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Getting my tire swapped out tomorrow, is there anything that I should check, clean, adjust, bend or break while I have the wheel and muffler off?

btw, I used Vanslam's instructions from this link https://modernvespa.com/forum/wiki-tire-change-video-lx ... Thanks for the guidance.

Below are pics of the old and new tire, and the inside of the brake assembly. Let me know if anything looks amiss (other than the fact that I wore the hell out of the old one .
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It's not much in terms of the mechanics of your bike, but I'd clean the bejesus out of that rear rim before putting it back on the bike. Cleanliness isn't everybody's shtick, but if I have a part off any vehicle I own, it ain't going back on dirty.
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If you are near due for a hub oil change, now is a good time to do it.
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3000 miles and the dealer has done both scheduled services so far... so I am good on hub oil, right?
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OnePrairiePiston wrote:
3000 miles and the dealer has done both scheduled services so far... so I am good on hub oil, right?
Only if the dealer changed it which in my case they did not

would also de-glaze brake shoes with a bit of sandpaper & dust off .
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I think I would change the hub oil just to be on the safe side. It is so much easier with the tire off than on. It might be easier to get to your spark plug too.
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Just verified... hub oil was replaced at first service and checked again at second. - check!
Rough up the breaks. - check!
Do some cleaning. - check!
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