We don't know how good we have it here..................

[3fan4life]

I have spent the last three hours "Googling".

Trying to find out how to remove the rear wheel from a Yamaha 650 V-Star.

And I still haven't found an answer.

There just doesn't seem to be a Yamaha equivilant of the VRCC.


BTW,

Does anyone here know the answer??????

[flatsixrider]

Found this:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_rear_tire_on_a_650_v_star

[3fan4life]

Found this:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_rear_tire_on_a_650_v_star

Yeah, I found that one too.

Did you read it??


Here's what it said.....


To remove the rear tire is rather simple but rather time consuming, put the motorcycle on a motorcycle jack, remove the four bolts that hold the carrier to the frame, remove the rear brake linkage, then slide the whole unit out( wheel / shaft combo) seperate the rear wheel from the shaft housing. Now to put it back together is a process which you need a service manual or just take the bike to the dealership, cause miss alignment can cause noise and or damage to the rear end and splins. So the answer is take it to the dealership to have it done correctly.
 

This definately doesn't equal the caliber of people that we have here!!!

[flatsixrider]

I did, didn't seem too bad to me.    though I have never ven looked at the back end of that 650   

[Big IV]

Sounds like 3Fan wants a responsive (if at time quarrelsome) tech board to give suggestions and answer questions and an archive of how-tos and how-not-tos with pictures and step by step instructions. Yeah, you get spoiled to all that.

I was helped in restoring a XS1100 by XS11.com before I came to VRCC. Because of how helpful XS11.com was I searched out a Valk equivalent.

BTW, I still like the how-tos where the GI Joe action figure shows you how to do maintenance on your Valk. That is fun stuff.

[F6Mark]

I agree about this site- the quantity and quality of info is amazing.
It's only a matter of time before I myselfam going to have to replace my vacumn hose, and my petcock, and I haven't ever serviced my starter button yet either, but I rest pretty easy knowing that the info is there for me when I make some time to do that work.

happy Memorial Day!

[Big IV]

Look at that Valk...nice.

[donaldb10]

The procedure is very similar ot the Valk.  Straight forward disassemblely and reassembly.  Lubrication goes like theValk.  Dont tighten the fasteners until everything is assembled.  If you need the torque values, more details, I can look them up.  Yamahoe has a 2003 650, I have put rear tires on it twice.