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DefyInertia · 08-22-2007, 11:02 PM

You can pick this up at your local hardware store. Try and keep everything metric. The correct size is 19mm. The rest is self-explanatory.

Post any questions you have here and I'll do my best to answer them.

saddletramp · 08-23-2007, 08:50 AM

great idea! thanks for sharing. btw, your fender appears to have some kind of extension on it. What is it, where is it available?
Not too big on short fenders. They have a habit of slinging 'yuck' all ovr the engine and stuff. Ah, the discomfort we must bear just to look cool.

**sportrider** · 08-23-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by saddletramp

great idea! thanks for sharing. btw, your fender appears to have some kind of extension on it. What is it, where is it available?
Not too big on short fenders. They have a habit of slinging 'yuck' all ovr the engine and stuff. Ah, the discomfort we must bear just to look cool.

I'm not seeing what your seeing, it looks stock to me????

DefyInertia · 08-24-2007, 12:20 AM

Fender is stock...

Rich · 10-29-2007, 08:33 PM

I made the same gadget that you did, although I used a 3/4" bolt and nuts. Fit right in there nice and snug. And now I keep it in my tool kit.

DefyInertia · 10-29-2007, 09:35 PM

3/4" ~ 19mm

Rich · 10-30-2007, 03:35 PM

How was I to know?

hjfz6 · 08-26-2008, 04:41 PM

Did you weld the nuts on or how do you make sure they stay in place when you apply torque to the tool?

BTW: the manual states to remove the brake calipers. I don't quite see why one should not be able to get the wheel out without removing them. Scratching my head...

DefyInertia · 08-26-2008, 04:52 PM

I never mentioned this before....use a torque wrench when putting it back together and don't forget that pinch bolt!

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Originally Posted by hjfz6

Did you weld the nuts on or how do you make sure they stay in place when you apply torque to the tool?

BTW: the manual states to remove the brake calipers. I don't quite see why one should not be able to get the wheel out without removing them. Scratching my head...

Lock-nut principal....no welding required...they won't move. Go look at your shift linkage or the chain adjustment on a pre2007 and you'll see what I mean...not sure how else to explain it.

I've always had to remove one caliper, IIRC. With my R6 calipers I always have to remove one caliper to get the wheel out.

**mstewar1** · 09-02-2008, 07:14 AM

I just had my tires replaced and had to pull the wheels off to get the work done. duh. Anyhow, Motion Pro makes a tool that fits a 3/8" drive socket wrench. It's got four different size metric allen sizes built into it. More spendy than a bolt that's for sure...

Call me frivolous but I prefer a purpose-made tool. If I knew a Snap-on man, I'd have just preferred a straight 19mm allen wrench but then again, that wrench would probably have been more than the $35 I paid.

08-26-2008, 04:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
hjfz6 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Durham, NC Bike: 2005 FZ6 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0 Member #4549	Re: How to Remove your Front Wheel Did you weld the nuts on or how do you make sure they stay in place when you apply torque to the tool? BTW: the manual states to remove the brake calipers. I don't quite see why one should not be able to get the wheel out without removing them. Scratching my head... Last edited by hjfz6; 08-26-2008 at 04:44 PM..

09-02-2008, 07:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
mstewar1 made you look... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: berkeley Bike: 06 fz6 Posts: 285 Rep Power: 5 Member #4302	Re: How to Remove your Front Wheel I just had my tires replaced and had to pull the wheels off to get the work done. duh. Anyhow, Motion Pro makes a tool that fits a 3/8" drive socket wrench. It's got four different size metric allen sizes built into it. More spendy than a bolt that's for sure... Call me frivolous but I prefer a purpose-made tool. If I knew a Snap-on man, I'd have just preferred a straight 19mm allen wrench but then again, that wrench would probably have been more than the $35 I paid.

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08-23-2007, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
saddletramp Lobo Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Bike: '05 FZ6 (da blue one) Posts: 52 Rep Power: 6 Member #327	great idea! thanks for sharing. btw, your fender appears to have some kind of extension on it. What is it, where is it available? Not too big on short fenders. They have a habit of slinging 'yuck' all ovr the engine and stuff. Ah, the discomfort we must bear just to look cool.

08-24-2007, 12:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
DefyInertia Saratogian Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Bike: '04 FZ6N - Silver Posts: 1,988 Rep Power: 56 Member #419	Fender is stock...

10-29-2007, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich 2004 FZ6 - 2007 R1200GS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND Bike: 2004 FZ6, 2007 R1200GS BMW Posts: 34 Rep Power: 5 Member #807	I made the same gadget that you did, although I used a 3/4" bolt and nuts. Fit right in there nice and snug. And now I keep it in my tool kit.

10-29-2007, 09:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
DefyInertia Saratogian Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Bike: '04 FZ6N - Silver Posts: 1,988 Rep Power: 56 Member #419	3/4" ~ 19mm

10-30-2007, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rich 2004 FZ6 - 2007 R1200GS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND Bike: 2004 FZ6, 2007 R1200GS BMW Posts: 34 Rep Power: 5 Member #807	How was I to know?

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