Wheel removal

[GLA55Y]

Both have arrived safe and sound. Getting fitted in the morning. I've got other jobs around the house tomorrow but will get them back on the bike Sunday.
Happy days.

[David]

Getting fitted in the morning.

Who are you getting to fit the tyres.

[GLA55Y]

C&S in Boro Dave.

[David]

C&S in Boro.

May I ask how much they charge fitting to a loose wheel and do they dynamically balance the wheel & tyre on a machine or just statically, thanks.

[GLA55Y]

You've used them before Dave!
£15 per loose wheel, includes valve and balancing.

[mcfroyce44]

Today I took out my rear wheel, ready to have the Pirelli Angel GT2 tyre fitted. It was much easier than I expected even though I have fitted a rear mudguard extender. Plenty of room to get the wheel out. The whole procedure was much easier than on my last two previous bikes, R1100RT and ST1100. I've also found the torque settings from the manual for the re-fit.

I was going to remove the front wheel but I had to go out and buy a 22mm Hex key, (not very well prepared!) so once I'd got my garage overalls off and washed up it was getting late so I've decided to remove it tomorrow.

Tyres are on the way from Oponeo, weights removed, then I'll take the lot down to the fitters and get em changed.

Anyone else been tinkering on in the garage over these holidays?

What are those torque settings, please?

Thank you
Stephen

[GLA55Y]

Look here http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=372.0 and download the relevent manual for your bike.
Very helpful page that.

[GLA55Y]

What are those torque settings, please?

Thank you
Stephen

Did you find what you were after Stephen?

[mcfroyce44]

Yes,  thanks. I need to remove the rear wheel as,  when I bought the bike,  it had new tyres. Unfortunately the dealer's tyre fitter didn't bother to clean the rims when changing the tyres giving me slow punctures in both. Too much hassle,  travelling etc to get them to rectify it so I removed the front wheel at the end of last summer and got a tyre fitter I trust to refit the tyre (rim was filthy and never going to seal )
Need to take the rear to him for same. I'll also see if changing the tpms battery fixes it whilst he has the tyre off. The front tpms was full of tyre foam and had properly died. I'll use cmos battery for laptop which comes in plastic with red and black cables which I'll solder to existing connections. Worth a try for a couple of quid.

[GLA55Y]

Finally got time today to put the wheels back in, with new Angel GTII tyres fitted. All torqued up. Brake calipers serviced (3). Drive splines greased. Drive linkages oiled. Sat nav wired up to RHS auxilliary socket. Overall a good days work.
Now to get a good day without salt on the roads to scrub those tyres in !!
I'm thinking, Middlesbrough, Helmesley, Scarborough, Whitby, Middlesbrough. Plenty of nice roads there.

[Lonewolf]

I haven't been to Whitby for a good few years now, there are some great roads round there and we generally used to call in at Goathland. I must make the effort to revisit sometime.

[O.C.]

I like Whitby, (despite not being a Goth),            there is a bench which is dedicated to my late school teacher John Dennison, overlooking the harbour entrance ... the best teacher ever IMHO

       

[GLA55Y]

I like Whitby, (despite not being a Goth),            there is a bench which is dedicated to my late school teacher John Dennison, overlooking the harbour entrance ... the best teacher ever IMHO

       

Next time I am there will hunt it out and take a piccy for you.

[O.C.]

Next time I am there will hunt it out and take a piccy for you.

Thank you, I have seen a picture on FB but have never actually seen the bench myself, I visited before I heard about the bench/picture      

[PRD]

Great place Whitby. Dracula likes it too!