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[Jester_Red07]

Hey Guys,
   Is there any precautions I should take when I remove my front wheel for detailing on my 07 CVO? Also, What are the Torque specs?


Thanks in advance

[SBB]

Hey Guys,
   Is there any precautions I should take when I remove my front wheel for detailing on my 07 CVO? Also, What are the Torque specs?


Thanks in advance

And I though dOOd was meticulous?
dOOd, you can take hints from this guy!

 

[RJ749]

And I thought dOOd was meticulous?
dOOd, you can take hints from this guy!

 

I think Gary's speechless

[VAZHOG]

You paid 40K for the bike, before you remove the wheel I think you should be able to afford a shop manual, But that just me I guess

[skreminegul07]

Hey Guys,
   Is there any precautions I should take when I remove my front wheel for detailing on my 07 CVO? Also, What are the Torque specs?


Thanks in advance

Front Axle nut, 50-55 foot lbs. tighten first.  Hold axle with 7/16" drill bit or long bolt.  Then make sure drill bit is still loose enough to remove, but close to snug. This sets the proper alignment of the forks.  Tighten axle nut holders to 132-180 INCH lbs.

[HogBreath]

You paid 40K for the bike, before you remove the wheel I think you should be able to afford a shop manual, But that just me I guess

[SBB]

I think Gary's speechless

It will be the first time!

 

[Fired00d]

And I though dOOd was meticulous?
dOOd, you can take hints from this guy!

 

That would require tools and a table lift, both of which might be dangerous in my hands.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[RJ749]

That would require tools and a table lift, both of which might be dangerous in my hands.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Now, now, I thought you'd be all over one of those new orange and black numbers like Jim's

[HogBreath]

I can honestly say I've never taken the wheel off to clean it.

I can honestly say, I only cleaned it once.

But, you have to remember, I'm the guy with mold growing in the tourpack.

[Fired00d]

Now, now, I thought you'd be all over one of those new orange and black numbers like Jim's

I love the color, but it would be useless for me. After buying the lift and all the tools/toolbox I would need I would have to start working on bikes full time to pay for it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[erniezap]

But it would look REALLY cool in your garage Gary!

[RJ749]

But it would look REALLY cool in your garage Gary!

Hey, it would and that's what you could call it to:  Gary's Garage  kinda has a ring to it

[Fired00d]

But it would look REALLY cool in your garage Gary!

Damn, see there is something else I would have to get. No garage, my bike lives in the basement.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Fired00d]

Hey, it would and that's what you could call it to:  Gary's Garage  kinda has a ring to it

Basement... See my last post.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[RJ749]

Damn, see there is something else I would have to get. No garage, my bike lives in the basement.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Ah, Gary's Basement Bungalow and Garage.........kinda has a ring to it.

[Fired00d]

Ah, Gary's Basement Bungalow and Garage.........kinda has a ring to it.

LOL!! Got to give it to you, you're not giving up.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[SBB]

LOL!! Got to give it to you, you're not giving up.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Gary

Me and Rog have a competition going.
Help him a little will ya?
Your not as easy as hoist to ring up!
Told you Rog, it wasn't gonna work!

 

[Fired00d]

Gary

Me and Rog have a competition going.
Help him a little will ya?
Your not as easy as hoist to ring up!
Told you Rog, it wasn't gonna work!

 

Two entirely different people. Each day I wake up alive is enough for me. Anything after that is a piece of cake. Plus it's as easy to close my browser as it is to open it.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[RJ749]

Gary's Basement Bungalow and Garage

Then you could have a sale too..................

[SBB]

Gary's Basement Bungalow and Garage

Then you could have a sale too..................

Rog

Can't be Gary's garage.
The bike is the wrong color.
Can you modify that picture and add some orange and black?

 

[RJ749]

Rog

Can't be Gary's garage.
The bike is the wrong color.
Can you modify that picture and add some orange and black?

 

Something like this that would include a hat and thong sale maybe?

[SBB]

That's it!

 

[iski]

Shouldn't these posts be moved to the vendor section?







 

[RJ749]

Shouldn't these posts be moved to the vendor section?







 

   

[iski]

I am waiting for a link so I can get the 75% off....



Plus the usual & customary 10% off for CVO website members. 






 

[RJ749]

I am waiting for a link so I can get the 75% off....

Plus the usual & customary 10% off for CVO website members. 

 

Gary's Basement Garage is a new vendor and as such may not be able to accomodate the usual below cost sales structure that many are looking for

[Boatman]

   Is there any precautions I should take when I remove my front wheel for detailing on my 07 CVO? 


Thanks in advance

RedJestor-

You are one sick detailing pup.     I keep mine nice, but not that nice.  More power to you. 

[RJ749]

RedJestor-

You are one sick detailing pup.     I keep mine nice, but not that nice.  More power to you. 

See I knew there wouold be a sense of reason here somewhere

[iski]

Gary's Basement Garage is a new vendor and as such may not be able to accomodate the usual below cost sales structure that many are looking for

 

You mean that 75% plus 10% off the original 100% or 85% off is not a profitable business venture?

I now strongly suspect you are one of those evil robber baron money grubbing capitalists espousing a for profit system of commerce.  Don't you know business exists solely for the pleasure of it's customers & if it makes any money, it is supposed to PURELY accidental?   

[RJ749]

You mean that 75% plus 10% off the original 100% or 85% off is not a profitable business venture?

I now strongly suspect you are one of those evil robber baron money grubbing capitalists espousing a for profit system of commerce.  Don't you know business exists solely for the pleasure of it's customers & if it makes any money, it is supposed to PURELY accidental?   

    I always thought if I took in a dollar I had a dollar to spend.  Then I tried loose money on every part and make it up in volume.

Now it looks like I need a Bear Stearns type bail out from the FEDS.     I'm so confused the only solution I have is 

[iski]

  I always thought if I took in a dollar I had a dollar to spend.  Then I tried loose money on every part and make it up in volume.

Now it looks like I need a Bear Stearns type bail out from the FEDS.     I'm so confused the only solution I have is 

My first management decision was to sell money losing inventory items 2 for 1 & try to make up the loss in profit by added volume.  Production was never busier & we had more trucks rolling than ever.  Memories...

The Bear Stearns bail out caused a lot of folks to  heavily.  I applaud your decision & join you in this endeavor.   

[Fired00d]

Ah hell you guys making this to hard. Anyone that shows up w/beer gets the best deal.... Anything you can carry is yours free.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[iski]

Ah hell you guys making this to hard. Anyone that shows up w/beer gets the best deal.... Anything you can carry is yours free.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Can I get 85% off of free?

 

& yes it's St. Paddy's Day & the beer is flowing. 

[RJ749]

Ah hell you guys making this to hard. Anyone that shows up w/beer gets the best deal.... Anything you can carry is yours free.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Now that is marketing..............  I think Ah, hell it's St. Patty's day have a drink and don't think about it.

[Fired00d]

Can I get 85% off of free?

 

& yes it's St. Paddy's Day & the beer is flowing. 

It's all about the beer. More beer, more discount.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Fired00d]

Now that is marketing..............  I think Ah, hell it's St. Patty's day have a drink and don't think about it.

Exactly!!!

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[old wrench]

I put mine on the floor jack and raise it up, you can turn and clean both tires and under the bike too. I hate to see front forks diggin pavement its never a good ending.

[Fired00d]

I put mine on the floor jack and raise it up, you can turn and clean both tires and under the bike too. I hate to see front forks diggin pavement its never a good ending.

That's the way I clean/detail mine.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[110tHunDer]

I put mine on the floor jack and raise it up, you can turn and clean both tires and under the bike too. I hate to see front forks diggin pavement its never a good ending.

I'm still trying to figure out what, besides the inside of the front fender (which you can't see anyway), you're not able to detail with the method mentioned above that you can with the front wheel removed.

[iski]

I put mine on the floor jack and raise it up, you can turn and clean both tires and under the bike too. I hate to see front forks diggin pavement its never a good ending.

That's the way I wash the bikes, too. 


I did learn the hard way a few years ago the importance of strapping the bike down when the front tire is removed.  Tipping backwards off a jack is also not a good thing.

[HogBreath]

That's the way I wash the bikes, too. 


I did learn the hard way a few years ago the importance of strapping the bike down when the front tire is removed.  Tipping backwards off a jack is also not a good thing.

[iski]

RK tipped backwards & something behind the back wheel (jack handle?) stopped it's fall while still BARELY on the MC jack.  No damage, except to my ego.   Had a couple of other jacks so I jacked it back up on them, secured it to the motorcycle jack with tie downs, and next changed underwear. 

No pics - that memory reminds me to strap 'em down now.  Nobody else was home at the time & in retrospect, neither was I. 

If it can be done wrong, I've done it.  Educated well beyond my lack of intelligence no doubt.

[Jester_Red07]

    I have a good jack. (Yellow Sears) And That is normally what I use to detail the wheels. And if you place it correctly. It will only lift the wheel that
you want to work on. Leaving the other one on the floor. Which is very stable compared to lifting both wheels off of the ground.
    We got caught in the rain last fall. And I did not have a chance to detail the wheels afterward. It left a nasty film on them. Even with good cleaner, It takes a lot of elbow grease to get off. ( Since I had only waxed them once, When I first got it last January.) I mean a slimy greasy film that leaves
little spots everywhere . And I read a few posts about wheels pitting. And I must admit. I freaked out!
     I work on the road through the week. ( Have any of you ever spent a lot of time in a Hotel? Bored, Looking at the walls? ) So, naturally, I thought about taking the wheel with me and Clean and Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax!  And then , ? I could do the Rear wheel another week. And Get the IDS and Install it while I am at it. And then, Maybe ? AHH Hell, I do have it bad!
   BUT I WOULD NEVER LET MY LOWER LEGS DIG INTO THE FLOOR!!! What was he thinking? It would be safe on the jack ( In the Garage of course!, With supports underneath, And a dust cover over the whole thing.
    And VAZHOG is right, I do need a manual!  Hope to keep this bike the rest of my life! I still have to pinch myself sometimes to make sure that I really am not dreaming!

    Special thanks to Skremineguio ! For the advise and torque specs.



    

[RJ749]

You must have gotten into some de-icer slime or something.

It is a beatch when something like that happens.   

[HackNDos]

Back to the mold in the tour pack... Umm you think storing it in a basement might be part of the problem? lol

Cold, damp, moist , places tend to spur mold on.