At almost 20k on my rear tire it was time. There was still some tread to go but a nail hole and leaky patch hurried my timeline up. So we raised up the skirt and took off the wheel. A fairly straightforward job if you haven’t done this method yet. I will say the lift made things way more accessible. So I called Honda and had my son drop off the wheel to have a tire put on. He works about a mile from there. So after a day I got the call that it was ready for pick up. He went and got it and said it looked great. On his way home he was involved in a bad accident. He’s ok! But his car not so much. So after tow company dropped his car off at tow yard we proceeded to go get his things out and my precious tire The second I grabbed it out of the back I noticed it was wrong. In every way wrong. They had mixed up the size numbers and put on a 180/60 instead of a 160/80 So I just shook my head and off we went. So I showed up to Honda next day and showed them the obviously wrong looking tire. They apologized over and over and made it right. Pushed me to the front of the line and put the correct Dunlop E4 tire on. So last night we consumed several Dos Equis and got the old man put back together. I must say that having help to drop the rear skirt is a must!! It made it so much easier and everything bolted up fairly easily. This was my first major mechanic work on the bike since I purchased in Feb. Thanks for all the info on here and cheers!
Quick Cal wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 7:38 am
What is " Raised up the skirt" ?
See second pic.
You can remove just a few bolts and lift up the entire rear section for access to the tire. It can be faster than removing all the plastics to get the tire off.
I have heard of way too many people having issues getting everything lined back up when done to try it myself.
Did not find removing plastics that hard, just time consuming (especially the first time doing it).
I agree, and have heard more than once how while easy to get open, it can be a pain to close things back up. The main reason I didn't want to do it is that I don't want to over flex a 30 plus year old wiring harness. I've seen plenty of old wiring with insulation that cracks or just crumbles if you try to bend it sharply. Like you say, pulling the saddle bags is a piece of cake by yourself.
Actually the wiring looked great. And it was really easy on a lift with a helper watching. Doing it my first time ever took about 30 min to line everything up and put back together. I will be doing this method again.
Wingdad75 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 8:47 am
Actually the wiring looked great. And it was really easy on a lift with a helper watching. Doing it my first time ever took about 30 min to line everything up and put back together. I will be doing this method again.
It looks like there is a section of the lift under the wheel that removes or drops down. Couldn't you have used that to remove the tire?
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The second I grabbed it out of the back I noticed it was wrong. In every way wrong. They had mixed up the size numbers and put on a 180/60 instead of a 160/80 
