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Title: K75 Wheels
Post by: rikvan58 on March 23, 2015, 05:30:27 PM

When I changed tires on my K75 in the past, I clearly marked the right and left sides on the front wheel. As to make sure the wheel went on the same way, same brake pads to disc contact. Now I am in the middle of another tire change and the tire shop mounted the tire backwards, to have proper tire rotation I either have to reverse the front tire or re-mount the tire. Does anyone know if the front wheel can be installed either way or not? 

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: johnny on March 23, 2015, 06:05:18 PM

greetings rikvan58...

must remount the tior if itsa 3 spoke or has abs... to teach them a lesson... i would insist on a new tior... a tior once installed is a used tior... i dont buy used tiors...

i always put a direction arrow on my wheels... i show them the arrows... then check to make sure they gotts them right before paying the bill... if not... new tiors... not the ones they put on backwards... pisses them off... pisses me off more...

if they caints getts tiors on right... they caints do anything right... f them...

welcome to motobrick.com...

i once left a set of wheels with worn tiors at a moto tior whore shop... they took my old tiors off... put their new tiors on... when i returned to pick up the wheels i discovered they were on backwards...

since they didnt have another set in stock i had them take the tiors off... i took my wheels and left... the owner was trying to tell me it wasnt their fault... i told him to f-off... still pissed about it still today...


j o

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: rikvan58 on March 23, 2015, 06:22:51 PM

Thanks Johnny! I'll be visiting them tomorrow morning.

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: Chaos on March 23, 2015, 06:30:18 PM

you can mount the wheel flipped around.  Disc are on opposite calipers but they'll bed in.  Wheel doesn't care which way it turns.  At least on a non ABS bike. 

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: orforester on March 23, 2015, 11:26:18 PM

Chaos, I am not sure you are correct.  While the wheel doesn't care the wheel spacers are different by side, therefore making it only able to be installed one way.

I agree witts Johnnnnny.  If they can't figure it out take it off and go somewhere else.  Not sure why he insists on new tores, if they were never ridden they are still good??   John Jon???

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: Chaos on March 23, 2015, 11:38:38 PM

The spacers pop off easy enough and need to be reversed. I know it works because I'm he OP here...... From the mouth of a k75 guru:  http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?55788-K75S-wheel-question&highlight=front+wheel

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: rikvan58 on March 24, 2015, 08:52:50 AM

Thanks everyone for your comments. I figured the wheel itself can be reversed. As long as the spacers on the axle stays the same, wider spacer on the left. But I don't want to screw around with the brakes. Each rotor is already set in and don't want to risk changing that. Thanks again everyone! May your brick fly forever!

Title: Re: K75 Wheels
Post by: bocutter Ed on March 24, 2015, 09:36:33 AM

... got to ask. Whereabouts in Ontario?