Removing rear tire

[Lambo]

I have a GS 850 Shaft drive that I need to remove the back tire for a replacement, but I need to know the procedure for this. Any help would be grateful.

[Nessism]

You can find the procedure on Basscliff's site. Tons of good info here... http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

[Steve]

Oh, wow, another 850 in oHIo.

Nessism is very correct (again, as usual), there is a lot of information on BassCliff's site.
You can even download a manual if you don't already have one.

- To remove the rear wheel, start with the bike on the centerstand. I put the centerstand on a 2x4 to raise the back of the bike just a little more.
- If your centerstand has a lock feature, use it. If not, use a ratchet strap to hold the centerstand to something at the front of the bike to make sure it does not fold up.
- Remove the bolt holding the brake stay to the caliper mount.
- Remove the axle nut, slide the axle out, carefully noting the position and orientation of any spacers that fall out.
- The caliper mount will also fall, be careful to support it so the brake hose does not carry the weight.
- When the axle is completely out, move the caliper mount out of the way, slide the wheel to the right, off the splines so it can come down.
- Roll the wheel out the back.

Assembly is, of course, "reverse the procedures above", but please take the time to inspect and grease the splines on the wheel hub (using Honda Moly 60 paste) before putting the wheel back on the bike. Do a search, there are many, many (many) posts on the topic showing the importance of doing this.

Why are you taking the wheel off?

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[Lambo]

I found it.

Thanks to everyones input and help. I found what I was looking for.