What did you do to your Rocket today?

[Starmanut]

No need for the weights with the Ride-On, but if you use the weights still use the Ride-On for a puncture sealant, it works well.
I don't think the Honda M-77 is a 60% MOLY lube, get the loctite stuff, as said - 60% Moly is needed

Ordered! Thanks Guys!

 

[Starmanut]

Easy; take the four bolts that hold the final drive off and pull it back. Clean well, lube and reassemble as described in previous post.

Thanks 1K9! I'll do that while the wheel is off, might as well!

Time to re-read the manual.

 

[ToledoBendTom]

I put my triumph bike cover in the washing machine, **** looks good for 13 years...

 

[1K9]

Thanks 1K9! I'll do that while the wheel is off, might as well!

Time to re-read the manual.

Much cheaper than a new drive shaft.

 

[1K9]

 

[1K9]

Don't do it that way. It is a waste of lube and a plain mess. Shame on me. I betcha there is still gue in there. Don't forget the spring in the center of the shaft!

 

[Kevin frazier]

Huummmm Are you sure the tail arm connection to the tank bolt hole will take big, repeated stress? I think its going to get loose.

I gotta learn how to do this to the touring as I think this will add confidence in 5th gear with the hiccuping like it does when she’s maxed out on the big road

 

[Kevin frazier]

Well I ordered an Exedra Max Rear tire this morning along with Motion Pro's Tire bead breaker/lever tool set and some rim protectors and balance weights from Rocky Mountain ATV. They should be here tomorrow.
In the meantime I rode over to Harbor Freight and got me a tire balancer. Fit right nice in the saddle bag.

Now I'm going to try something that I swore I'd never do again. Change my own tire again. (last time was about 1985). Got all the tools for the same cost as I paid to have the last tire changed on my Kawasaki Vulcan 88.

Now:


What's the best thing to use to lube the splines? I'm sure I read something about that somewhere on here. Going to search for that.
I watched the Youtube vids of removing the wheel and some tire stuff for the Rocket Touring (same year as I've got, even) so at least I'm not going in blind.

It's supposed to rain for the next five or six days, so though it would be a good time to hunker down in the garage. Still working on cutting out the spare bearclaw for the RamAir display, too.
Then I think I'll be done messing with the Rocket for awhile. I said that two weeks ago.

Ride-on or Dyna-beads? I have Ride-on in now, but could be messy...I'll find out. Still going to use the weights, though.
I'd not be doing this was it not for this forum and all the community knowledge. Thanks All!

The rear on the touring was a beast for me to brake that bead and get the 180 off old Bridgestone commander 11 was a battle for me but I won, clean that rim bead and got the excedra max put on, snug fit good thing, nitro filled, balanced and I like the performance handling of this radial

 

[1K9]

The rear on the touring was a beast for me to brake that bead and get the 180 off old Bridgestone commander 11 was a battle for me but I won, clean that rim bead and got the excedra max put on, snug fit good thing, nitro filled, balanced and I like the performance handling of this radial

Kevin, in my book you are now named Kong!

 

[Kevin frazier]

Kevin, in my book you are now named Kong!

I felt more like this, my back was hurtin lol