Motorcycle Rear Wheel - Installation and Chain Adjustment

[TheCbrrrman]

Nice work mate, i like your style. 2 thumbs up:)

[phwoooaar]

You didn't talk about alignment for the wheel and chain.

[mydan78699]

thanks man really detailed

[tepo1234]

It was very helpful you are doing a great job jay. Thanks

[Imgoingtogoaheadand]

"I'm going to go ahead and"

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[LigerZero1985]

you dont spin the wheel see if it is balanced?

[etraderx11]

I just got an FZ6 and I am surprised to see the recommended chain slack specs in the manual as 1.75-2.25 inches - sounds like a bit too much slack. Can this be right?

[sandplasma]

Great help man, thanks!!

[gooooooodies]

i like to grease my axle lol

[arwsbrn]

I set my spacers so the "ticks" were exactly the same on both sides but taking a step back you could clearly see the tire was pointed more to one side. I was told by a friend those marks are not exact, so how do I make sure the rear wheel is perfectly straight?

[headmess84]

@arwsbrn measure the nut to nut distance on the adjuster and check its the same,if theyre the same and the ticks are the same but it still doesnt look straight id get it lazer tracked by a garage for peace of mind

[BaKeDCrAcKer]

i think id rather pay the shop the extra 40-50$ to do this for me.

[Louis1012]

great video. when replacing the chain, is it better to have the adjuster slightly more forward and take a link out of the chain (if there's not much more room to move the tire back) to compensate for the chain stretching in the future, thus allowing you to adjust it back as needed? thanks

[Spacefolders]

Thanks dude!

[cheemoney]

great video! i wish i had seen this before i had to change out my rear wheel today. real helpful.

[MrRandy1971]

WHAT A DIRTY BIKE

[AFireInside904]

@MrRandy1971 You're a fag.

[MrRandy1971]

@AFireInside904 your a FAG FAG

[dissguy99]

great video! but if you dont mind i have a question. i have a Suzuki gsxr6 k8 and my brake caliper is giving me a problem. When instaling the new wheel should my caliper easly fit on top of the rotor??? thankx?

[angelfuree]

Thanks for the video. This is good stuff.

[pomplumber]

well presented,clear and simple well done

[sandeepsonier]

thanks Jay.Nice comprehensive video.cheers.

[Billaramanet]

I'm writing from mexico. And This is an EXCELENT video. Here in Mexico ther is not things like this. I hope yo will have more, because i love motorcycles, and i want a be who fix my own motorcycle.

Estoy escribiendo desde Mexico. Y este es un EXCELENTE video. Aqui en Mexico no se hacen cosas como estas. Espero que coloqueas mas, amor las motocicletas, y quiero ser yo quien la arregle.

[wsvitak]

excellent how to video... Im sure you help a lot of people save money and frusteration.. if you have more in the future Im sure a lot of people would like to see em'

thanks

[predatorkris]

thank you very much , tommorow i will change my kawasaki zx6r rear tire. Very Helpfull video

[zbilly09]

Nicely done Jay. Thank You

[byrjyu]

Should also look for tight and loose spots in chain......

[B18POWER]

I found a tight spot in may chain when trying to adjust it. Should I replace may chain or is this fairly common??

[dsk3dsk3]

This was exactly what i was looking for! THANKS!

[pampampaaaam]

cheers!

[liltomato]

Yea this was a great visual and technical primer for how to do this, thank you for the vid!

[barluenxo]

Very nice video. Cheers!

[lateboy4]

much better than not-so-expert village

[Chocolate6mac8]

i totally understood and saved one hundred dollars ! awsome !

[newyewtewbr]

great info & presentation.

[atact88]

Best videos on wheel removal / install EVER

[thisisJason2180]

Awesome vid! Thanks to you, I saved money on replacing the tires by taking the wheels off my RC51 on my own..

[CaptSaveAHo3]

No measuring of the chain slack?

[rrandreas]

Every single one of Jays videos from buymoto rock. Clear and concise - well timed - not rushed, and within 10 minutes :) I'm with COMBORICO's post - helped me big time. That was easy!!!!.

[COMB0RICO]

Good job Jay.  This helps tremendously!

[bozzza69]

i was doing this yesterday by myself it took for fucken ever to get the spacer on the brake caliper side i had to take the brake pads off then spacer in and just slip- the brake pad back on fucken bitch

[dukviper90]

that was extremely helpful Thx. how much do those stands usually cost ya?

[kuat00]

Awesome Work. Thanks a bunch Jay.

[yertle406]

Excellent Video buymoto. Great instructions and detail. Good Job.

[xxadoxx00]

Great videos!!! tnx a lot!

[Z06joe]

Awesome vid!!! Thanks for posting this.

[jeenyus720]

never helped me with the part i need help with. How do you get the new wheel on the rim!

[crican34p]

love the video good info great help thanks

[MickWYIOC]

Fanatstic video great help thanks for sharing

[mbueno]

wow thanks alot im gonna save me some money!

[dthiaw]

You guys skipped the hardest part: Putting back the brake caliper in place. Other than that thanks for the video. Useful

[k129h8]

yep yep

[Bikeman1087]

Vaseline is another good choice for greasing the axle.

[xlasvegan7x]

Thanks Again..a video is so much more informative than looking at a lousy black & white service manual picture.

[samboleary]

Very helpful, straight foward explanation

[Swagman00]

Excellent "How to" buymoto. Now I can finish up my old my old CB 750K. :D

[sanshuz]

Ha! Ha! Grease my axle.

[sladkixxx]

yeah man grease you axel!!!LOL

[nikur]

Thank You, very Helpful. Does water mees up the engine of a Motorcycle, lets said when ur stock in those river flooding?

[djtipmothee]

Thanks for the videos, really helpful for a noob like me!

[2jzgte4g63]

Good job man

[prijedor11]

very nice video, thanks for the info bro. Keep it up. Got a R1 too:)

[Soulleecher]

Very useful for a naab like me, thx m8, you have all my appreciation.

[roshaun909]

You saved me $50 bucks Thanx. Great Viedo.  Make more.

[JTAY800]

im gonna go ahead and grease my axel ;) good video mate

[bmeswc]

thanks man, very informative video

[janekelly206]

I like to use the F.T. index when torquing wheel nuts up,F*****g Tight!!!!

[likkitongue]

Awesome video, Thanks bro! Keep up the good work.

[siggreta]

Very good video Jay Im sure it has helped a lot of people keep up the good work!

[clarksc123]

Great video guys. I'll remember Buymoto when it comes time to get a new tire.

[imstilladj]

great video' thanks 4 showing =D

[blakestreet2004]

very very helpful i changed ny back tire in no time!

[F4iguy23]

thanks man! Its nice when people take the time to show how to do stuff with bikes without having to pay for it. Thanks Brother!

[1991turbomr2]

greasing your asshole dude that sounds kinky

[faserkid]

Thanks but you need to find the tight spot of the chain and measure the slack at that point otherwise the adjustment could be out - or did I miss that

[CBReFIeX]

Great video, this was so much easyer to just copy and past this to my friends vs trying to type out how to do this.

[ukpakistani]

thanks alot i change my zx12r tire by seeing this...love you

[benjyboba]

Another way to ensure that the the wheel stays in alignment is to adjust the left/right adjuster equally so if you turn say 1/4 of a turn out on the left u must do a 1/4 of a turn on the right so the wheel stays straight.

[benjyboba]

The only fault i could add to this video is that the markings are not allways right and i allways prefer to put a straight edge along from back to front wheel as alignment check.

[RevenantEagle]

Yeah, the stampings on the swingarm by the adjuster are never accurate. The best method is def. to measure and do equal lengths on either side.

[h2k4blackcougar]

FANTASTIC VIDEOS!! im in college studying motorcycle mechanics, these vids have helped me understand much more. thanks!

[sweetmoneycombo]

This is AWESOME. I am going to do my back tire for the first time soon and I have read much about the subject however I find seeing the process done is much more valuable than reading about it alone. I cant wait to see more of your videos. Thanks.

[puka59]

Thanks for spending the time to make this video, good basic info to know...

[jcadwell1172]

please make more videos!

[settingfree]

Thankyou for taking the time of sharing your experience. Much appreciated, excellent video, very clear

[pauloz386]

I thought you adjust the chain relative to the riders weight, as the swing arm moves with suspension movement, hence if chain is too tight, snap crackle pop! When I sit on my bike the chain fairly tort, but how tight is too tight?

[jadzdotcom]

Are you supposed to adjust the chain tension with the bike on the ground or on the stand?

[buymoto]

Chain Tension should always be adjusted on a stand or in a position where the rear wheel is not in contact with the ground. Thanks!

[jijujohnson]

@buymoto Could I adjust the chain slack on center stand? You have the suspension loaded, but center stand would remove the load on the suspension.

[spidermanfreak2099]

cool.cant wait for the front! this is surely gonna be popular with all the forums.

[chocolatymilk]

thanks a lot easier to understand in a video

[GSXRBearKat]

Good information.

[what42]

Thanks for this video. I'm actually getting ready to do this tonight. I didn't know about the axle grease so I'm going to go pick up some on the way home.