Why I bought the pair of wheels: Nearly new tyres when I dropped it. It was thereupon left outdoors - in the countryside, behind a small row of houses, back from the road, looking more like parked by someone living in or visiting one of the houses. So security by obscurity. After a couple of days, when I could walk again, I went and rode it home. I didn't immediately notice the kink in the rim. Frankly I don't believe someone tried to lever the tyre off, while the wheel was still clamped in the forks. And if the rim was already kinked, you'd think the tyre fitter would have mentioned it, wouldn't you? I've given up beating the axle from the right with the big plastic mallet. Well, someone sure fucked that end up! Luckily I already have a new one on the way (from Germany. To go with the new forks), because I think I'm probably going to complete the fucking up. I think locals likely to use the same place already know where I used to go for tyres. Remiss of me not to notice until too late. I'm sure legally I have no recourse, because of the two days outdoors, as ludicrous as it would be to propose someone trying to lever the tyre off without removing the wheel - or of bouncing on the road being capable of bending the rim like with a tyre lever.
They are easily damaged by potholes, speed bumps, kerbs etc. Send it to Maidstone Motoliner, they will be able to sort it.
Yes. I could get a still weightier one - but I stopped yesterday because I was getting concerned about how hard I was hitting it. Until consulting the manual and finding that that's the way you're supposed to do it! I think I'd prefer a shouldered drift.
I'm not aware of having hit anything but flat road with gravel on it. Thanks for the Motoliner shout. Once I've got the wheel and forks out I'll be checking the yokes - and I see they can do those too.
That's 1lb. I just ordered a set of three - with a 2lb and a 3lb. US Pro. Seem like decent tools, going on my impact hex bit socket set.
Ouch! having seen that I have just had a cold shiver. Back in 1983 I was returning from the Isle of Man TT and heading home down the M6 doing circa 70mph in the outside lane on my CB750FB. I suddenly saw something but hit it in an instant and immediately smashed both wheels. I gripped everything as tight as I could and managed to get to the hard shoulder to join a line of wrecked cars. A prop shaft had come off a lorry and as each car was hitting it the front wheels lifted it slightly and it was ripping the rear wheels out. It could have been a multiple pile up. To cut a long story short I was transported back to Sussex and got home at midnight but it's one of those memories that you keep for life.
You could make up a puller. Threaded rod through the axle. Nut and washer at the threaded end of the axle. A large socket over the mangled side ( large enough to allow the mangled bit to pass into it). Another washer and bolt bearing onto the socket. You need to protect where the socket bears on the fork bottom. Tighten the bolt at the socket end and in theory it should pull the axle out.
The tool I was recollecting was for pressing in valve guides. So if I still have it, the stud won't be long enough. I've been trying not to contemplate this solution. Before I first got the 999 MOTd - I knew where Cookster's was but hadn't been there yet - the only ad I could find for supplies like nuts and bolts was for a business in an industrial unit not far from there. Only I couldn't actually find the unit. So I figured they were one more kind of business that couldn't compete in the online world and all that remained was a defunct ad. But now, five years on, I find, not just an ad in an online business directory, but an actual website, dated 2026, phone no. and email address and it appears to be where the other place I couldn't find was supposed to be. It looks like I will be able, fairly easily, to acquire the bolt or stud to construct such a puller, that isn't going to strip. I can scarcely believe it.
Well, here we are. Dead blow hammer set came today. No luck with the 2lb one. With the 3lb one I managed to get it out about 1mm. My arm is going to look like I've been riding a Laverda tomorrow. New axle due Tuesday. With that I'll get appropriate measurements, then get a stud and nut from this company, Fixaball, strange name not withstanding, and make a puller. A spacer on the axle threaded end, perhaps.
Yes, protect the fork bottom. That is the question. All that occurs to me right now is a ring of brass, or a ring of hardwood. A shame they didn't make it solid in the middle.
I might be missing something here, but are you bashing the end of the axle on the end you've shown in your 2nd image? If so I assume you know you are bashing it the wrong way. It needs to be bashed from the other end, with the nut undone just a few threads at first and of course the pinch bolts undone. It can only be removed towards you in your 2nd image
I think I concur. There is a special tool that comes with toolkit that locks into the slots but anything can be used to hold it. Once the slots are secured the nut on the other side is removed and the axle comes out towards the slotted side. I only did this a week ago when I had new tyres fitted.
