This is a DETAILED video on HOW-TO change the REAR TIRE on a YAMAHA RAIDER motorcycle. It includes: 1) Items you will need. 2) Step by step procedures. 3) Torque specifications.
I have a Raider and my neighbor changed my rear tire. And he didn't have to use nearly all that stuff to do it. But still a very descriptive and helpful video.
Changed my rear tire today, thanks for the tips and torque specs. Put a Metzler 888 210 back on, thank goodness I was able to break down the OEM tire and install the new one with tire spoons. Just had to have an assistant hold one spoon in place while seating. Man, what a difference in handling and ease of turning a good new tire makes.
Glad the video helped. I just wish these 210 tires lasted longer. I'm trying a 240 tire currently (had a shop put it on). Going to see if it lasts longer. It sure looks better than the 210, and seems to have more rubber on it.
This was very helpful thank you, I took my wheels off and sent them to get them chromed out. I only hope to be able to put everything back again without any explosions.
Excellent info and detailed instructions. Just finished it up and it went really easy. I discovered that the shop that put the last tire on, left 35mm of play in the belt, and the tire was over 1/8th inch out of adjustment side to side. It's nice to know that everything is back into spec and done the way it should be. Thanks again for the great video.
Yeah, if you want a job done right then do it yourself. I figure if I have to learn the job then I might as well teach everyone else how to do it. Glad it helped.
Thanks so much for sharing this procedure! I'm pulling my rear wheel on my '06 Yamaha Stratoliner S to replace the tire, I got a nail in it! I've been Darkside for 2 years 9 months 18,100 miles. Most shops won't install a CT if you bring them the bike so I pulled the rear wheel and brought my new Riken Raptor and wheel to the local shop for install...
That was a very good video i really learned a lot .Not sure if I could do that myself especially cause i dont have all the tools that are required to make the job easier. Great video all the same,but looks like it's off to the pro shop
Great vid, they are a pain. On my Raider, the belt gear just pops right out of the rim, and easy back in. I bought the nomar, so I didn't need the c clamps, they were bought to do the tire the hard way. You can just stuff some 1" wood blocks between the rim and tire, to keep the bead down in the valley. I put a nylon ratchet strap over the seat, and around the rim, to slowly lift the tire assy up while lining everything up. If you do the change without a tire machine, prob need to take off rotor and belt gear, to make some wrestling room, plus, if you are as rowdy as I got, gonna nick and gouge the rim all to crap. I finally bought a tire machine, and ground and sanded out my nicks and scratches , and repainted the edge of the rim. I had rum and coke doing mine, anything with some alcohol takes the edge off of this job.
When putting the tire back on the rim, try 5 large zip ties pulled tightly and evenly around the tire. Simply slip the tire right on the rim nicely. Saves a lot of time.
Great job man. Wish you were somewhere around Orrum, NC, I'd pay you to do this on my Stratoliner. I don't have the heavy equipment or a garage to work in.
Best of luck to you, it's a hard job. It's a lot cheaper if you take the tire off and then to a shop and just have them put new rubber on. In CA it's only $30.
Thank you for the video. I have a raider. I was able to get the front tire on effortlessly with zip ties. The rear tire is so stiff, it doesn't compress with zip ties. I could not get it on with just spoons with a helper. I ordered the Nomar but later learned the spin bar method doesn't work on this tire, it gets to about 70% around and then it's impossible to finish. I pushed so hard on the bar, it lifted the hub out of the wheel's center, which I had to press back in with clamps. I tried using your method, but the clamps won't stay on as I got too much lube on that part of the tire. I'm going to pick up big wood clamps and try your method again, along with blocks. This is terrible but I'll give it a few more tries before taking it to the shop.
Yeah, there's no easy way about it. I was going to try the zip tie method myself next time. I went to a 240 tire and I'm sure my C-clamps are going to be too small in the future.
@@Byrds1967 finally got the tire on an hour ago with my son, using clamps, wood blocks and spoons. I didn't clamp the tires nearly as much as you did, just enough to stay below the rim. now that I understand how to do it, it's going to be way faster and easier next time. I'm disappointed Nomar misled me with their videos, but I will use it for my sportbike and cars. The only way zip ties will work with this stiff tire is if you compress it first with clamps, but you'll need many and get the thickest ties you can find. Does a 240 tire fit on stock Raider wheel? What's the advantage of a wider tire? 210 seems wide already.
@@igorgromov2357 I tend to burn through the 210 tires in a year. There doesn't seem to be much rubber on that tire. A 240 tire will fit and has 2x as much rubber. It also looks way better as it shows more sidewalls. I has a shop put my first one on about 6 months ago so I could test it out.
@@Byrds1967 safe to fit a 240 width tire on a 210 rim? I bet it's a lot harder to mount yourself using spoons. I'm getting about 8-9k out of my Metzeler Ultra ME888. what brand / tire model are you using for 240? thnx
@@igorgromov2357 The one the shop put on mine is a Elete3 240/40R18. If you join a Raider group on facebook most prefer a different brand (but I can't recall which one). It's safe as 50% of Raider owners switch to the 240. Some even use a 250 but you have to start making modifications if you go that big.
I did it through "Sport Chrome" (714) 799-9900. You buy somebody's already chromed rims for $2300. Then you put them on your bike. You then send the company your old rims and get a $1200 refund. So all in all you're paying about $600 per rim.
The stinkin Metzler I put on, didn't even last 1500 miles,at least it wore evenly all across, somehow, not sure how, living at the coast, 95 percent straight roads. Went to a 240, different brand, maybe it'll hold up.
@@Byrds1967 Yea,was in a hurry, bike blocking my driveway ,went to the only new bike dealer in town, they had the metzler like $300.00. Ordered front and rear on line when I saw the metzler crapping out early, got a 240 Pirelli good price if I remember. Dunlop for the front. We'll see.
Heavier bikes put more wear on any tire. My 240 Avon Cobra lasted 4000 mi. Because the 240 is more rounded width I feel I could have gotten more from the tire if I rode more on the sides ;)
