one of these lifts ..they fold flat to slide under the bike ..used one on my evo dyna..lifted no bother and was secure while I removed the rear wheel also used it near the front when I removed the front wheel for new tyres..

Curious how, being only two points, you lift the bike high enough off the ground to drop the rear wheel?

Found this photo on the net of the lift I use...

dirty_t · Dec 23, 2020

My Buddy and I always use something like this for rear wheel removal. Very secure, fast, easy. Just levers the bike right up. Something like this:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ptm-pp2906

The reviews on that one in the link aren’t good. My buddy may have made his - not sure where it came from.

Here’s a diy version. Pretty simple device really.
https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-motorcycle-lever-lift

Doris · Dec 23, 2020

dirty_t said:
My Buddy and I always use something like this for rear wheel removal. Very secure, fast, easy. Just levers the bike right up. Something like this:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ptm-pp2906

The reviews on that one in the link aren’t good. My buddy may have made his - not sure where it came from.

Here’s a diy version. Pretty simple device really.
https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-motorcycle-lever-lift

And that gives you enough height to remove the rear wheel of a Roadking without removing bags, fender* etc?

* sorry Wood Boy

Melch · Dec 23, 2020

Doris said:
fender*

* sorry Wood Boy

Sighs.....(as though he has the weight of all the world's problems squarely on his shoulders.)

dirty_t · Dec 23, 2020

Doris said:
And that gives you enough height to remove the rear wheel of a Roadking without removing bags, fender* etc?

* sorry Wood Boy

Height on the one my buddy made was fine - maybe 12”(?). Didn’t have to remove the fender at all - ‘04 FLHRS.
I had a Bassani RoadRage 2:1 (which was an awesome system, btw) and my bike was an inch lower from the factory than the regular FLHR. I did have to remove the left bag (quick release fasteners - easy), and undo the left support rail for the bag in order to get the axle out. I don’t recall if I had to do same on right side or not. Definitely didn’t have to remove the muffler.

A non-welding way to make one would be a 2-3 foot long chunk of 4x12 (I know - where do you get one of those from??), with a hole in one side big enough for a 5’ long length of rebar, with a bend in it about a foot from one end. You slide the wood under the bike, put the rebar in the hole, then lever it up under the frame.

donkeydoo · Dec 24, 2020

Cheers for all the tips, Have read on here and other places abot the Avon Cobra tyres are these my best bet?

twizzle · Dec 24, 2020

donkeydoo said:
Cheers for all the tips, Have read on here and other places abot the Avon Cobra tyres are these my best bet?

Most of us prefer them over standard Dunlop’s ... but you need to run 4-5 psi up on recommended settings..

I’m a fan..

donkeydoo · Dec 24, 2020

That's good enough for me....cheers

Doris · Dec 31, 2020

One of these currently on sale...cheap. Not what I’d use, but someone might..

Outomunch · Dec 31, 2020

donkeydoo said:
Piss taking I know so here goes.

I have looked all over for tips but was wondering if there are any secret tips for removing the rear wheel on a Road king as I need a new tyre?

Thanks in advance

Ride bike to tyre place, leave bike, collect when done .

Andres xx.

Doris · Dec 31, 2020

Outomunch said:
Ride bike to tyre place, leave bike, collect when done .

Andres xx.

Pussy*...........

*And I don’t believe you..

Outomunch · Dec 31, 2020

All true, however I maybe helping them with more serious matters while they have their boy doing my tyres.

Andres xx.

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