I have an 84 650 and just replaced the front tire on mine. (I have to replace the rear next year, that really scares me). Taking the front tire off isn't that hard, if you go slow and pay attention.. First take off the fender, it's four allen bolts (6mm) on the top and two on each side. Pay attention to the placement of the cable guides. You may need to pry out the plastic plugs the are stuck in the holes of the allen screw on the top ones.. Carefully if you want to reuse them because those break EASY. Next is the brake calipers, (They come off as one unit, without having to remove the brake line). Each has two more allen bolts holding them on. One at the top and one towards the bottom. Then slide them off the rotors. Now's a good time to inspect the brake pads and caliper seals. Excellent time to replace them if they need it. (I had to do mine) Pay close attention, (take a digital pic) of the speedo unit below the caliper on the left side. You'll see where the cable attaches. Once the calipers are off, you should be able to remove the axel by loosening it from the right hand side. It should slide out. Pay attention to the spacers ect on both sides of the wheel so you can get them back in when you put it all back together. (Again, more pictures). You may have to loosen for forks at the clamp at the top by the steering head so you can roll them apart to slide the wheel out. Make sure the bike is spported REAL WELL. I put mine on the center stand, pushed down on the rear to bring the front end off the ground, then took pieces of wood and stacked them underneath the exhaust pipes until it's supported.
Hope this helps. As I said, go slow, pay attention, take pictures, stay organized. I'm sure if you run into problems, the experts (which I'm not) here will be happy to help you.... On Sep 3, 9:45 pm, Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys, I am looking to get some new tires for my bike but I don't > want to have to pay labor at a shop for them to put them on for me. Is > replacing tires on an 84 650SC complicated, also what all would I have > to do to get the front/back wheel off to change tires? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
