The Honda Owners Club

As above pretty compitent with cars mechanical wise so want to get taking the wheels off is it a simple task?

Buying a manual would be a good idea!

As far as I can remember on mine it was straight forward, place on centre stand, hang a big weight off the grab rail to keep wheel off ground, undo spindle nut, remove spindle, done. never took back wheel off, but I think its just as simple.As Red v Four says RTBM

Don't be tempted to take both wheels off the bike at the same time, unless it is very securely held in place - both vertically and fore and aft.

Raising a bike up after it has dropped onto its bottom frame is a real problem.

depends on what bike?

Dont know what bike you have but both wheels are pretty simple to do on my Pan 1100 and 250N

its a honda cbr 600 1993 im sure its straight forward howeever being used to cars mechanically just want to ensure i dnt hit any moajor problems

BUY A MANUAL !!!! (Or do you prefer get all your 'mechanical knowledge' from internet forums?)

If you have the owners hand book it might be in there. Look online for free downloadable manuals, your bike model should be available. Taking wheels off is easy but each bike is different. There are a few traps for young players as well as the experienced ones so research first. The main hang up I have come across is the way the speedo cable or sensor is attached to the front wheel. Some have a spline type drive which needs to be lined up when installing otherwise damage will occur. Trust me. Anyway a manual will let you know about the specific traps for your machine.

Dave1979m wrote:If you have the owners hand book it might be in there. Look online for free downloadable manuals, your bike model should be available. Taking wheels off is easy but each bike is different. There are a few traps for young players as well as the experienced ones so research first. The main hang up I have come across is the way the speedo cable or sensor is attached to the front wheel. Some have a spline type drive which needs to be lined up when installing otherwise damage will occur. Trust me. Anyway a manual will let you know about the specific traps for your machine.

Yes, the Owners Manual that comes with a bike almost always has information on how to remove/refit wheels. Thing is, this guy is trying to learn how to work on a safety-related item on his bike from this forum. When he eventually puts the wheels back in and gets something wrong (eg: doesn't tighten things up properly, such as spindles, brake caliper bolts etc, or gets any spacers in the wrong place) and then rides it and comes a cropper, who's going to get accused of giving incorrect information?

Red V Four wrote:

Dave1979m wrote:If you have the owners hand book it might be in there. Look online for free downloadable manuals, your bike model should be available. Taking wheels off is easy but each bike is different. There are a few traps for young players as well as the experienced ones so research first. The main hang up I have come across is the way the speedo cable or sensor is attached to the front wheel. Some have a spline type drive which needs to be lined up when installing otherwise damage will occur. Trust me. Anyway a manual will let you know about the specific traps for your machine.

Yes, the Owners Manual that comes with a bike almost always has information on how to remove/refit wheels. Thing is, this guy is trying to learn how to work on a safety-related item on his bike from this forum. When he eventually puts the wheels back in and gets something wrong (eg: doesn't tighten things up properly, such as spindles, brake caliper bolts etc, or gets any spacers in the wrong place) and then rides it and comes a cropper, who's going to get accused of giving incorrect information?

Well said Red

Fair call. I agree about getting a manual. I Have only been riding bikes for a short while and have done all work myself. It isn't that hard. If you have a manual and a bit of mechanical knowhow I think you should give it a go. The more you understand the machine the better a rider you'll be.
Usually if it is in the handbook it is able to be done by most people. Chain adjustment is a safety item and it is in the handbook. I don't think Farooq2008 is learning how to turn a spanner, he is just after a bit of experience. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Dave1979m wrote:Fair call. I agree about getting a manual. I Have only been riding bikes for a short while and have done all work myself. It isn't that hard. If you have a manual and a bit of mechanical knowhow I think you should give it a go. The more you understand the machine the better a rider you'll be.
Usually if it is in the handbook it is able to be done by most people. Chain adjustment is a safety item and it is in the handbook. I don't think Farooq2008 is learning how to turn a spanner, he is just after a bit of experience. Everyone has to start somewhere.

I accept that he may be experienced in wielding the spanners on cars, and no-one is trying to put him off. However, it would still be wise to buy a manual to understand how the wheels come out, and much more importantly how they go back in, and tightened up correctly. A manual will give the relevant and important torque settings for various bolts etc. A motorcycle can be a lethal machine even if it's all 100% correct, but just getting something like the rear wheel out of alignment can be pretty dangerous on a bike of this size. Reading a manual will allow him to understand how it is assembed before he tears it apart. There's too many people who own a socket set and "know a bit about working on bikes" who, when it comes to simple things, get them dangerously wrong! You don't have to be a qualified mechanic, but just taking the simple task of reading up on the subject makes it much easier (and safer).

Once again I can only agree with you on that one Red

Witch

Geeze, you guys are pretty serious. Do you get around to riding or do you stay at home and check tighten your nuts all day?