[How To] Rear tire removal nt700v

[Tommyj]

I just bought this bike, low miles but no tread at all on the rear. Shop gave me a price but wanted the wheel removed first. What did I learn? ALOT
Watched a youtube video showing the rear fender as well as the exhaust needed to be removed. I found
The rear fender must come off. There are three screws inside of the pannier each side that need to be removed. See pic . Be gentle as there are tabs and my 2010 let me know how brittle the plastic is after 16 years.
The exhaust does NOT need to be removed, however, you will want to loosen the two mounting screws for better access and remove the caliper bolt. see pic
The bushing going into the wheel sits about 5mm proud. Did'nt seem right. see pic
The drive housing and it's mate do not seat completely together see pic
The fill cap for changing the rear drive oil is a press fit plug, no threads, probably made to replace with a new one at the shop
Many thanks to Frosty for all of his help
Used the torque wrench from the non exhaust side to avoid needing to remove exhaust.

Kicked my butt but I could do it way faster now. Hope this helps

 

[Manfred]

Good write-up!

 

[ARKNT]

I ended up building a work stand for the NT. It has a drop out section under the rear tire. With that drop out removed the wheel & tire can drop down and be removed without loosening the exhaust or removing the fender.
I am lucky that I have the extra room for the work stand. It made it nicer esp. on rear tire changes.
I also made a tire changing stand with a cutout for the brake disk to drop down into and a bracket with a long bar for breaking the bead. It made it more convenient to change them myself rather than taking the wheel to a shop.
Just showing options, enjoy the NT.

Arknt

 

[Coyote Chris]

Not sure about your commets about final drive oil. There is a drain plug, a big fill cap and a vent on top. Be careful with torque I think under maintenance we have lots of tips and hints like ARKNT gave. I made a very simple version of ARKNT's system and yes, dont take off the exhaust, just loosen it. Dont forget that splines need lube.
Dont neglect the other fluid changes unless you have a good maintenance record.
Be gentile with the pannier latches. Quesstions? We here to help.