Quest For The Track Bike

upshift · 06-14-2008, 09:50 PM

Well it took me all day but the wheel is finally back on

So in order to save time and space here is an outline of how the takeout/install went:

-jacked up bike
-took wheel out, piece of cake
-spray painted wheel and sprocket black
-got tire put on
-went to put tire on
-WTF WHERE'S THE JACKS?!?!
-bike is on paint cans...had to take the jacks off in order to drive cars to Dollywood

-put bike back on jacks

-put wheel on..wait no jacks are in the way

-move jacks
-next hour or two consists of sighing and inaudible cussing and finally getting the chain around the sprocket and the wheel in place
-caliper wont fit rotor

-i get the bright idea to press the brake lever, brake locks up

-go to store to get more brake fluid
-drain all old brake fluid, pry calipers open, replace brake fluid with fresh
-finally get calipers to fit rotor
-regrease all necessary components
-put axle in, tighten everything up, and admire what took all day to do

So after that I take it for a ride and find the the chain is too tight. Go to loosen it and the left side of the axle wont budge

So I loosen a bolt that looks like its welded into place an the axle finally moves. I get it aligned perfectly and tighten everything up and park it for a couple of pics.

New paint on wheel and sprocket (you may not be able to tell but trust me, its new paint

)

A little dark

One thing I've noticed is that the bike handles ALOT better than it did and feels alot smoother now that the new tire is on. It's amazing what a difference a new tire can make.

06-14-2008, 09:50 PM	#10
upshift Looing for a bike... Join Date: Mar 2008 Moto: Nothing at the moment Posts: 571	6/14/08 Well it took me all day but the wheel is finally back on So in order to save time and space here is an outline of how the takeout/install went: -jacked up bike -took wheel out, piece of cake -spray painted wheel and sprocket black -got tire put on -went to put tire on -WTF WHERE'S THE JACKS?!?! -bike is on paint cans...had to take the jacks off in order to drive cars to Dollywood -put bike back on jacks -put wheel on..wait no jacks are in the way -move jacks -next hour or two consists of sighing and inaudible cussing and finally getting the chain around the sprocket and the wheel in place -caliper wont fit rotor -i get the bright idea to press the brake lever, brake locks up -go to store to get more brake fluid -drain all old brake fluid, pry calipers open, replace brake fluid with fresh -finally get calipers to fit rotor -regrease all necessary components -put axle in, tighten everything up, and admire what took all day to do So after that I take it for a ride and find the the chain is too tight. Go to loosen it and the left side of the axle wont budge So I loosen a bolt that looks like its welded into place an the axle finally moves. I get it aligned perfectly and tighten everything up and park it for a couple of pics. New paint on wheel and sprocket (you may not be able to tell but trust me, its new paint ) A little dark One thing I've noticed is that the bike handles ALOT better than it did and feels alot smoother now that the new tire is on. It's amazing what a difference a new tire can make. Last edited by upshift; 06-14-2008 at 09:52 PM..