2004 Kawasaki Concours 1000 Part 1 of 4- Rear tire change, wheel removal

[@xzaviar1965]

I think you did a great job and answered every question I had about removing the rear wheel of my 2002 Concours for a tire change. Thanks!

[@repairandcreate6192]

Awesome, I'm glad it helped. I'll have part 4 up soon.

[@jasona8964]

Thanks for sharing! I'm working on my 2002 this weekend.

[@repairandcreate6192]

You're welcome, I hope everything goes easy and smooth.

[@jcwar6753]

pretty refreshing to see someone just film reality. Everyone acts like they run a movie studio anymore. Doing 5 takes to tell someone how to brush their damn teeth or take 20 selfies because you're trying to get everything perfect. Thanks for sharing!

[@repairandcreate6192]

Thanks man, wish I could say that's what I was aiming for, and it wasnt just one take laziness...lol. But really though, I just dont really have plans of starting a big yt channel, so I am just aiming to get functional info across. Mostly trying to get decent camera angles.

[@mikesulhoff1137]

Great, great work! I'm always impressed by guys who aren't afraid to go out there and publish, even when they're not fully confident of what they're doing. Letting everyone see the mistakes so that we don't follow down the wrong path. Thank you so much for your efforts. Cleared up a bunch of questions I had without having to go through the tedium myself! God bless.

[@repairandcreate6192]

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the thoughtful comment, I'm glad it helped. I couldn't find A video on the subject before I started that I liked much, so I figured I would just try it myself.

[@mikesulhoff1137]

@@repairandcreate6192 Absolutely. And now I know how! I DO have a question for you and anyone else out there in TV land who might know... I love my '92 Concours. It's in brand-new condition and runs like a sewing machine. No scratches even. However, I do have an issue with its seating position. I traded my KLR for this bike, and now I get fatigued in my upper thighs when I ride for more than an hour or so. I solved part of the problem by buying lifts for the handlebars, which keeps me more upright, but what I REALLY need are highway pegs. I have tried to see if I could fashion them myself, but there are very few places where they might attach. Do you, or anyone else here, know of a set of highway pegs that would work with this year model? I'm having no success on the Googles.

[@repairandcreate6192]

@@mikesulhoff1137 That's funny that you had a klr, I did too, but I kept mine when I bought the Connie. I don't have info for your on highway pegs though, sorry. I tend to stand up often and also let my legs flap in the wind as well. I made some highway pegs for my klr that replaced the front engine mounts. I'll take a look at my Concours in the next couple days, and if I get any brilliant ideas I'll share them with you.

[@strshooter7399]

@@mikesulhoff1137 Hi Mike, this is 2 years ago you wrote this, BUT here goes. I’ve owned my Connie since 2006. I’ve purchased a ton of stuff from “Murph’s Kits” out of Kentucky. He has highway pegs/bars that fit. They run bout 158.00 ish last I checked. Shipping is USPS priority and it’s included statewide. Great guy. I purchase the C10’s tip over bars years ago, and I attached Kuryakin Hwy bars/foot pegs. (& they cost …more than Murph’s, but are a little more bling… . Plus I had the 1” tip over bars on already.). His kit doesn’t require anything. Good luck

[@michaelmilton8925]

Really great how to video. 3 month owner of a 99. Long time street rider. Now I know what I'm up against with that rear wheel.

[@repairandcreate6192]

Thanks Michael, I appreciate the feedback. I didn't see much content on this particular subject, so I decided to try making my own, so others might find it useful.

[@jasonlangmead8418]

I just bought a fender on ebay for 15 bucks and trimmed it just below license plate . Now the tire comes right out . No boards no issue really at all .Wish I would have done this years ago .

[@chrishoesing5455]

Nice... And you like the way it looks just as well?

[@GPz84]

You don't really need to mess with the shock linkage. Remove left muffler, then rear brake caliper. Unbolt drive unit like you did. Push out axel until it clears the left side of the swingarm. Now pull tire and drive out. Pull out axel, Bob's your uncle. When reinstalling push axel through drive, then tire until flush with spacer. Slide under rear of bike, push axel through swingarm and put on nut finger tight. Tighten final drive bolts and axel bolt. Put on caliper, muffler, done. Doing it this way you don't need the block of wood under center stand. Had to take mine off the other day, gas tank full. Getting bike on centerstand bit nerve racking!

[@repairandcreate6192]

The reason I didn't was that I didn't want to mess with the exhaust seals, and the exhaust bolts were stuck pretty good as I recall. That was my first thought though was remove the exhaust like you said. I would have to rewatch the video to recall, but I thought the rear fender was the issue that blocked the wheel from coming out from under the bike that the block solved for me? Thanks for adding to the discussion.

[@GPz84]

@@repairandcreate6192 End of the day, you got it done. Cheers.

[@strshooter7399]

@@repairandcreate6192 Look, great job because you went the distance & “got her done!”. I’ve removed my rear wheel twice (?) for tire change. The Clymer manual (2004)for my 2002 Connie, has the rear wheel coming off in just a few steps. I’ve watched several videos where a new owner, or new to wrenching on a C10 went to great lengths to remove the rear tire, as you did. Those exhaust “gasket(s) are cheap at Murph’s Kits out of Kentucky. I purchased one, but mine was in good shape, so I just reused it (twice). So, does that make you a sorry so & so for doing it the hard way? Of course not! Man, I was impressed. Some folks (me) have never changed out a MC tire on it’s rim! It’s just not a fun job by hand… . Changing bicycle tires can be a plain (to me). Great job really. You got what it takes my friend 👍🫡. Oh, the previous owner of my mc, had removed about ?? 6” inches on the back part of the fender & relocated the license plate holder way higher. He did NOT realize it would make pulling the rear tire of WAY easier. I reaped that benefit 😎👍🤗. If your going to keep your Connie (as I have since 6/11/2006), you might consider relocating your rear license plate holder up, and cut off the stuff below. Makes removing that rear tire easier for sure. I suppose I could let the MC shop remove the tire from the bike, but that’s a lot of money when it’s really not that hard once you’re done it once or twice. Pulling the tire off the Rim? Now that’s some work I’m not sure I want to try at 67… . Again, great job, & thanks for the video sincerely. Pa bird

[@repairandcreate6192]

@@strshooter7399 Thanks for the comment man. I'm sure it will be much quicker next time I do it. I learned alot the first time, plus I have all the useful comments to read through for next time. It has kind of amazed me how supportive and positive the comments have been on my small video library so far. Thanks again.

[@richeastty5691]

A fine video, Thank you! Thanks to your video I got my rear wheel off without the usual pain of finding out the hard way.

[@repairandcreate6192]

I love hearing that Rich, that's the only reason I put em' up. I'm so forgetful, I'll probably look at it next time I need to change one...lol

[@dtsouza2519]

Very good video! I've worked on a lot of bikes, removed a lot of wheels and never thought removing the wheel from the C10 would be so difficult. Good thing I watched your video first. Thanks very much for taking the time to post this. Where are parts 2 thru 4?

[@repairandcreate6192]

Thanks for the kind comment, I'm glad it helped you out. I don't have very many videos up so just click on the name repair and create under the vid, and the rest are right in my videos. Seems kind of odd that they don't just show up in the related videos? KZbin can be odd. I also uploaded the front wheel change in case you're doing that too.

[@williamsjeff96]

Thank you! The shop manual doesn't mention taking that bolt out from the shock. Without getting that wheel lower, that axle will never come out. I knew there had to be a better way than removing the mufflers.

[@repairandcreate6192]

Glad it helped you Jeff. I'm sure I'm going to forget by the next time I need to do it so I'll probably be watching it too...lol

[@mattmountainman10000]

Awesome video, it helped me with my '05

[@repairandcreate6192]

Good to hear, thanks for the kind words.

[@fasteddie5314]

OMG cant believe you rode on that bald ass tire!

[@repairandcreate6192]

I'm a maniac

[@motorsportzeka]

Thnxxx

[@repairandcreate6192]

you're welcome

[@RealSuburbanCowboy]

There is no need to pull that drive unit. You can the tire off without removing that.

[@repairandcreate6192]

It's been a while since I did this video, but I was curious what you were reffering to so I watched that part again. It looks like the tire width was too wide to fit between the swing arm and the bevel gear assembly. Do you just force it through? Or do you mean, you leave the assembly on the wheel and just take the front 4 bolts out?

[@RealSuburbanCowboy]

@@repairandcreate6192 the stock size tire will fit in there. It is a bit snug, but nothing was forced. This is still a great video, and I am thankful it was there. It helped me get my wheel off and tire changed. I just thought if someone didn't have to go through the trouble of pulling the diff, it would save them some time/effort. Again, thanks so much for posting this helpful video.

[@repairandcreate6192]

@@RealSuburbanCowboy no problem man, I'm glad it helped, and thanks for adding the tip. The comments are as helpful as the videos I think.

[@repairandcreate6192]

This was edited with Windows 10 built in video editor, (a tedious task) which is why it has the goofy censoring animations. Next time I will know to cover things up before I film. Hopefully someone finds these videos helpful, because that's the only reason I'm putting them up.

[@crunchihuahua]

I thought it was a great video.

[@repairandcreate6192]

Thank Jedi. Cool sn btw.

[@mauricepercher4397]

Mon ami motard , il serait grand temps de changer t'on pneu arrière , il est mort de chez mort 😡

[@repairandcreate6192]

Yep, it was pretty worn out for sure.