buffalodave
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We all know how any wrenching project can be full of surprises. Example: Today I decided to replace the worn stock front tire (Tourance) with a new one (Anakee II), before heading out west on my next trip. All went well until I tried to remove the front axle. Unbelievably tight. I had to weld a bar across the socket (drive end method) I was using to loosen the axle. (And yes I loosened and even removed the pinch bolts.) I had to employ my next door neighbor to steady the bike while I applied untold foot-pounds, with a cheater bar, to loosen the axle! Thankfully I was doing this in my garage, and not on the side of road somewhere. C'mon Yamaha, please do a better job of calibrating the power tools used at the factory. If the spec is 100 ft-lbs., 300 ft-lbs is NOT better.
Coincidentially while changing out the front tire for the first time on my Kaw, I found one of the pinch bolts completely stripped out! That debacle cost Kawasaki a new fork, and labor to replace.
Maybe they were assembled on days with earthquakes? ???
Thanks to EricV for the idea of making a prop for the front of the skid plate. I cut one out of 2" PVC pipe, and will keep in one of my Jesse Bags.
Coincidentially while changing out the front tire for the first time on my Kaw, I found one of the pinch bolts completely stripped out! That debacle cost Kawasaki a new fork, and labor to replace.
Maybe they were assembled on days with earthquakes? ???
Thanks to EricV for the idea of making a prop for the front of the skid plate. I cut one out of 2" PVC pipe, and will keep in one of my Jesse Bags.
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