Removing the Wheels of My Sportster

In this video, I show you how to remove the front and rear wheels from my 883 sportster. The method to remove the wheel carry over to many other Harley Davidsons and other motorcycles.
This is an important step in changing your tires, brakes, belt, etc.
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[@Castellanocreep]

This was the first video I found that was clear and straight to the point. Showing what to remove clearly. Thanks for this video man!

[@kenniitran]

Nice video. I like the fact that you did not need to un-mount the front & back brake calipers first for this task,

[@freddymeischer2219]

Rambling man thanxz man. I was stuck and just couldn't quite figure it out. I would have eventually u made it easier

[@jimhughes5255]

Thank you. You actually made this very simple.

[@ramblinchris400]

You're welcome. Glad this was helpful

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

Great video! God bless you on your journeys on the Sporty. Sportster IRON here, 20', all blacked out, 12" apes, and tons of extras, I do videos too, but nothing as good as this! Great work 👍 SPORTSTER4LIFE

[@g-loctv6114]

I cant tell you how many times ive removed my rear wheel without removing the left shock bolt or the adjuster nuts. Not sure why this was done here...

[@Jackapoo1]

Excellent video!!!

[@ltezza13]

Great video. Thanks for help us!

[@brianbailey6161]

Created more work then needed

[@shinobishizoku7311]

What years the bike?

[@ramblinchris400]

Please like and subscribe! If you have a channel, tell me about it and I'll be sure to check it out

[@adamlewis527]

Thanx for the video was vary helpful

[@boomerguy9935]

No mention of getting the brake pads out of the way for clearance.

[@chicharito925]

That piece of wood is what’s holding my life together

[@filmfreaken]

is it nessecary to remove the belt tensioners, i need to replace my tyre but i dont wanna mess around with belt settings if i can avoid.

[@ramblinchris400]

Yes, as you need to be able to loop the belt off the pulley to remove the wheel. To help with re-tensioning the belt, you can make a mark on the axle and swing arm to get it close to where it needs to be.

[@ramblinchris400]

I'll try to put a quick video on belt tensioning this week to help

[@filmfreaken]

@@ramblinchris400 thanks i just had an idea of if i removed the axle, i'd be able to push the wheel towards the front end, and leave the tensioners in place - looking forward to your video, especially if your bike has the gauge on the lower belt guard like mine has, i need to find the specs for that from a manual too

[@doug3805]

no, just loosen them and you don't have to take the nuts off.

[@MrFuzzySimpleton]

Thanks for the video!

[@debbie3fan]

Why does the fender need to come off? And yeah what about the caliper??

[@ramblinchris400]

On my bike, the fender needs to come off to take off the front because the bolts are through bolts and there is not enough space for the tire to get past. I know not all are like this so not all sportsters will need the fender remove. As far as the caliper, I am able to remove wheel with the caliper in place

[@victorwest8041]

you should show how you stabilize the bike, very easy to fall over.............I know

[@ramblinchris400]

That sounds like a great idea for the short video series I'm getting ready to start!