changin' tires woo hoo (pics)

[fz6xlr8r]

When your balanced you tires, did you have to add some weights or did you just set the balancing dot to the valve stem and say"That's good enough"? If you did add weights, what kind did you use( Stick-on, clamp on) and where did you get them? I'm going to be changing mine in about another 1000 miles so I like to know.

Thanks, Rog

[sportrider]

after spinning the tire a few times it was less then 1/4 ounce out.( when i tried a 1/4oz weight it became the heavy end) I poped the bead and rotated the tire on the rim. I spun it another 5 or 6 times and it never stopped in the same place twice. I got my weights at a car tire shop I just asked a tire guy if I could have a few strips of sticker weights and he gave them to me.

[wrightme43]

I do one tire at a time.
I use a ratchet strap to tie the centerstand to the front wheel, remove and change and balance the rear wheel then reinstall. Remove strap.
Then put bags of aquarium salt on the back seat till the front comes up and change it.


Oh and I can assure you I care a whole whole whole lot more about my bike than the guys at the dealer. They just want a paycheck, and to go home. I want to make absolutely certain my ride is tip top tits.

[fz6xlr8r]

Originally Posted by sportrider_fz6

after spinning the tire a few times it was less then 1/4 ounce out.( when i tried a 1/4oz weight it became the heavy end) I poped the bead and rotated the tire on the rim. I spun it another 5 or 6 times and it never stopped in the same place twice. I got my weights at a car tire shop I just asked a tire guy if I could have a few strips of sticker weights and he gave them to me.

Thanks Mr.Danny, sounds like a plan.

[wrightme43]

Whitehorse Gear - Dyna Beads Innovative Balancing

Supposed to be the best way. I dont know but thats what I am doing next time.

[sportrider]

Originally Posted by wrightme43

Whitehorse Gear - Dyna Beads Innovative Balancing

Supposed to be the best way. I dont know but thats what I am doing next time.

if you try those let me know how they work, just for kicks if you put them in try to spin balance the tire and see what happens. I can kinda see how they would work at high speed, but I don't see how they would go to the light spot on the wheel, sounds like magic to me.

[pedwards89]

Originally Posted by sportrider_fz6

mounting and balancing the tires myself saved me $90.00, changing three sets yourself is like getting a fourth set free!!!

oh and speaking of the flip flops, thats a California thing you wouldn't understand. (lol)

Yeah, it's the same sort of money here £20 / £25 a wheel. I just have mental images of me screwing up the rims & ending up with a bill for a grand for new wheels & then still having to pay someone 50 quid to fit the bleedin' tyres anyway!

I guess it's a confidence thing too. I'm an Engineer by trade, so I'm not incompetent in a workshop. I used to change tyres & tubes (Tubes! that tells you how long ago it was) on the little bikes I learnt to ride on. Typically they had small spoked wheels with steel rims & as I had been changing bicycle tyres for ever, it was just a natural progression.

I like the bead breaker though. It's a masterpiece of design, simple, functional & adaptable.

It is difficult to grasp the California mindset, sat here in the UK, pissing down with rain for the 3rd straight day, it's supposed to be bloody summer. Bah Humbug!

[pedwards89]

Originally Posted by sportrider_fz6

mounting and balancing the tires myself saved me $90.00, changing three sets yourself is like getting a fourth set free!!!

oh and speaking of the flip flops, thats a California thing you wouldn't understand. (lol)

Yeah, it's the same sort of money here £20 / £25 a wheel. I just have mental images of me screwing up the rims & ending up with a bill for a grand for new wheels & then still having to pay someone 50 quid to fit the bleedin' tyres anyway!

I guess it's a confidence thing too. I'm an Engineer by trade, so I'm not incompetent in a workshop. I used to change tyres & tubes (Tubes! that tells you how long ago it was) on the little bikes I learnt to ride on. Typically they had small spoked wheels with steel rims & as I had been changing bicycle tyres for ever, it was just a natural progression.

I like the bead breaker though. It's a masterpiece of design, simple, functional & adaptable.

It is difficult to grasp the California mindset, sat here in the UK, pissing down with rain for the 3rd straight day, it's supposed to be bloody summer. Bah Humbug!

[wrightme43]

Real American Heros change thier own tires.

Update.
DYNABEADS SUCK THE DRIPPY SWEAT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF ORANGATANG TESTES.

[Raid The Revenge]

That's a really clever way to rim your tires!

I once worked with an old man to change his car tires and he used a giant sledgehammer to whack everything together. It was awesome. He took them off with a crowbar in the beginning.

He used a NEWTON meter to rotate the tires while balancing them. Talk about a savage scientist!

Did I ever tell you about the time when the Iridium Terrorist fixed his nail-poked R6 qualifier tires with super-glue?