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Posted by David Baker
- March 26, 2013, 21:51:40 PMRatman... I'd gladly switch my lift with you for the ability to bring my scoot into the living room to work on it during the winter months... The ol' carport can get mighty chilly brother, It's open in the front so a space heater wouldn't help... Now the living room on the other hand has a toasty coal stove.
And there you have it... An official thread jack... and I'm an accomplice. lol
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 26, 2013, 21:12:04 PMSorry let me make this clear, I am not financially as well off as Bake and therefore do not have a lift to owrk on my bike......lol...is that better rich's brother......
Posted by David Baker
- March 26, 2013, 18:53:28 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on March 26, 2013, 18:36:24 PMhttp://www.kawasaki-techinfo.net/showOM.php?view_lang=EN&spec=US&book_no=99920-1960&lang_code=EN
Owner's manual, not a shop manual....ok
Pilgrim; I am not rich like Bake and do not have a huge garage like Troll.
Ratman... I'm not Rich... That's my brother (We all call him Dick) As for the size of Troll's garage... I'm not gonna venture down that path! lol
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 26, 2013, 18:36:24 PMhttp://www.kawasaki-techinfo.net/showOM.php?view_lang=EN&spec=US&book_no=99920-1960&lang_code=EN
Owner's manual, not a shop manual....ok
Pilgrim; I am not rich like Bake and do not have a huge garage like Troll, so I have my 800 parked in the living room and have a Canadian Tire jack. I removed the rear fender to ge tthe tire off and out of the way, took about 5 mins to remove the rear fender. I removed the seat then removed the cover off the battery box, the wiring harness is right there, very easy to get to and undo. 6 bolts, 2 are 10mm and 4 are 12mm, the one on the muffler side is the only one that is a wee bit of a pain. But it comes out very easily once you get on it. Fender, rear taillight, Fender Guard is all one unit now. Rear tire is now easy to remove and lift out.
Front tire, Jacked the bike up a bit higher and used my sissor jack to hold th front up I then removed all the required parts and then the tire just leaned over and slide out under the fender was not a big deal.
Power bars are handy here too.....
Posted by chief
- March 26, 2013, 18:29:14 PMI don't think Clymer has a manual for the 800, but Haynes has one...
Kawasaki Vulcan 700, 750, 800 Repair & Service Manual 1985-2004
Posted by David Baker
- March 26, 2013, 18:22:28 PMPilgrim, If you have a lift you shouldn't have to remove the fenders, Not sure about the 800 but I've removed both front and rear wheels on my 1500 without touching the fenders, You need a lift to get the bike high enough.
Posted by Pilgrim
- March 26, 2013, 18:14:22 PMI am going to take my front and rear wheel off to take them to a shop and have my new Mets installed. Do I need to remove both fenders for this? I'm sure I have to remove the rear fender but unsure of the front. Any info pertaining to this is appreciated. I don't have a manual yet.
Does Clymer make a manual for the Drifter 800? If so, do you know the ISN# ?