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RE: Innova rear tyre...options?
Posted by : Bruce (88.23.118.44) 
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On Wednesday 12/09/12 at 10:52:46
Just a quick note to thank people for their advice.
I've gone for the OE spec Dunlop version...ordered one from a local bike shop here in Spain, and had it fitted yesterday.
Shop made a TOP job of fitting it...it's German owned business, not Spanish, and they are real, proper, engineers.
I was going to take the rear wheel off so they could fit to the loose wheel, but the chap said he'd fit the tyre ride-in-ride-out for only 10 euros, so I let him do it.
A lot of things are cheaper in Spain, but tyres ain't one of them. The tyre cost me 70 euros (about 60 quid).
Just in case it helps anyone else who's not yet aware, there's a very quick and easy way to take the rear wheel off an Innova, without farting around with the chain/rear sprocket/chain guards...here's my stab at describing how I do it:
Removal of Rear Wheel, Honda Innova.
Notes:
Use the following procedure, which takes only a couple of minutes, and is much quicker and simpler than the Honda owners manual, because you do not need to remove the upper & lower chain guards or the chain & sprocket in order to remove the rear wheel.
Do not touch/undo the nuts on the left & right side chain adjusters.
“Right” and “left” orientation is as sitting on the bike looking forwards.
Bike on centre stand, with weight on front to ensure rear wheel is off the ground.
Undo finger-adjusting nut at end of brake action rod, and remove nut.
Disconnect brake torque arm by removing bolt.
Remove right side axle spindle nut (a flat, open ended spanner will fit between exhaust and this nut). You may need to hold a spanner on the left said axle head, to stop it turning)
Slowly, and only PARTIALLY withdraw axle spindle from the left side, to enable you to first take off the right side chain adjuster, and then take out the right-side wheel spacer which sits between the brake hub and the frame.
DO NOT fully remove the axle spindle...it ONLY needs to be withdrawn enough so that the wheel can be gently eased over to the right, off the cush-drive cog on the left side, and then rolled backwards out of the frame. (The spindle will thus still be holding the chain drive cog and left side chain adjuster in place.)
NB. Try to hold the brake hub in place whilst you are easing the wheel out/rolling it away from the bike, as it will not be secured in place once the axle spindle has been partially withdrawn, and will tend to fall out otherwise. Once away from the bike, withdraw the brake hub assembly from the wheel just to check that the shoes are in good condition, and give it a dust with a paintbrush.
Reassembly is the reverse of the above.....I use loctite on wheel axle nut and brake torque arm bolt, and remember to adjust up the rear brake using the finger-nut whilst the bike is still on the centre stand, but spin the wheel to ensure it is not binding....road test for a short distance and then back onto centre stand to re-adjust if needed.
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