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- Dec 3, 2009
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- Location
- Duncanville, Texas
- My Bike Models
- 1981 GL1100 Innerstate("The Turd")SOLD!!, 1996 GL1500 Innerstate
Changing out the rear tire this weekend, so I went out this evening to get started. I decided to try the "flip the rear up" method instead of just the saddlebag, because the chrome trim on this bike does NOT have the splits in it that will allow easy access to the screws that hold part of the bodywork on. Anyway...after getting all of the crap out of both bags, and the trunk, it took me just aboot 15 minutes to get the rear body flipped up. Doing it this way puts the rear diff/tire/wheel/brakes all out in the open, with a good view of everything. Sweeeeet! :yahoo: Easy peasy. I been reading horror stories aboot getting it back down, and fastened properly, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Here's a few pics. :BigGrin:
And here's one of the reasons for the tire swap...
This cut, or split just turned up Monday. Not sure if it is a rubber failure, or if I ran over something that cut it.
And another....
This nail was in the tire when I bought the bike last year. It wasn't loosing any air, so I left it in there. Apparently, as the tire wore, it pushed the nail farther into the tire until it finally started loosing air....yesterday....on the ride home....oooops!
annnnd then there's this...
Front tire was here Saturday, rear tire and diff seal will be here tomorrow. Sure glad it turned cold today... :smilie_happy:
And here's one of the reasons for the tire swap...
This cut, or split just turned up Monday. Not sure if it is a rubber failure, or if I ran over something that cut it.
And another....
This nail was in the tire when I bought the bike last year. It wasn't loosing any air, so I left it in there. Apparently, as the tire wore, it pushed the nail farther into the tire until it finally started loosing air....yesterday....on the ride home....oooops!
annnnd then there's this...
Front tire was here Saturday, rear tire and diff seal will be here tomorrow. Sure glad it turned cold today... :smilie_happy: