I was thinking about getting the GloRyders for my spyder but nowhere in the manual does it say how to or where to jack up the front end to remove them. I got to thinking, why wouldn't you get a jack with the spyder to remove them if you get a flat? For what we pay for these babys you would think you would get the proper equipment to maintain them. Can anyone help?
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Front Tire Removal
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
I don't think anybody really meant to slam you. The highlighted statement led us in the wrong direction. To jack up the Spyder use a motorcycle/atv jack under the center of the frame, a floor jack on the flat part of the frame, or a floor jack (used very carefully) under the A-frame mounting bracket. The flat part of the frame works best, but clearance is tight, so you will need a low jack. BTW, a scissors jack would work there, too.
vt228
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PULL THE CENTER CAP OFF INSERT THE RING AND TIGHTEN THE THREE SCREWS THEN PUT THE BODY ON TWO NUTS TIGHTEN THEN THE LIGHTS TURN SCREWS TURN ON TO THE NIGHT RYDEING SETING THEN PUT COVER ON .THATS IT DON'T NEAD TO TAKE TIRES OFF IF GET A FLAT TAKE BODY OFF THEN UNSCREW THE TIRE'S UNSCREW THE MUD FLAPS SO YOU CAN GET THEM OFF EASYER
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Sarge707
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I used a floorjack with the padded handle of a hammer in between the arms. Worked great!
PS. I have never had a flat on any vehicle in 42 years of driving?:yikes::roflblack:
bikeguy
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WOW! Do they still put houses together with wooden pegs and no nails or screws in Connecticut? I couldn't begin to count the flats I've had on my vehicles in 58 years of driving. But - and it's a BIG BUT - I've luckily never had a flat on a motorcycle while on a road trip. I've helped fix at least a dozen on other rider's bikes but never on mine. On the last trip my son and I took together, he had a flat on a new rear tire with less than 100 miles on it. Ran over something and punctured it. Fixed it with a Stop & Go kit and a small portable compressor.
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Did that myself on my R1100RT just a few years back. Repair held long enough to get to the dealer for another new Metzler. It wasn't an economical summer!
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