Greatrydes Ive done the rear wheel tyre change as well and you're right, the first time takes the longest. I expect the next one to be much quicker and more efficient . Definitely a learning curve!
Awesome video!! I live in Hawaii and there are literally no shops who will work on my F3S. This video has given the confidence to attempt a tire replacement on my own! Thank you!!!
Very nice Dude. Saved to my favorites. I have not bought a Spyder yet but hope to this summer. Trying to find a deal I can live with! My (sort of) local dealer is pretty nice but they are about 60 miles away from my home. I am a shade tree mechanic my self. So I love this content! Looking for a Spyder, these things are expensive! The dealer won’t budge off of sticker. I’m not paying sticker, no way! I sold high end luxury cars for almost 20 years. Learned a lot about depression and they aren’t going to get so deep in my pocket! I’m not in a hurry to buy so they will have to wait to earn my business! I may end up buying from a private party like I did on my last bike. Saved a ton of money and got a sweet bike. 1997 Valkyrie with under 2000 miles! Paid about $7000.00 for it. That bike was about 13000.00 when it was new. The guy also had some cool custom upgrades. An Arlen Ness tail stagger tail (fender) and a sweet Corbin saddle, windshield,and a few other things. I bought a Two brothers header system. For it about a year later and installed it myself. It had twin pipes that were about 4.25 at the opening. Sounded like a cross between a small bock Chevy and a Porsche in heat! That rumble was amazing!!!
Excellent...I Tackled this with pretty good results. The only thing I missed was lining up the drive sprocket like you said. I had your voice in my mind but it wasn't pushing up on their good and I think I moved it...anyway didn't notice until I had everything back together and went to check my tire air. I can get to the stem but it would have been nice if I had lined that up!! Not going to take it off again just to change that but can't say you didn't warn me! thanks for the video
The alignment is good. I think this was a video on the rear tire. The issue is air pressure and how hard you ride. I have lowered rhe rear tire to 22 pounds and it helps. The front tire wear is great and if ot was out you would see inner or outer tire wear.
Hello. I live in New Zealand and also have a 2016 f3. Excellent video. I'm changing my rear tyre shortly due to the centre wear. I liked your windshield. I would like to buy one but am concerned that i will not get the correct one. I would be buying from ebay. Have been told my height sitting on the bike {5ft 6in } is very important. I do not want head wobble. What is your shield like wind wise and also in the rain. Cheers
I have the BRP factory blue ridge and I dont like it at all tons of head wobble! I am 5ft 11 in and the air hits me rigjt in the visor. I hear if you are 5 ft 8in the blue ridge would work. I'm looking into a 28in F4 wind screen but I dont know if you can get one on ebay but they may have International shipping! Thank you for watching and good luck with the tire replacement!
You did a great job even with the bad weather. You explained the situation very well and I learned a lot.I bought a 2009 sm5 last fall and have had a good time with it but it started a grinding growling sound in the rear end the other day and I am trying to find a solution. Any ideas? Thanks!
Thank you for watching! If the noise is coming from the rear like the rear wheel first check your brake pads to make sure they are not metal to metal....no pad left. If your brake pads are ok about the o my other thing to make noise would be the rear wheel bearings.
I’d get a portable garage or a nice size shed to house and work on the spyder. Thank god I have a garage that I spent the last couple of weekends cleaning out the garage and now I have lots of room to work.
So I'm at 46000 miles not sure how many I have out on this tire and its time to replace it. It has done very well I feel. In the wet under hard acceleration you will kick the rear end out but at highway speeds it never lost traction. For the price its not a bad tire. I like the kumho better and if I would have taken better care of this tire I would have gotten more miles out of it! I got more miles oit of it then an oem tire and I did not give up any in dry handling. It never hydroplane at speed but at low speed hard acceleration you will spin this tire!! But thats fun at times!
Not tobad if you can do the work yourself. Oil change is $80 brakes complete set 103. K&N air filter 45. Tires are from 45 to 200 depending on witch tire you go with. Oil changes are every 9300 miles if you have rhe 3cly. 5000 miles on the V twin
Greatrydes thank you I don’t own one but I have been thinking of buying one they just look so nice,but I also heard that the motorcycle test is the same is this true I live Chicago,Illinois?Is the test hard?
So I have not hear that before! What I would do is look to see if your state provides classes for a 2 wheel lic. I know Ohio does and they provide the motorcycle...
Nice video very detail but why don’t you purchase a portable garage from harbor freight,that’s what I did to keep my spyder out of the elements and I can work on it in any weather .
They were three inch speakers but I removed the 1000 watt system in faver for my bluetooth com system. I love have music in my helmet more then the system on the spyder.
Its not uncommon for an end cap to be just on tje loose side. So I also saw your other comment. I have done all of my spyders this way with no issues. The only time it did not put the belt back in the same spot was when i had a trany issue. If the belt is riding to the out on the out side of the pulley adjust the right side adjust. Adjust it in. If you lift the rear wheel off the ground and leave it in gear so the back tire can rotate you will see tje belt walk back in. Its very easy to do. Good luck
That tire was great with no issues. I wear that tire out and replaced it with another car tire and when this one's done I will replace it with yet another car tire. Best thing I have ever done!
I run around 22 to 24 psi in the rear tire and 16-17 psi in the front tire. I also use car tires because they last longer. I dont think I would run anything lower then 22 in the rear tire. Congrats on the new spyder!
Then I would not run the rear tire below 22 psi. At 22 that could be a little low on a factory tire if it feels like the tire is soft adjust it to 24 or 25psi.
This certainly isn't a shade tree mechanic's job, it's a back yard rainy day mechanic's job. I wouldn't recommend doing it this way, but then again, you have to do what you have to do with what you have to work with.
+rg amore thank you for watching and the comment. It was a rainy day and I was just trying to show with just a couple hand tools someone can remove the rear wheel with not a lot of work.
@@kimboslice1233 you can go on ride on's web site and find automotive ride on. This time i used motorcycle ride on it just costs a little more. I use 16 in the front and two small bottles in the back. But I could be wrong.
