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Offline 550Resto

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« on: April 26, 2016, 06:00:46 PM »
Hey all just wanting to see if there are some DIY instructions for taking the front and rear wheels off a 78 cb550? It seems as though most things on the 550 are straight forward. I will need to replace the 80s rubber on my bike and just want to make sure there aren't any tricks and see if anyone had any tips for removal that will make installing easy. Thanks!
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Offline OneWheelDrive

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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2016, 06:28:21 PM »
You have been around long enough to know that all of the shop manuals are available on this site for download for free...

http://manuals.sohc4.net/cb550/
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1975 CB550 cafe
1971 CB500 stocker
2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S *sold*
1973 CB350F *sold*
1975 CB550K Project "Keeper" *sold*
2010 Ducati Monster S4RS *sold*
1976 CB360T *sold*
1974 CB550K *sold*
1973 CB750K *sold*
1978 CB550K *sold*
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Offline alacrity

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Re: DIY
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2016, 06:32:55 PM »
Quote from: 550Resto on April 26, 2016, 06:00:46 PM
Hey all just wanting to see if there are some DIY instructions for taking the front and rear wheels off a 78 cb550? It seems as though most things on the 550 are straight forward. I will need to replace the 80s rubber on my bike and just want to make sure there aren't any tricks and see if anyone had any tips for removal that will make installing easy. Thanks!
It sure helps to have a front end stand  - like the pitbull front and rear race stands I have.  Otherwise it's a jiggly sort of thing you have to deal with  - being careful not to tip it over... etc.
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Offline OneWheelDrive

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Re: DIY
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2016, 06:51:10 PM »
Quote from: alacrity on April 26, 2016, 06:32:55 PM
Quote from: 550Resto on April 26, 2016, 06:00:46 PM
Hey all just wanting to see if there are some DIY instructions for taking the front and rear wheels off a 78 cb550? It seems as though most things on the 550 are straight forward. I will need to replace the 80s rubber on my bike and just want to make sure there aren't any tricks and see if anyone had any tips for removal that will make installing easy. Thanks!
It sure helps to have a front end stand  - like the pitbull front and rear race stands I have.  Otherwise it's a jiggly sort of thing you have to deal with  - being careful not to tip it over... etc.


This works too:

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1975 CB550 cafe
1971 CB500 stocker
2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S *sold*
1973 CB350F *sold*
1975 CB550K Project "Keeper" *sold*
2010 Ducati Monster S4RS *sold*
1976 CB360T *sold*
1974 CB550K *sold*
1973 CB750K *sold*
1978 CB550K *sold*
2007 Vespa LX150 *sold*
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