Maintnence questions...
DrewDanube:
Ok,
One "normal scheduled" and one random but annoying....
1. Has anyone tried a oil extractor for an oil change? I've got one from a previous vehicle that this worked very well on. Just wondering...
2. I can't, for the life of me, find a how-to of how to change the REAR TIRE without removing the exhaust. I know its possible as I've seen pictures (on Daniel Myer's site) but haven't seen a definitive writeup on this.
Now...for the WHY I have to change my rear tire... it went flat on the Troll, er Toll road today and BARELY made it to an exit and had it roll off the bead as I was exiting...almost dropped the bike but b/c of the MSF and experience was able to keep it upright and then parked safely in the "island". 2 hours later, (gotta love AAA...their system blows goats when dealing with emergency motorcycle pickup) the wrecker driver, my wife and I managed to get it on the center stand and I've not definitively found the cause of the lack of air in the tire. Maybe something went in, then came out...I won't know till the tire is off the bike. I MAY go darkside...it is very appealing to me mostly because my I/S is to be my sole means of transportation soon...meaning during monsoon season...I'm sure I will hear pro's and con's...heard them both already...
Wanderer:
Glad to hear you rode it out in good shape, Drew. Check your valve stem. I would bet it failed. If that turns out to be the case and the tire is still usable, you could replace the valve stem w/o removing the wheel.
As for the pipes, just take the two fasteners loose on each pipe at the exhaust hangers - back side of where the pillion pegs or boards are secured. Gently pry the pipes away from the hanger with a large flat blade screw driver or pry bar and put a spacer thick enough (wine cork or wood) between the hanger and the pipe bracket so that the studs clear the swing arm and drive line. The next hold up will be the shocks. Disconnecting shocks at the top makes for a faster/easier reinstall.
Good luck. Let us know how it goes. I hope you are back on the road in time for Sunday's benefit ride.
Ebay the oil extractor. ~Jeff
DrewDanube:
Thanks for the reply.
I will check the Valve stem...that is actually a very sound hypothesis. Sadly, the tire is pretty shot from the death slither that I had to deal with. The center of the tire is flat but not evenly so...
The followup question, after re-reading some things on the internet, is should I buy o-rings and Moly paste and go ahead and service the final drive while I've got the wheel off?
Drew
Flyboy:
That is always a god idea. I have a stack of thoes orings, as do several other people. Where do you live? Maybe I or someone else can get them to you.
DrewDanube:
I'm in a large subburb of Houston known as Cy-Fair. Will your average car-parts store have Moly paste or is this going to be something more motorcycle specific?
Drew
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