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Author: geo » Fri May 12, 2006 5:35 pm
want to change your own tires?
i bought a manual tire changer from harbor freight. i didn't buy the motorcycle attchment cause i see where others don't even use it.
if anyone is interested, i can put up a link to a page that has a tutorial on changing tires on the harbor freight equipment.
UPDATE: 6-14
you do need the motorcycle attchment. it is what holds the rim. seems the articles i was reading didn't use the whole setup and made it sound like they didn't use any of it. now i got an approxamatly 1200 mile ride the end of this week ( weather permitting) and have to change a tire totally manually. poo 
Last edited by geo on Sun May 14, 2006 9:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Author: eight_heads » Fri May 12, 2006 6:14 pm
yeah, i'm interested, just paid about that to have the dealership mount a tire for me
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Author: Matthew » Fri May 12, 2006 6:43 pm
I break valve stems easy on my car. Well they kinda of crack and leak. Curbs I guess.
n e ways it has probably saved me 100s to have it done for me. Done it a dozen times or so. But with it I can break just one side of the bead lose and no worry about balance change.
http://viragotechforum.com/phpBB/viewto ... re+changer
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Author: sbrogden » Sun May 14, 2006 4:27 pm
If you don't have the space or the need for the tool from Harbor Freight (now on sale for $50), consider this small bead breaker from Dennis Kirk - http://tinyurl.com/jk7xc
This is what I picked up and it works like a champ. I use a couple of 2x6 boards under my wheel to keep the disk safe and a couple good tire irons. A small one-time expense can safe lots of money in the long run.
And it takes less than an hour to put new tires on.
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Author: sbrogden » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:16 pm
I use PJ-1 sealer and balancer in my tires. Have not had a leak or out of balance tire in the many years I've used it.
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Author: sbrogden » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:44 pm
Hard knocks are the worse way to learn. Unless the tires have been set for a long time and basically glued to the rims, changing your own tires is not that difficult.
Easier on a shaft bike than one with a chain or belt.
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Author: grazingazer » Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:10 am
sbrogden";p="66491 wrote:Hard knocks are the worse way to learn. Unless the tires have been set for a long time and basically glued to the rims, changing your own tires is not that difficult.
Easier on a shaft bike than one with a chain or belt.
sbrogden";p="66491 wrote:Hard knocks are the worse way to learn. Unless the tires have been set for a long time and basically glued to the rims, changing your own tires is not that difficult.
Easier on a shaft bike than one with a chain or belt.
hard knocks are the worst way to learn but the lessons they teach are remembered longest 
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Author: sbrogden » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:03 pm
Glad you were able to get your tire off. It's really best (on the tire and the wheels) if you use tire tools rather than rebar and such. Ain't too expensive and last a long time. I still have the tire irons I bought 20 years ago. Used them yesterday to mount new tires on my XS850. Only bummer was I had to take the wheels to Discount Tire to inflate them, as my little pump did not have volume to pop the beads into place.
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Author: geo » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:42 am
put new tire in back window of car with windows up and sun beating down on it and installation becomes a snap!
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Author: PaulSwany » Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:52 pm
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