Minimalist Tubeless Motorcycle Tire Change Part I
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Uploaded by thumbwave on Dec 13, 2007
This video is just a supplement to knowledge you should have about changing your tire in the shop. I'm not recommending you change your tires this way, but rather "you know how to just in case". The first part is Breaking of the Bead. How to make a simple lightweight tool you can use on the road along with a 2x4 and someone's car or truck to change your tubeless motorcycle tire. I've changed a lot of dirtbike tires, but was intimidated by street tire changes outside of the shop because of the bead breaking. In fact it's an obstacle you can easily overcome with stuff you can scrounge from a friendly garage, shed or well equipped RV.
Part I - You're looking at it!
Part II - Manual Tire Changing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUfYs30x5eU
Part III - Rough Balancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82AtWmosQYI
For possibly and even easier technique check out Snapper's solution at http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=379267 (I might give this a go next time around!)
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This worked perfectly! What an ingenious solution. That little hunk of wood is going in my bike tool kit.
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This does'nt work with all tyres , a much cheaper and easier way is to use a G clamp
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Bring a pair of some nice utility gloves (like the Mechanix brand stuff) also works in the field. the benefit is that they're reusable, don't tear unexpectedly, nor do they dry rot sometimes from the heat/col.
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F'ing genius! Worked like a champ, I farted around w/ a hi-lift jack for 1/2 hr before I decided to check out your video. Thanks!
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Good idea for on-the-cheap bead breaker. What would make it a lot easier to use would be using a hinge to keep the short board from sliding off.
ChgoSTrider 7 months ago
@ChgoSTrider Definitely... lots of ways to improve incrementally... improvements are notably safer as well!
thumbwave 6 months ago
This worked great for me, thanks for the quick tutorial
gatorman22 1 year ago 2
@gatorman22 Glad to hear it!
thumbwave 1 year ago
What does the windex do? Thanks
myway43 1 year ago
@myway43 It's just a last resort tire lube. It's water based and evaporates quickly. Some folks don't like ammonia near their metal parts, but in Windex there's just a trace amount in the formula for odor. There is also an ammonia-free version.
thumbwave 1 year ago