2007 Yamaha V-star 650 Custom - Tires+Oil change and chrome polishing

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6 жыл бұрын

The underground garage where I keep my bike during the winter is really humid and that really affected the chrome parts. Also, the tires and oils needed change so finally I found some time to do that. I am really impressed with the outcome

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@heinrichbross1368 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Don't forget to moly-grease the splines. Stripped XVS drive shafts are bringing guys to tears!

@garydumoulin6318 Жыл бұрын

An old tire changing trick is to inflate the tube a little bit before seating the bead and deflate it then inflate it all the way. This takes all the wrinkles out of the tube that might get pinched when the bead seats.

@revelationakagoldeneagle8045 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just now seeing your video. Very informative. Your bike looks good, especially after the cleaning you did. I have a 2008 V Star Silverado. It was stolen two years ago. I thought it was gone forever. I now live about 50 miles from where I was living when my bike was stolen. And I was visiting a friend one mile away from my place. He has a shop at his house and does mechanical repairs. A friend of his had dropped off a motorcycle for repairs. Day before yesterday a cousin of mine and I towed a Jeep Cherokee to this shop for a guy who had broken down on the road I live on. When we got to my friends place, I spotted the motorcycle. It was mine! I took my title to him, he matched the Vin numbers, even so, I already knew it was my bike. It is in terrible shape, but is now, once again, in my possession. Charges Pending! I'm still gathering information, but I've had my suspicions on who had taken it to start with. I had reported it when it was stolen, but could not get any help from law enforcement, local police, nor the Sheriff's department. Long story short, I'm in the process of rebuilding, and will now take the opportunity to make a Bobber style bike. Make it more streamlined and lighter. ✌️ Peace, from Georgia, USA ✌️😎 Life Is Not A Problem To Be Solved... Life Is A Journey To Be Lived 🌹 Journey Well Brother's and Sister's 🪶 🪶 🪶 Aquila Uwohali 🪶🦅🌹

@edwinmendija8087 2 жыл бұрын

This has been the best how to videos I’ve seen! Keep up the great work

@bullwhipjohnson8247 6 жыл бұрын

The best way I've found to clean rust from chrome and other metal parts, aluminum, copper etc... Is scouring powder. Comet or Ajax with soap and water. It's made to clean corrosion from plumbing fixtures, porcelain and pipes. It's just a mild abrasive polish. You'll need to protect the parts you've polished with wax or some type of poly coat or you'll soon have to remove the rust again.

@doloresreynolds8145 2 жыл бұрын

Simichrome polish is ideal, and generally works well. Then protect the metal, as you said.

@mrwabbit01 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, the video gave me the confidence to do the worm myself, cause I can clearly see how you did iT!

@modestduck4003 6 жыл бұрын

That‘s a nice bike you got there. Sounds absolutly amazing. Actually at the moment I am rebuilding my 1978 Yamaha sr 500 and you gave me some great tips. Thanks for the vid :D

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mack93936 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see this new to motorcycling and just learned a lot coke and aluminum , I had heard before but first time I have seen it done thumps up and new subscribers thank for video.

@mordechailevinson8646 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this....Well done... I learned a lot....

@user-yi6rv2ul6l 8 ай бұрын

sir, you are my hero bro, thank you so much for this video, your knowledge and attention to detail is so incredible!!!! keep it up!!

@davidg5704 4 жыл бұрын

The safety neutral switch white tri shaped sensor is a common leak issue. On Amazon for $25 with oring. Cheers OEM Yamaha part.

@SendingStache 6 жыл бұрын

my first bike was a vstar 250 in the same color! i no longer have her but have stayed loyal to yamaha! Nice bike!

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karan, too bad I don't have more time for her

@Geriatric_Gaming 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for posting!

@gordscott7037 5 ай бұрын

Very well explained. I have to change my rear tire and new led lights on the back of my 2003 v-star this weekend. Hopefully its not too cold. I live in Edm, Alberta, so who knows. I think the dealership charged me around $7-$900 with the tire, even though it was a 85 V-Max, its the same setup. Thanks again.

@tdublove9558 3 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video I just learned so much 😃

@BEEBEE159 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thank you for making this video.

@warrenalbert9336 3 жыл бұрын

You forget one very important thing dude. You did not grease lube the coupler splines on the other side of the drive shaft. They say to at grease them at least when you change a tire. And if you let it go dry, it will strip the splines and a new one cost about $1200. You simply take out the 4 bolts and split it open. Slide out the coupler that goes between the drive shaft and the coupler end. You need to great all four splines and clean them first to get the old dry great and dirt etc. It is so simple and will save your splines and alot of $$$$$$$$. Look at videos how to great the rear spline. Thank me later.

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

its taking it apart and "greasing" it that causes them to self destruct! Yamaha says the internal splines on the shaft drive are lubed 'for the life of the bike". You should not have to take the nose off the rear wheel hub and lube them for at least 100,000 miles. IF you lube them anyway you must use 60% moly lube, nothing else, or the splines will be destroyed within a few thousand miles the mechanic in the video did NOT lube the spline on the front of the drive shaft, but he did drag it around on the concrete floor a lot. Its the same deal with that spline, IF You keep it clean and IF you dont wipe the original 60% moly lube off it, then you do not need to apply more everytime you change your rear tire. What happens with these bikes is people wipe that factory 60% moly lube off when the tire is changed, and they put something DIFFERENT on the spine. Again it wont last 3000 miles if it does not have the correct 60% moly lube. Did I mention 60% moly lube enough? you can find replacement hubs with good splines used for about $500 from wrecked bikes. A small bottle of 60% moly lube (LOCTITE 51048 is one) will cost you $30.

@kkhullar68 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...Now i know I can do this too...was very apprehensive earlier.

@guismth 2 ай бұрын

Great vid, informative!

@leehelppie4544 3 жыл бұрын

great video...i would have confidence to do this job after watching....

@seanofto 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Curious if you still have the bike? And how is it holding up?

@wolfeyes9357 3 жыл бұрын

Man I have had soooo many Harleys, triumphs,etc...but the easiest and best bikes were the xs 650, suzuki intruders, shadows/ vlx and the vulcan!!! They run great and dn near bombproof!!!

@boomerguy9935 Жыл бұрын

Same here. Among the best of mine were the Sportster and Shadow VLX. Easy to work on and run forever! Just do normal service with the correct fluids.

@derrick.l1870 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, it was really helpful. But I wanting to see where that oil leak was, because I have a oil leak that's coming from that same part as you.

@marlenecoello3452 2 жыл бұрын

this was so great

@ourspanishadventures Жыл бұрын

Very informative video thanks

@greglewis8752 2 жыл бұрын

Old post, I know, but, I thank you for creating an easy to follow maintenance video. One question I have though, is why did you leave the wheel weight on the spoke on the rear wheel. [the big lead piece on a spoke.]. It should have been removed prior to balancing.

@Zincaloom 6 жыл бұрын

If $150 to install bags with zip ties. You must have done $2500 worth of labor today. Good job.

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@simonleach7250 6 жыл бұрын

Great job Elin - thank you for sharing! What paper did you use (with the Coke) to remove the rust?

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Any aluminum foil will work. In my case, I used some paper with aluminum foil on one side. No idea where it came from.

@vinny932 3 жыл бұрын

You're a badass dude. Thumbs up

@DaFallenOne1 Ай бұрын

You have any videos on how to adjust clutch linkage?

@billyvalladares415 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video

@user-ew7rw8wu7g 28 күн бұрын

Awesome, Thanks.👍

@DCNOC1 3 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@krysztofkapera2799 3 жыл бұрын

Good video thank you

@sebastiantomczyk4577 3 жыл бұрын

Whoooa, what a sound! What kind of pipes did you install?

@raggamuffin907 3 жыл бұрын

Stock pipes! I just bought a 2005. Looks and sounds the same.

@stephenlmckeown1439 6 жыл бұрын

After installing the inner tube you should put a little air in it before finishing fitting the tyre.

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Right, I remember doing that when I was changing bicycle tires as a kid, but I forgot. I will remember next time! Thanks!

@boomerguy9935 Жыл бұрын

A trick I learned many years ago is to coat the inner tube with baby powder before installing it to make it slick - especially if the tire is new and tacky inside. After installed, deflate and reinflate it to remove any pinch points. This works on bicycles and motorcycles.

@onementality9781 3 жыл бұрын

Should you not have the shaft greased inside the final drive?

@FilthyOak 2 жыл бұрын

The shaft should be greased anytime the rear wheel is removed. It NEEDS to be greased with a certain moly grease.

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

Yamaha says the internal splines on the shaft drive are lubed 'for the life of the bike". You should not have to take the nose off the rear wheel hub and lube them for at least 100,000 miles. IF you lube them anyway you must use 60% moly lube, nothing else, or the splines will be destroyed within a few thousand miles the mechanic in the video did NOT lube the spline on the front of the drive shaft, but he did drag it around on the concrete floor a lot. Its the same deal with that spline, IF You keep it clean and IF you dont wipe the original 60% moly lube off it, then you do not need to apply more everytime you change your rear tire. What happens with these bikes is people wipe that factory 60% moly lube off when the tire is changed, and they put something DIFFERENT on the spine. Again it wont last 3000 miles if it does not have the correct 60% moly lube. Did I mention 60% moly lube enough? you can find replacement hubs with good splines used for about $500 from wrecked bikes. A small bottle of 60% moly lube (LOCTITE 51048 is one) will cost you $30.

@briancassingena Жыл бұрын

What are you using with the coke to clean the driveshaft - is that aluminum foil?

@frogman1055 Жыл бұрын

I thought the drive shaft has a cover housing attached to the final drive assembly area.

@kenwittlief255 10 ай бұрын

nope

@dallasward4825 3 жыл бұрын

IF IT WASNT FOR YOUR VIDEO..... I WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE.... SPECIALLY WITH THE PLACING BACK THE SHAFT. THX MAN. MIAMI FL.

@dantae666 3 жыл бұрын

The hell you get the bike mounted on the stall and still

@williamduignan6956 3 жыл бұрын

The hoist great idea!!!!

@BEEBEE159 2 жыл бұрын

Not very smart to lift from the handlebars, though. I wouldn't buy that bike from this guy, after having seen this video. That's why I have learned never to buy things from people with foreign accents.

@williamcrawford4 2 жыл бұрын

Moly-grease the splines every time you remove the drive, very expensive and often a problem

@chargerdiego1185 2 жыл бұрын

What are the splines, i just bought a vstar

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

@@chargerdiego1185 Yamaha says the internal splines on the shaft drive are lubed 'for the life of the bike". You should not have to take the nose off the rear wheel hub and lube them for at least 100,000 miles. IF you lube them anyway you must use 60% moly lube, nothing else, or the splines will be destroyed within a few thousand miles the mechanic in the video did NOT lube the spline on the front of the drive shaft, but he did drag it around on the concrete floor a lot. Its the same deal with that spline, IF You keep it clean and IF you dont wipe the original 60% moly lube off it, then you do not need to apply more everytime you change your rear tire. What happens with these bikes is people wipe that factory 60% moly lube off when the tire is changed, and they put something DIFFERENT on the spine. Again it wont last 3000 miles if it does not have the correct 60% moly lube. Did I mention 60% moly lube enough? you can find replacement hubs with good splines used for about $500 from wrecked bikes. A small bottle of 60% moly lube (LOCTITE 51048 is one) will cost you $30.

@gordscott7037 5 ай бұрын

Hello, Can I ask a question? I have a 2003 1100. I dont think that matters, but is there a special grease you use on the splines? Doing this job in 2 days. Thanks

@tdublove9558 3 жыл бұрын

Bead breaker Pros save tons of time it has the spoons on the opposite side 👍

@robertbrasai1241 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Im sorry but the front tire you monted whith the rotation direction back. The front tire model did not fit whith the back tire. No hard felings. 🤗 Thank's 💪😎

@BEEBEE159 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think the Coke is doing anything. It's the aluminum foil that's cleaning the rust. You can also use steel wool to clean the rust off of chrome.

@PrendkiProntek 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for manual :)

@davidg5704 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't see where you added moly grease to drive shaft splines. Its a known failure if removing rear tire to grease the three splines of the drive shaft. It will fail and will cost $1000 to replace. Just a heads up. Know you got ripped off on bag install so hopefully this will put $$$ back in your pocket. Cheers👍

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

@oldhobomanl1747 6 жыл бұрын

Who is the guy to watch? Jed macklin? For tips and tricks.

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Jademuttley - here is his channel kzfaq.info

@boomerguy9935 3 жыл бұрын

While the rear drive was out, you should have removed the splines from the rear portion and lubed them. This is a high failure item if you don't lube it and you can't just replace part of it when it goes bad, you have to replace the entire unit which is nearly $1000.

@doloresreynolds8145 2 жыл бұрын

He did that.

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

@@doloresreynolds8145 no he didnt, he changed the 80W oil in the bevel gear housing / hub

@kenwittlief255 Жыл бұрын

@tommy6206 6 жыл бұрын

video wont play

@bullwhipjohnson8247 6 жыл бұрын

gary cooper I had the same problem earlier. Now it's OK.

@davidg5704 4 жыл бұрын

Counteract beads for balancing is the way to go. No weights on the chrome and they automatically balance as you drive. No throwing or losing weogjts. Add beads to tube before air and valve installed. Check them out. ⚡Super smooth. I have 08 Custom and tried both ways with extra wheel and prefer the beads.

@robertthornhill4379 6 жыл бұрын

reply elin hi the mention of the right tool for the job is true bet what i was getting at when you have taken the skin off your knuckles a few times you will understand bob

@robertthornhill4379 6 жыл бұрын

Elin hi you don't half make hard work of removing the tyre, every job has a tool for it and they aren;t the right ones 8/10

@1chish 6 жыл бұрын

If a tool does the job then it is the right tool surely?

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with 1chish. If I only do one job I would buy the proper tools for it. When I have to do a-z restorations I can't afford to have the right tools for everything, I have to improvise sometimes.

@cheftush 6 жыл бұрын

What a waste of good Coke Zero...that could be in my belly helping to dissolve all the rust in there!

@RustyBeauties 6 жыл бұрын

Now you know how I feel when I watch you wasting half a can of beer :)

@1chish 6 жыл бұрын

Elin - You drive and restore Triumphs and ride a Hardley Stopperson! How very dare you Sir! ... lol I have been a biker all my life (since 16 and I am 71 now) and always rode Brit Iron. And we have produced some real crap trust me! We used to check if there was oil in it by checking for the oil puddle underneath. Currently have a Triumph Daytona 675 factory edition - probably my last one. Shiny side up my friend ...

@jltrack 2 жыл бұрын

0000 Steel wool and winded to clean rust off chrome

@scrumjohnson 3 жыл бұрын

This made me want a Coke

@pashichosipov3534 3 ай бұрын

Едрены батоны!

@alexanderlavrov3970 4 жыл бұрын

thats why i dont drink coke

@boomerguy9935 3 жыл бұрын

There is a very high corelation between soda pop and stomach cancer. Hmmm.......... Also, the number one ingredient in soda pop is phosphoric acid. Just sayin'......

@BEEBEE159 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed that people who drink coke and eat fast food are still alive. I'm also amazed they have teeth. The human body is amazingly tough.