How to Balance and install Harley-Davidson Sportster Front Wheel.

[@gster0101]

Excellent video once again Sir Rocco 👍

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching all your support gster. Ride safe and Have a great day.

[@mrkimnmobile]

Rocco, thank you so much for those hints...it was loose screws on the upper engine support bracket...replaced a washer that was missing and tightened. The give away was the hardware, mismatched. Thinking previous owner lost one of the screws after mounting the crash bar so he just put something that fit in that hole. Thank you so much Rocco. You were and will continue to be, a big help when I have to work on my bike. Hope you feel the love. Peace and Keep on riding, Mr Kim

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to hear all went well. Thank you for your kind words and your support . Ride safe and have a great day Kim.

[@gibsonlp1866]

Excellent teacher...thanks 👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask sports are great motorcycles. Thank you for watching and all your support. Gibsonip. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@gibsonlp1866]

@@TwoWheelRocco 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Slydad]

Hey Rocco. Very good how-to video. Thanks bro. Stay safe and stay healthy.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you . Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@celticcoin]

Thanks Rocco, from a cold garage on the west coast of Ireland, picked up the exact model as you have there. it was left in a damp wet garage after an accident and I have been bringing it back to its former glory. really glad I found your vids as they will help me finish her with expertise advise. Stay safe

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Celtic . Ride safe and have a great day.

[@altiqtaqi8179]

Thanks for this beautiful and distinctive explanation

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@larryavilez8060]

These videos are amazing Rocco thank you soo much please never stop doing your videos

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Larry . Ride safe and have a great day.

[@daniellshine7971]

Excellent , with very detailed trip through . With us not having any confusion about what needs to be done .Thanks Roc

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and all your support Dan. Great safe and have a great day.

[@benjamincaballero8665]

Thank you very much very good video greetings from Mexico I am your fan

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Ben. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@markblanc5993]

Youre my mc mechanic guru, rocco

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Mark. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@waynegagnon474]

Great video, learned a lot. very informative. Thanks Rocco

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Wayne. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@mikedvd3187]

Rocco. thank you again very informative vid.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Support Mike.. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@johnthomas1919]

Beautiful job well explained

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub.John.. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@DCSPORTSTER]

Have you ever used balance beads in motorcycle tires. 2 oz’s required in front 21” tire with spokes. I’m just replacing that tire now. New tube and spoke strip. I install balance beads in back tire on my 2003 1200 custom XL when I changed out the tire last year. The bike has a lot less vibration now at highway speed. I am using Michelin Commander ll. These tires work well and seem to go the distance. 18,000 miles(29,000km)on front tire. Rear tire 14,500(23,500km) both tires to wear bars. This bike originally came with Dunlops you could never take your hands off the handlebars it would go into a front end wobble immediately. With the Michelin’s never been an issue problem ceases to exist now.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. New tires always makes a difference. tie belts start to go and that's the wobble. Yes I have use the beads they work well. I didn't know you could use them in tube tires. Look into it let us know. Thank you for watching and all your support.White. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@Romans818-l4i]

Thanks for the informative video but I was wondering how do you know if the spokes need adjustment? (Truing). Will this also be indicated by the wheel weighing more in one particular section?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. As for adjusting the spokes, when you have it on the truing wheel. if they're loose, you tighten them usually you don't see that often. Thank you for watching and all your support Brooklyn. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@ianosborne188]

Thanks Rocco Brilliant ..I like your cool way. 😎

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@guypmiller]

another great video!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Thank you for watching all your support guy. Ride safe and have a great weekend.

[@trippontwowheels]

You’re the man Rocco!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Tripp. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@trippontwowheels]

@@TwoWheelRocco I've been subbed for a long time. You have been very helpful to me.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Always happy to help. Ty

[@jerseyboy1254]

Thanks Rocco

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your support. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@hellkoffin]

Hey hows it going! Great content I want to switch my mags to spokes on my 2005 sporster 883xl, do you know where i can get the right size, i want to keep the breaks and hopefully just a straight swap Thank you!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help, I see 2005 883. Are you thinking about buying a new rims because everything is interchangeable. Thank you for all your support. Ebay is a good source for these parts. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@james1121]

Hey Rocco... Your Video has helped me out tremendously just like all your other videos have that ive watched! I was hoping you could help me out by answering this question. Could I install the front wheel onto my forks with the fork tubes slid up in the clamp? I Have 8 inch over tubes and I cant get the bike lifted enough to put the wheel on. The forks are to close to the ground but was curious if I could just install the wheel with the tubes further up the clamp and then slide it back down after i put the wheel on

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. I see the handlebars might get away of those tubes sliding up. as long as you leave the fender on it'll keep the two forks true slide it up as much as possible using Jack under the frame to get yourself a little height. I'll send you a video on that. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for all your support James. Ride safe and have a great holiday. Hope this helps. You probably already know this. lift with an auto jack. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYG9n2V6lt15lZIsi=Y6xkvCcWFDHml_CQ

[@henrytaylor2638]

Thank you! Great video!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Henry. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@stever4651]

Another great video👍 Ride Safe....Steve from Illinois

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Steve. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@stever4651]

@@TwoWheelRocco Hey Rocco, so I installed Dunlop Tires on my Sportster today, I went to go balance them and both of them I didn't have to add any weights....I checked it 3 times and same results... Also when I took off the front tire the previous owner used blance beads.....rear had led weights on but I noticed that a few where missing... So I dont know what to do....I haven't taken it out yet... I was just going to use Dyna Beads for both wheels to make sure they are balanced... Any advice would be great.... Ride safe...Steve from Illinois 🇺🇸

[@stever4651]

I should of added I have the factory 13 spoke mag wheels.....Bearings are smooth like silk.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@stever4651 I have used balance beads. They work well. They just a little bit of a mess when you remove a tire. beads. worked out well. balancing your wheels makes a big difference on the wear of your tire. Let us know what you do and how it works out. Thank you for watching Steve. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@stever4651]

@@TwoWheelRocco Thanks....just ordered them.... Ya when I removed the front tire, that's when I realized the previous owner used them....They where all over the ground.... Ride Safe.....Steve from Illinois 🇺🇸

[@MaxwellAntenor01]

Hey Rocco very nive vídeo! I would like to ask you if it’s possible tô change the sportster fat front tire (16 inch ) to a skinny tire (21inch) like these one one the vídeo? Without harm the balance of the bike? Regards

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help, you will not change the balance but you will need the right fender. custom had the 21s and the standard had the 16 but the fender is different. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching and all your support matheusa. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@zachspoon4252]

Just like always man perfect video, really helpful thank man

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help...Ride Safe

[@zachspoon4252]

You to brother

[@martinsalomon3677]

Hi rocco, thanks for all the info you give us!! i have one cuestion, it´s posible to do all the balance process with the front wheel on, I have some handlebars vibrations greetings from Argentina

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Remove your caliper, get the bike up in the air and straight. give it a shot. If it rolls freely I can't see why not. Thank you for watching and your sub Martin. Let us know how it works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@mrkimnmobile]

My #Freedom is the same bike...mine is white and I very much enjoy your videos. I do have a question...my bike has a shaking paint can sound at idle that drives me nuts...checked everything... all tight...got any hints? Tanks!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Take a good look at your exhaust shields.. The exhaust clamps on the covers might have to be moved a little. take a good look at them sometimes the tail end will be under the shield and make a vibration noise. Let us know how it works out. That's where I would start. Thank you for your sub Kim. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@mrkimnmobile]

@@TwoWheelRocco A very big and welcome hint...will take a good look this weekend. A side note...I love your east coast accent.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@mrkimnmobile]

@@TwoWheelRocco Well your first hint loose shields was a bust, there was a loose one so thank you for that hint. However I did find the rattle...it is on the top bracket holding the engine...now once I find what I need...all is good. A very big thank you!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@mrkimnmobile Send a Picture of that. [e-mail]. Hope I can help...

[@frankiekupiec4762]

Hi, My next project is to replace Belt Guard with a Chrome one. 2000 Harley Sportster 883. any suggestions?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Easy job, loosen the 3/4 nut by the rear shock. Remove the hardware on the front belt guard. Manipulate the belt guard out of place. Might have to move the rear foot peg. Thank you for watching and all your support Frankie. Ride, safe and have a great day.

[@hayden19262]

Hey Rocco! Thanks for making these videos. Super helpful and definitely some of the highest quality. A quick question for you: if I didn’t make a mark to know where the fork meets the pin, how would I know where to attach those two? Thanks, Hayden

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. I think you're referring to the left side of the axle and the Fork Tube they'll be a hole where you put a Phillips head screwdriver so you can hold and tighten the right side just make sure you'll see the discoloration it should be right with that hole on the axle. Thank you for watching and all your kind words Hayden. Let me know if that helps if I explained it clear enough. Ride safe and have a great day. Take a look. 2:45. Copy that. Right at the edge of that hole.

[@danielswar1969]

Rocco ok so thats a breather on my carb correct? Could you please let me know if that breather connects to ?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Most times I see them and there's nothing connected.. On the Hondas they feed to their par system they are all CV carburetor, I hope that helps.

[@SinCitySharksfan702]

Hi Rocco! Hope all is well! Question for ya, is their supposed to be a gap on the right side? (not the brake disc side) lol Also my Allen head bolts are stripped on my primary inspection cover, not the threads! i tried tapping a torx bit in but it still wont catch!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help as long as that front wheel is spinning and giving you no problem, you would know if it was loose, there would be a problem with your caliper and your brakes. If you want, you could send a picture to ERocco [e-mail]. As for the screw I'm will send you a video. Home Depot sells a screw extractor it works well, You drill it. it's a reverse drill bit and then you flip the bit around and it's an extractor Great for this application. Very common problem with Primary hardware.. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Sincity. Ride safe and have a great day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4KQkqOklNOopsUsi=epkLjSwzFsSdRgFU. Let us know how this works out. You should be very happy with this tool. A must have in your toolbox. And very reasonable price. www.ebay.com/itm/175432505325?itmmeta=01HT7JCPE3JEZ2TG2GDRX5X7GF&hash=item28d89797ed:g:QzUAAOSwZgBjNhad&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwFrH9vNtorxn%2F7dgVErcu5stJ893mhphPhCgApxTtvzNpmP5KB1Xy6zEnHPYEh43qYlpYX06pnmiSwBypP6Va%2FE7IUrsUR%2BK4dHLY7BB%2F51CJwuZL92zrr0aqy%2BBo4kk8dDyRHAvV1%2BYsVAVdQBxDjRnS8paGIo85ddUCJ6CbstdzbqwtjjhtW4sVl2pgceTuGAhbpJicyGSAkEToPYQeZGlfBtIwGMzjMunzAuAKDbHPiA8oviaw3CcTeax1og1Kg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6bnsvLRYw. That's what they looks like, Do not buy that one off eBay just showing you what they look like because that's probably a cheap Chinese version. Home Depot where I bought mine. Works great.

[@Voltomess]

So you ride a bike with those weights glued to your rims? Because I didn't see you removing them.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

That's how you balance your rim with those weights this is a normal procedure, what you're looking at is after the wheel was balanced.As showed. . Any questions just ask, Thank you for watching and have a great day.

[@Voltomess]

@@TwoWheelRocco thanks I'm looking to buy my first bike but also looking at videos on how to do maintenance on them.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@Voltomess Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Smolex. Let us know how that works out. Good Luck with your search. Ride Safe and have a great day.

[@wheelierider455]

Everyone's sporty dyna seems to be 3/4. Random question but my xl1200c seemed to have a 1 inch axle. You know what yours is?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help what Sportster what year?

[@wheelierider455]

@TwoWheelRocco 02 xl1200 custom. I bought a mag front wheel from an 883 just for my axle not to fit in the bearings. Which that wheel should have been 3/4 I just want to find out before I get another wheel and also just think it's funny if somehow mine is 1 inch. It's weird cuz like 75% of the way thru the axle (nut) side there's a big step where the axle gets really big.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Sounds like an aftermarket axle and they replaced the bearings in the front wheel.@@wheelierider455

[@wheelierider455]

@@TwoWheelRocco thank you Rocco I was thinking the same!

[@angelosanjose408]

hi two whee rocco which part of your sporty do you jack the bike up from?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help, Front of the frame on an angle look at the video you could see it in the beginning clear.. Thank you for watching and your support Angel, Ride Safe and have a great day

[@aurozappa305]

Good video

[@TwoWheelRocco]

How do you help, Any questions just ask.Thank you for watching all your support aurozappa. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@stevencasteel1001]

I noticed that after I got everything back together my brakes are dragging on the disc and getting very hot even without using the brake. Where could I have gone wrong? I checked to make sure the spacers were right and everything is torqued to specifications.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Do you have dual calipers on your sportster? Try to realign the left side as you're looking at the front end of your motorcycle remove the caliper and make sure the wheel spins freely. Then put the caliper on collapse the pistons and see if it spins freely. I hope that helped. Thank you for watching all your support Steve. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.

[@billmeloche4918]

Do you use any lock tight at all? If so where? Thanks Bill M

[@TwoWheelRocco]

I did not use any lock tight. I don’t like the idea of using it on the bolt to the compensator in case I ever have to remove it and then I gotta use heat. My last one didn’t move what I do is I index it to see if that will ever be a problem again. Thank you for the comment and to watch him. Hope that helps

[@billmeloche4918]

@@TwoWheelRocco thanks...perfect

[@raymondrisk66]

Is there any chance you can make a front wheel alignment video. My handle bars not aligned with my front wheel. They are off slightly. Do I just undo to upper and lower pinch bolts and compress the front brake and push the front suspension down a few times and it should centre itself out? I can’t find anything for sportsters on you tube but I find lots for sport bikes.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. The first thing to look at is the wheel aligned with your front fender the second thing now if you look at your handlebars, you might be able to loosen up the bolts under the tree. handlebars and shift it over a little bit it sounds like your bushings are getting a little worn. I would just tighten them sometimes they get loose. The third would be to loosen the clamps on your handlebars and shifted over. Doing for pinch bolts can collapse your forks ride to the fender. Front wheel will have to be off the ground to unloosen the four Pinch Safely. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Ray. Ride safe and have a great day

[@raymondrisk66]

@@TwoWheelRocco so you suggest I just loosen the pinch bolts ( top, and bottom) on my tripple tree and just stand in front straddle the tire and twist my bars over to be aligned with the front wheel just as you would on a dirt bike or a bicycle then re tighten to spec and go about your day riding?

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@raymondrisk66 no, I did not suggest to loosen those pinch bolts like on a dirt bike and think you're very straight in the front. suggested that you adjust the handlebars, if the handlebars are a little out of line with your front wheel, don't loosen up no pinch bolts just twist it the front. and see if that helps.

[@raymondrisk66]

@@TwoWheelRocco no that’s not gonna work. It’s a front wheel alignment I just had new fork tubes installed and the front wheel is not aligned with the handle bars it’s off by maybe an inch. The front fender does line up with the front wheel it’s that handle bars that don’t. When I straighten my bars they are off set the wheel abit

[@TwoWheelRocco]

@@raymondrisk66 sorry, I can't be more helpful. Sounds like something went terribly wrong. When you do figure it out let us know. I could help somebody else. It's hard too. I'm sorry I can't help you. It's not like my eyes could see it. but I know loosening the pinch bolt four of them your collapse your front.

[@RU-STRANA]

It's interesting!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your support. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@andregonzales04]

Incredible accent 🤘🏽

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Andre. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@lassassin2239]

I know this man but I want to be his apprentice

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support assassin 22. Ride safe and have a great day.

[@marshallbaser5118]

Nice....ty!

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Marshall. Ride Safe and have a great day.