April 16th, 2011, 04:10 PM | #161 |
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try standing on the end of the wrench or kicking it downwards. I typically use a standard sized box wrench on that nut. It's not an exact fit, but wrenches in those large sizes are close enough to interchange between metric and standard. a large crescent wrench will work, too.
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April 16th, 2011, 05:06 PM | #163 |
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got it with some help. gf's dad was coming over for movie so I told him he had to help. got the front one with my new $9 22mm socket () to find out that the rear is bigger. i'm assuming it's 23mm. anyway, it wasn't nearly as tight as the rear, so I managed to get it with an adjustable wrench, but I'll still need a socket to torque it back up. not a big deal, I can pick up the other one tomorrow.
I can see how it's a pain to put that axle back in, general consensus is that it's fine to put back in from the right side with the nut on the left? |
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April 16th, 2011, 07:55 PM | #168 |
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sweet, thanks guys. should have the new tires mounted tomorrow. guy is putting in my aluminum valve stems as well. hopefully it all goes back together as easily as it came apart
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April 16th, 2011, 11:49 PM | #169 | |
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Kawi even tells you to install it that way even though it doesn't ship that way. Perhaps it's a way to see if dealers are really following their service manuals during initial set-up. |
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April 17th, 2011, 01:57 PM | #170 |
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Thanks for the tips guys. Got the new shoes on and wheels back on the bike. Even found some time to install a LED taillight I bought over the winter. As for clearance on the chain guard, I put a couple washers in behind it on the front bolt and I've got about 1/8" to spare. The 150 rear looks so good, I can't wait to ride it. Of course, it decided to snow a bit today lol
Edit: the guy that changed the tires for me set the pressure to 30psi, anyone with BT016s care to chime in on the pressure they are running? |
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March 15th, 2012, 09:22 PM | #172 | |
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March 15th, 2012, 10:40 PM | #173 |
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Mine has a pointy post that slips halfway into the hole at the bottom of each fork. (not the most secure, but no problem if you're careful).
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March 15th, 2012, 11:37 PM | #175 |
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What the issue of balancing the wheels every discussed? That would also be the cause of a wobble. I want to put new tires on my bike, but the local shops charged $160-$200 for mount, balance, alignment, and install.
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March 15th, 2012, 11:51 PM | #176 |
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I assume this includes the cost of the tire.
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March 16th, 2012, 12:00 AM | #177 |
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LOL. Sadly no. The set of tires would be an additional $200. I'm currently reading Kelly's full post, so the question about balancing can be disregarded.
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You either misunderstood, or you will never EVER step foot in that place again!
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I've had them loose mounted for $20 for one, $30 for both at a dealership. That's when you just bring in the loose rim and tire. They balanced it too but you can do that when mounting. Also, Cycle Gear does that for free.
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Thanks @Soujyu, no need. I just ended up saying "screw it" and bought the Triple-T adapter from T-Rex for my front stand. The bracket on my T-Rex stand that actually touches the forks is a bit fatter than your Pitbull stand I guess b/c it completely covers the axle nut and bolt head, I wouldn't even be able to get a socket wrench in there. A box wrench would be fine but I don't know if there's enough room to actually remove the nut and even if I'd get the nut off I would have no way of removing the axle bolt w/o tipping the bike off the stand.
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I am bumping this DIY thread on tire changing for the newbies. Thanks.
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I've changed all my tires from 2008. I've done so without injury, but it has been a major PITA (still worth it though). This last tire I got fed-up and finally sprung for the No-mar mount/demount tire changing bar. It comes with a tub of proper tire lube. My goodness, why did I wait until now to get this!!!??? What an amazing difference it makes when you use the proper tools, and follow proper procedures. I barely broke a sweat... literally.
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Those metal rusty tools near those rims made me cringe
This is how its done http://www.1000rr.net/forums/tires/1...own-tires.html http://www.zxforums.com/forums/gener...own-tires.html
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August 1st, 2014, 05:01 PM | #189 |
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Since I don't have any of the proper equipment or any way to hold front end up to get tire off I had to have the stealership mount my tires. Mind you I bought the tires from them as well and they still charged me $170 to mount and balance both front and back. everything was put on Kawi card so I wasnt all that upset, but still, what a freakin rip off
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August 2nd, 2014, 12:49 AM | #190 |
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Yes, don't do that again.
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August 2nd, 2014, 07:24 AM | #191 |
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The $170 didn't include the price of either tire, that was just for mounting and balancing?
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yep, the tires were about $200. I should have said something I know, But this is the only Kawi dealer in a 20 mile radius of me. they have been good to me in the past. Only reason why I had to go to them was that tires went out before I had the cash funds saved up and had to use my Kawi card.
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For $200 you can get some decent gear to DIY your own tires for as long as you own your bike. I was at about your point when I figured this out... even paid for a valve check once (once). Never again.
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Of course, this doesn’t tell us whether it’s OK to insert from the right or not, but I presume it is or else they would have put out a supplement for future copies and sent out notices to dealers. Since it seems they are aware of the error after fixing it, I would expect actions like those if they determined it to be a problem. I assume it is OK and I can’t see any reason to keep fighting with the brake caliper mount. https://www.ninjette.org/forums/atta...8&d=1664493284 Last futzed with by CZroe; September 30th, 2022 at 02:11 AM. |
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Yeah, I insert axle from right. It helps hold brake-caliper bracket in proper position so I don' have to worry about it when inserting wheel.
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