duhhhhhhhhh..........

[abusive throttle cranker]

It always happens........ya think ya know what ur doing and something smacks ya down. I'm removing my right muffler cuz next week I'm going to be removing the rear wheel to install a new tire. I'm wiggling the muffler off and it hangs up on the right passenger platform and.......how da hell do ya remove that !@$!#!%@$^% thing? lol! I looked....and looked.....and laid on the floor and looked up there (no comments please) and.....nodda! I'm stumped! No hexhead to lay a wrench on and..........mechanicus interruptus!

 

BTW I've about decided upon the Shinko 777 for the rear. I have a Shinko Tour 230 on my other bike (Suzuki VL1500LC) and it has been excellent. Only 1500 miles so far so no input on longevity though. There is an almost new Metzeler on the front of the VR. Which says 3601 in the little box. Can that possibly mean 2001? There is no dry rot at all- it looks new!

[painterman67]

I had a shinko tourmaster on my 1st gen. Loved the feel it gave as it gripped in the twisties like a gorilla on a bannanna. But alas the milage sucked. Only got 6000 safe miles and about 500 more that shouldnt have been put on that tire.Now the front went 15,000 and is still on but ready to be changed

 

David

[Black wing]

what do you mean hung up? there is a bolt into the exaust behind the foot rest bracket that you remove through a hole in the plate itself, and then the clamp at the colector. after those two are removed it should just fall down and pull off

[abusive throttle cranker]

Yes it is free and wiggles loosely but it must be slid rearward to come off the exhaust collector. In trying to do that the hangar (behind the rear footrest u mention) hangs up on the plate. There is a large thick washer there which won't clear either. Removing that might give room but..... Removing the footrest would be best but its beyond my dim wits. Surely I don't need to loosen the collector?

[Snaggletooth]

The bolt that hold the hanger for the muffler is the rearmost position on the support. Loosen the bolt and remove it by pulling it through towards the outside of the bike. Hold the muffler up when removing the bolt. It should drop down after sliding the pipe off the collector.

 

Had to hijack somebodies pic. Didn't have one handy.

 

 

Can't think of anything else that would be holding it.

[abusive throttle cranker]

Thanks- I have removed the bolt. I then twist and wiggle the muffler to the rear an inch or so....but it won't drop as it is still inserted into the collector. The hanger bracket then comes into contact (inside the piece- its formed metal not solid aluminum) with the footplate mounting. It cannot be moved very far in or out because of the plate to the outside and the bracket/threaded portion to the inside. And the big washer/spacer doesn't clear enough to be extracted. Perhaps treat it like a Harley? Get a bigger hammer and/or breaker bar?

 

That pic shows the plates off the bike? What are those......buttons holding it on?

[jfoster]

It always happens........ya think ya know what ur doing and something smacks ya down. I'm removing my right muffler cuz next week I'm going to be removing the rear wheel to install a new tire. I'm wiggling the muffler off and it hangs up on the right passenger platform and.......how da hell do ya remove that !@$!#!%@$^% thing? lol! I looked....and looked.....and laid on the floor and looked up there (no comments please) and.....nodda! I'm stumped! No hexhead to lay a wrench on and..........mechanicus interruptus!

 

BTW I've about decided upon the Shinko 777 for the rear. I have a Shinko Tour 230 on my other bike (Suzuki VL1500LC) and it has been excellent. Only 1500 miles so far so no input on longevity though. There is an almost new Metzeler on the front of the VR. Which says 3601 in the little box. Can that possibly mean 2001? There is no dry rot at all- it looks new!

 

Yes sir: 36th week in 2001.

[abusive throttle cranker]

Yes sir: 36th week in 2001.

 

 

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rad man!