changin' tires woo hoo (pics)

[sportrider]

finally going back to the Michellin Pilot Powers!!!! thanks to Steve for the bead breaker link!!!! life is good!!! I fabricated a bead breaker with a few mods. my garage is finished so I didn't want to anchor the breaker to the wall, so I made mine portable, it works like a charm.

[sportrider]

heres changing the front

[sportrider]

mounting a new tire & balancing

[wrightme43]

Hell YEAH Danny that is a huge improvement. Great idea. Its going in the how to as a sticky.

[shaggystyle]

How did you support your bike while the wheels were off?

Nifty work by the way on the portable bead breaker. A guy at work mentioned that using a C-clamp will work, I"m assuming it has to be a pretty heavy duty clamp to generate enough pressure without stripping the threads, but it's an interesting idea.

Oh, and thanks for the pics. Photos make everything easier to understand.

[pedwards89]

Got to be said, I'd pay the extra & get the supplier to fit the tyre. Yeah I know, you need to be confident it's been done right.

This made me smile ;O)

Oil Change instructions for Women:


And for God's sake Danny, lose the flip flops when you're in the workshop!

[poorwboy]

Originally Posted by shaggystyle

How did you support your bike while the wheels were off?

Nifty work by the way on the portable bead breaker. A guy at work mentioned that using a C-clamp will work, I"m assuming it has to be a pretty heavy duty clamp to generate enough pressure without stripping the threads, but it's an interesting idea.

Oh, and thanks for the pics. Photos make everything easier to understand.

Theres a jack on the driver side of the bike.

[boliviasi]

nice tire machine...

[sportrider]

Originally Posted by pedwards89

Got to be said, I'd pay the extra & get the supplier to fit the tyre. Yeah I know, you need to be confident it's been done right.

This made me smile ;O)

Oil Change instructions for Women:


And for God's sake Danny, lose the flip flops when you're in the workshop!

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)

[sportrider]

Originally Posted by shaggystyle

How did you support your bike while the wheels were off?

Nifty work by the way on the portable bead breaker. A guy at work mentioned that using a C-clamp will work, I"m assuming it has to be a pretty heavy duty clamp to generate enough pressure without stripping the threads, but it's an interesting idea.

Oh, and thanks for the pics. Photos make everything easier to understand.

the bike is really supported by the center stand, I have a bike lift but with the exhaust system ran the way it is use the center stand and a floor jack, the floor jack is just balancing the bike. I put just enough pressure on the exhaust to lift the tire high enough to clear the fender.

I've tried the c-clamp method with no luck, I have a 10" c-clamp all it wanted to do was slip off the tire or dig into the rim. I used to use a scissor jack, placing the base of the jack on the sidewall and crank the jack up until the bead pops, but that is kinda hard also, the rear is easy but on the front the jack wants to slide off, that bead breaker is absolutely awesome it took almost no effort to break the beads.