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Technical Discussion => Misc. Technical Discussion => Topic started by: thrang on April 18, 2007, 07:30:38 PM

Title: changing rear wheel
Post by: thrang on April 18, 2007, 07:30:38 PM

I'm thinking about having another go at modding a rear mudguard. Has anyone tried fitting a sprung hinge? My last version involved having it detach just infont of the rear light mount. I attached it using a shaped piece of metal under the guard hooked on to a hanger on the frame and a couple of pins on the plastic.  It worked alright but in the end I binned it after the number plate and guard came off when I was being a little to enthusiastic on a fast a road.

Having just had a right struggle to change out the wheel in the dark after the new beemer got a puncture I'm looking at an old rear mudguard and thinking about a sprung hinge to stop it bouncing free?

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 18, 2007, 08:22:57 PM

You might examine a pre-'70 (/2) mudguard to see how it was done.

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Myself, I tie the centerstand in place to the exhaust crossover,
then I remove the front wheel (easy - single brake)
then I tilt the bike forward (hope you didn't just fill your fuel tank...) till it rests on the fork legs,
and then I remove the rear tire.

Get a block on which to rest the final drive, and tilt the bike back.

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Ed Miller on April 18, 2007, 10:25:54 PM

My problem is always to tug the tire out between the brake shoes and the left side of the frame; maybe the crack in my rear fender is why those are my worry points.

I like to put a 2 x 4 board under my center stand, since I have the dual front disks and removing the front tire is a bit of a pain.  My Windjammer weights the front down nicely with the rear tire out.

The hinge idea sounds great, though, and has been used on several loved marques.   ;)

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 19, 2007, 02:05:06 AM

I will agree that every rear tire in recent memory (you know, the part that still works?) I have installed, I have to deflate the tire in order to get it between the brake shoes and the swingarm.  

With my tilting-up method, my luggage racks are no longer an issue.

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: thrang on April 19, 2007, 06:22:28 PM

Cheers Rob. Dropping the bike forwards on to the fork legs is a cracking idea.
Doh why didn't I think of that?

Probably because I am an idiot.
Tony

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 20, 2007, 02:21:39 AM

Don't forget to secure the centrestand!!!   :o

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Ed Miller on April 20, 2007, 08:59:39 PM

I don't have to deflate the tire.  I use 110 width Spitfires.

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 21, 2007, 01:34:52 AM

Quote

I don't have to deflate the tire.  I use 110 width Spitfires.

That is what mine is - 11R  110/9018 M/C  61H

(shrug?)

Title: Here is the picture I promised
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 23, 2007, 06:35:28 AM

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F77535859%2Fmedium.jpg&hash=7fb1eb9334763b0ffabfaa653031e10110c2f24d) (http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/image/77535859/original)
click for full size

Title: Re: changing rear wheel
Post by: Semper Gumby on April 27, 2007, 08:05:37 AM

Early BSAs also had a hinge!