Finally got time to pull the wheel. Now i find out HD service dept is not open tommorow.

Well will give me time to clean things real good, roads are messed up now anyway.

The axle was really stuck, factory must not use antiseeze! Required a bit of tapping to get it out

 

do i smell a 180?

 

naa it works well with the 160, The HD already has a ME880 Marathon set aside for me

 

so whatcha doing to her?

 

just a new rear tire and some good cleaning and inspection with a bright light

 

I had a real problem removing the rear axle, after only 4,000 miles, and there's a whole series of posts on this site covering the same. I'd advise everyone who hasn't already done so to remove, and lubricate the axle at the earliest opportunity. Once it's really seized it'll be difficult to remove without damging the bearings, and a simple puncture could become a nightmare!

 

mine was 4700 miles. wasn't real bad, just tap tap tap with plastic hammer , then a brass punch to keep it moving a bit futher

 

looks to me like the beer is missing in those pics

 

got the ME880 mounted and wheel in place and axle antisezed really good.

Just gotta locktight and torque everything. No hurry snowy and cold.

 

How much did you pay for your rear Metzeler Keith? I was quoted bya local indy here in NH of $167 mounted and balanced. (Contingent upon purchase before March 1st) This is a ME-880 150/90-16.

Anyone else have thisparticular tirean 05 FXDI?