Change Rear Motorcycle Tire Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (Part 2) 

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Wowsers! That's high praise given the enormous number of videos on the subject. Thank you very much. Kind of you. Two things I really dig are motorcycles and people who are kind.

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Thanks for watching! I see your logic. Thanks for taking the time to post here for the benefit of others.

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My SM states 0.8-1.2 in (20-30mm). I tend to always set for the lower tolerance in that range.

@@UrbanMonkTV awesome thanks so much and awesome videos keep them coming.

john hanrahan You're not the first to raise that concern. I think it's a valid point. All I can say is I've never had one come off on me and this one in the video went 6200 miles without issue. (I've since replaced this chain as it stretched to service limit - see my review of the WPS chain for more on that.) Having worked in product development for many years for various organizations, I've seen how companies, like Suzuki, must legally protect themselves from every conceivable failure, no matter how remote the chances. They may have had an aggressive off-road rider in mind when drafting their recommendations. I can assure that draft was circulated through Legal before publishing. At the end of the day, it's whatever you are comfortable with. My experience shouldn't be taken as absolute advice. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Yes, I've slipped with the irons here and there, but have touched them up with black paint. The nylon tubing I used for rim protectors is somewhat effective, but not ideal. I've got roughly 40,000 miles on them and more tire changes since I made this video...still holding up fine.

@@UrbanMonkTV I also tried those rim protectors and didn't end well, I also ended up touching up the rims, only downside to painted wheels, they do look good otherwise

True enough - had experience where the adjuster marks were not accurate causing the chain to wear the sprockets.

Yep. The marks may or may not be accurate. Sprocket alignment is about the most important thing......which in some cases probably doesn't automatically mean the wheels are aligned at the same time. But I'm sure in some 3D CAD program somewhere they have the bike locked in XYZ, and can tell if alignment is possible.

Lifted_Above - Very true but how would you measure and adjust for those variables?

You do the best you can within means. If you've installed the proper wheel spacers before clamping down the rear axle nut after tire maintenance, you don't have to worry about anything outside of making sure your front and rear sprockets are aligned as best as possible. There are tools on the market that help people achieve better sprocket alignment. Something as simple as this clamp with a rod-indicator would be nice. www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0048-Chain-Alignment/dp/B000GTVOJQ