rear wheel removal????

george james · 04-29-2012, 10:50 PM

1700 nomad 2011, does fender have 2 come off 2remove wheel? Have a hitch mounted under fender with receiver between tire and fender. Thx 4input

replay13 · 04-30-2012, 01:34 AM

If you have a good motorcycle jack, disconnect the shocks and jack it up till everything clears.

I don't have a good jack. I just block the rear up till the tire clears so I have to take everything off. Just a couple extra bolts for me. Not sure how much time you will save.

AlabamaNomadRider · 04-30-2012, 04:46 AM

If your motorcycle lift gets the bike high enough off the ground you shouldn't have to take the fender off.

Monkeyman · 04-30-2012, 09:49 AM

I don't know about the 1700s but you don't need to remove the shocks on the 1600s.

**ringadingh** · 04-30-2012, 11:35 AM

Ive never seen a bike where the fender has to be removed for wheel removal..

**ray2** · 04-30-2012, 12:00 PM

I dont change my own tires but have seen them do mine. Fender does not come off I take my bags off and my hitch off before I go to get tire changed Have to take hitch off so thay can get the axel out. Look and see if your axel will clear the hitch. the exahust has to be droped anyway. My hitch is not bolted to the fender so I have a different hitch than you do.

redjay · 04-30-2012, 05:19 PM

Not related to the Vulcan rear wheel removal... but I seem to remember seeing an old Brit motorcycle where the rear fender was hinged, could have been a Vincent or an Ariel or ???

smokey · 04-30-2012, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

Ive never seen a bike where the fender has to be removed for wheel removal..

The old voyager XII required the removal of the rear fender, but it had a section at the back that was easy to take off. I have never had to remove it on the Voyager and I have had the wheel off twice, I simply jack it way up.

Monkeyman · 05-01-2012, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by redjay

Not related to the Vulcan rear wheel removal... but I seem to remember seeing an old Brit motorcycle where the rear fender was hinged, could have been a Vincent or an Ariel or ???

Some of the old FLH Harleys had a hinged rear fender.

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replay13 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 224	If you have a good motorcycle jack, disconnect the shocks and jack it up till everything clears. I don't have a good jack. I just block the rear up till the tire clears so I have to take everything off. Just a couple extra bolts for me. Not sure how much time you will save. __________________ Kawasaki 2010 Nomad 1700 Southern Oregon Vance & Hines slash cut slip-ons Cobra Powerpro CVT Thunder Air Kit, stock cover Kuryakyn Power Point 12v adaptor Cobra Luggage Rack Grasshopper back rest Tomtom GPS
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AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	If your motorcycle lift gets the bike high enough off the ground you shouldn't have to take the fender off. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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Monkeyman Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Wilkesboro, NC Posts: 6,289	I don't know about the 1700s but you don't need to remove the shocks on the 1600s. __________________ Christopher "Monkeyman" Gray ---------------------------- Widows Sons "Overseers" Patriot Guard Rider USArmy 1987-1990 2021 Can Am Spyder RT 2018 Can Am Spyder RT Limited - SOLD 2014 Nomad - SOLD 2012 Victory Vision - SOLD 2007 Black Nomad - SOLD VMC #9367 VBA #1860
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04-30-2012, 11:35 AM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Ive never seen a bike where the fender has to be removed for wheel removal.. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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ray2 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 939	I dont change my own tires but have seen them do mine. Fender does not come off I take my bags off and my hitch off before I go to get tire changed Have to take hitch off so thay can get the axel out. Look and see if your axel will clear the hitch. the exahust has to be droped anyway. My hitch is not bolted to the fender so I have a different hitch than you do. __________________ Ray Minnesota 2010-1700-Nomad VBA#01525
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04-30-2012, 05:19 PM	#7
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,936	Not related to the Vulcan rear wheel removal... but I seem to remember seeing an old Brit motorcycle where the rear fender was hinged, could have been a Vincent or an Ariel or ???
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