Please Help With Rear Wheel Removal on 2000 VFR

I tried to do a search here but the only posts I found either just said to " remove the bolt and take wheel off " or were about the 6th Gens which don't have the exhaust pipe in the way.


I am trying to remove my rear wheel to go get a new tire put on, but I can not figure out how the hell to move the exhaust pipe out of the way short of bending the midpipe and/or cats in half.

This is from my 1998-2001 Honda Service Manual (Page 14-3) on Rear Wheel removal:



** I don't know why the picture is showing up like that, it's normal in PhotoBucket **


It only says to " Remove the muffler bracket bolt/nut, then move the muffler outward. "


Are these the directions for the 98-99's that don't have cats and might move outward easily ? Because my problem is that the rear passenger peg bracket is in the way of simply moving the muffler outward, and if I try pushing the muffler down to clear the passenger peg bracket it barley clears it and I already hear the pipe metal creaking. And with the position of the cat it does not look like it was meant to move at all without damage being done.

I just don't see how I can move the muffler outward without seriously bending the pipes or screwing something up.


Any idea's ???

 

Nevermind, I feel dumb as sh*t.......loosen exhaust clamp bolts and just rotate the muffler. Would have been nice though if the service manual made note of that. lol

 

Lol, your in good company. :wacko:

 

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This same question came up on a harleydood BB a couple of years ago. Three of them said to use a cutting torch.

 

Glad you figured it out. The SSA is one of the coolest things about the VFR. I love how easy it is to change the rear tire.

 

Even easier on the 6th Gen .........
Just saying :wink:

 

6th Gen = VTEC & NO SWEET SOUND OF GEAR DRIVEN CAMS....... NO THANK YOU

I would rather take 3 minutes longer to remove the 3 bolts on the 5th Gen . :tongue2: eep:



Actually though, if the price does not come down significantly on used 2014 Deluxe models in a few years then a 6th Gen will be the next VFR in my garage, hopefully a RWB 07 model.

 

With hi-mount exhaust all you have to do is put the center stand down and remove the 4 wheel bolts :eagerness:

 

Don't feel bad. I sat on the side of the road tearing my bike apart last summer for 30 minutes because I couldn't figure out why it would run/turn over. Turns out I had accidently hit the kill switch~

 

Just so that I'm clear, moving an exhaust and removing four bolts is easier than one axle bolt?