the answer is yes. the allen key is usually about as big as they come. A solid investment, however.
On your bike, i forget how big it is... (same as on my bike, so you'd think i'd know... but i'm missing my bolt...)
Call the triumph dealer, they'll let you know...
But yeah- take off brake calipers (support them somehow so they're not hanging by the lines, i tape them to the handlebars...), find allen key for axle bolt, and then undo the pinch bolts on the forks, then find something kinda soft (like a piece of wood) to pound out the axle if it's stuck a bit.
Oh yeah- you gotta support it off the ground, too... if you dont have a set of stands that goes into the bottom of the front forks, they're a solid investment....
I just had my wheels off my 929 this past winter and didn't need a giant allen for it. Although the axle does have a hex "head" on it, you don't really need something to fit in that spot. I was able to loosen the bolt on the other side of the axle as opposed to finding a giant allen. When you loosen the pinch bolts at the bottom of the forks, it'll make it [relatively] easy for the axle to bang out. Like KevinWilly said, a piece of wood or something similar will make it easy to knock 'er around.
My Kawasaki had the tool in the tool kit. My Yamaha didn't have the tool. It wasn't available at Sears. I think they went up to 17mm and it was a 19mm. You can find the tool on ebay or you can make one with a nut and bolt of the correct size and some Loctite or a welder.
My Kawasaki had the tool in the tool kit. My Yamaha didn't have the tool. It wasn't available at Sears. I think they went up to 17mm and it was a 19mm. You can find the tool on ebay or you can make one with a nut and bolt of the correct size and some Loctite or a welder.
With Yamaha bikes you can use a spark plug socket. Just put the back side into the hex hole and then put an extension through the spark plug socket. :cheers
For my GSXR I use an Oxygen Sensor socket placed in backwards.
Don't have one myself, but it looks like you use a socket on the side opposite your axle. That way you can torque it.
I personally use a nut welded to an old socket for mine. Total cost was about .50c.
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