i recently have done some mods to my bike which required me taking the rear wheel off.
after putting it all back together, it does not roll as easy as it did before i took it all apart,
it has some resistance that it didnt have. i could move it around before fairly easy, on and off the lift or just in the garage, it takes more effort now to do these things. i have double checked the things i thought it could be. it does not matter if it is hard to push around, i just want to make sure i dont screw anything up from something i did wrong

thanks in advance

 

there is a resistance there from the caliper.......its perfectly normal.....but i know what you mean it does make you un-easy till you find out.

 

I would just check the alignment of the back wheel. If it is a little crooked it would roll slightly harder.

 

did you put a good coat of anti-seize on the axle before sliding it back in? if the axle nut is torqued correctly (65lbs) and the caliper is installed correctly and the wheel is aligned, thats about all there is to it.have you ridden the bike since putting the wheel on? everything seemed o.k?

 

Sounds like the rear caliper. Have you put some miles on the bike since putting it back together? If not, go for a "test" ride and see if you still experience the "resistance". If you have put some miles on and it is still doing it, you're going to have to check everything you did, in particular, rear wheel alignment, and belt tension.

 

ive had the rear of many times and it moves freely till the caliper goes on then there is a little resistence......the pads sit a baw hair of the rotor which is normal

 

I pulled the screws out of my struts, one at a time, to install the saddlebag hardware. When I put everything back together, I had miss located one of the nut plate straps. One end was threaded for a strut bolt and the other end of the strap was suppose to lock into a hole in the fender. The end that was suppose to lock in place didn't, so it dropped down and had lodged tightly between the inside of the fender and the tire. I probably put a few hundred miles on it before I noticed it. The bike seemed like it was harder to push in the garage, so I checked out the spacing between the tire and the fender with my finger and felt the nut plate strap.
Tom

 

if the axle tensioner was too tight, would it cause this issue?

 

yes i have taken a test ride 30 to 40 miles. i noticed the resistance when coming off the lift and rolling in the garage, i just thought the pads needed to re seat, well after the ride it is still there, i even stabbed the brakes pretty good a couple times. i may have the rear wheel a little off. what is the best way or trick to make sure it is aligned properly

 

measure from the center of your axle to the same place on your swingarm on each side. my 07 has two little ears,for lack of a better term,on each side of the swing arm where the passenger pegs mount.