I don't understand, Are we talking about the CB650SC? I just replaced the tires on mine and didn't have to remove the shock. It took a bit of jockeying to get the gears lined up to get it back in again but other than that it was straight forward.
On Sep 17, 2009, at 9:43 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: > Someone else might comment. I think it might be possible to get the > tire in/out without removing the shock if you deflated it. I > haven't tried it, but it looks possible. The 2nd time I did it I > ziptied it before unbolting it and it went back in pretty easy. Get > the giant government strength zipties back by the HVAC ducts at > home depot. Anything less might not hold it. > > -Kyle > -Sent from Rockport, TX, United States > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Torry Barker > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, well I don't really have anything that I could use to deal > with that spring. I might just have to have the shop do that one, > I'm sure I can get the front off with minimal trouble. > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:12:39 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires > > Yeah, that spring, that's something else...Trying to find a coil > compressor small enough for the motorcycle shock was my problem. In > the end we ended up using two ratcheting tiedown straps, a rusty > bolt, and some exhaust support rod that I think came off of a volvo > (pics of this contraption at http://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/? > p=79). I then used some mondo zip-ties to keep it compressed while > I reinstalled it. The second time around I just used the zip ties > before removal and it went much easier. > You do need to remove the nut to get the drive shaft out, there's > also a support for the brake on the right side just under the swing > arm, you need to drop that as well as the brake linkage. Also, you > don't need to remove the whole shock, just the bottom bolt and it > will swing out of the way. There may be more I'm missing since I'm > not home to look at it. I just followed the steps in the manual for > rear tire removal. > > -Kyle > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Torry Barker > <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got an 84 650SC, would I need a spring compressor to put the > shock back on? Also did you just remove the center nut to get the > drive shaft assembly out of the wheel? > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:24:21 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires > > What kind of bike do you have? On my 650 I had to remove the right > shock, did not have to drain the gear oil. Good idea to change it > anyhow while you're back there and check the brake shoes. > > -Kyle > -Sent from Ingleside, TX, United States > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Weston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When I remove my rear tire am I going to need to disconnect the rear > left shock and drain the gear oil? Or can someone give me a step by > step of it? > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
