Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Tire Removal

• Remove: Wheels (see Front/Rear Wheel Removal) Valve Core (Let out the air)
• To maintain wheel balance, mark the valve stem position on the tire with chalk so that the tire can be reinstalled in the same position.

  Chalk Mark or Yellow Mark [A] Valve Stem [B] Align [C]

• Lubricate the tire beads and rim flanges on both sides with a soap and water solution or rubber lubricant. This helps the tire beads slip off the rim flanges.

NOTICE

Never lubricate with engine oil or petroleum distillates because they will deteriorate the tire.

• Remove the tire from the rim using a suitable commercially available tire changer.

NOTE

The tires cannot be removed with hand tools because they fit the rims too tightly.