Tenman
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I've got a friend that has a nice Harley shop that changes mine for $30 each. He got me using Dynabeads years ago. They seem to work fine to me.
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ballisticexchris
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I wonder if I did something wrong. I measured carefully and still my Beta bounced and wobbled at freeway speeds. As soon as I got rid of the RideOn and used wheel weights it was super smooth.
Well i finished up my first wheel changes on this beast. I tried a little bit different stuff on the rear tire. Again the Motion Pro Bead Breakers to the rescue. I ended up blowing the dust off my plastic tire irons and they worked pretty damn good. I still managed to put a scratch on my rim using a traditional tire iron for that last little bit. No biggie. The rear tire only took a 1/2 ounce to balance.
Tools of the trade:
Starbucks protection for wheel sensor, pumpkin skid plate, and axle sliders. Those damn sensor protectors were expensive!! :
Gigitt
Active Member
I use old oil containers for rim protectors.
I cut out the sides from a few 4-5 liter oil containers.
The plastic is quite tough and makes for very good rim protectors.
They slide very easy into the tire rim gap (much easier than squishing a water bottle in there)
They slide into tight gaps and be slid around.
They slide in deep into the well of the rim.
You can Over lap a few of them so you can grab smaller bites of the tire with the tire irons especially when you get to the last part of the bead.
I cut out the sides from a few 4-5 liter oil containers.
The plastic is quite tough and makes for very good rim protectors.
They slide very easy into the tire rim gap (much easier than squishing a water bottle in there)
They slide into tight gaps and be slid around.
They slide in deep into the well of the rim.
You can Over lap a few of them so you can grab smaller bites of the tire with the tire irons especially when you get to the last part of the bead.
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cyclemike4
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hey I like the oil bottle idea. I am going to use that next time I change my tires. I made a tire balancer out of tool steel. I turned one shaft to 20 mm and the other to 22mm. With these to bars I can balance any Yamaha I have owned. I turned the ends of those bars to 15mm so it will accept very small bearings. I took the seals out of the small bearings and leave them soaking in wd40 while stored. When I need to balance a tire I slide the right bar through the wheel put the small bearings on the ends and set the whole thing on my jack stands. It is a very slick set up and balances to less than 1/16 of an ounce.
I've got an old Harbor Freight tire machine. It was $100 on sale "back in the day." To save space, there are four anchors in the garage floor for it but the machine usually is in the back of the shed.
Use the same rim savers and balancer as OldRider. The trick to the rim savers is to tie a loop of string to each. Tried Dyna Beads and found that regular weights are less hassle and the balancer gives just as good a result. Plus I seem to put a plug or two into each tire over it's life, and the beads would stick to the plugs, screwing up the tire balance.
The two big improvements in tire changing have been using lube and this Mojo-bar copy: http://www.no-scufftiretool.com
The flats on the removal end make the NoScuff a bit easier to get in than the Mojo lever I tried but the thinner install end of the Mojo is better, so I guess they are a toss-up.
Use the same rim savers and balancer as OldRider. The trick to the rim savers is to tie a loop of string to each. Tried Dyna Beads and found that regular weights are less hassle and the balancer gives just as good a result. Plus I seem to put a plug or two into each tire over it's life, and the beads would stick to the plugs, screwing up the tire balance.
The two big improvements in tire changing have been using lube and this Mojo-bar copy: http://www.no-scufftiretool.com
The flats on the removal end make the NoScuff a bit easier to get in than the Mojo lever I tried but the thinner install end of the Mojo is better, so I guess they are a toss-up.
SkunkWorks
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That's what I use.
I drilled 4 holes in my Garage Floor, and put threaded wedge-anchors in.
I just bolt the Tire Changer to the floor when i am ready to work. It stays in the corner of the Garage when I don't need it.
I also use them (the floor-anchors) to strap the rear of my Bikes to the floor when I am working on the Forks.....
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ballisticexchris
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That's a pretty slick tool. For now I'm pretty happy with my Stubby tools and my old school tire irons. Water bottles are what I had on hand and they worked as good as anything else. I had a loop of string on those rim savers and they just got in the way. I might try them again since they've just been setting in my toolbox gathering dust.
And I have to say yes, when removing rear wheel I made a mess of the cush hub!! That damn wheel was stuck in there with the the rubber cushions wedged and stuck halfway out. Lesson learned. I also added a little Yamalube Molybdenum Disulfide Grease to the splines. For me it was easier to remove the caliper from the rod and lay it on the folded out passenger peg. And I just raised the rear of the arm up and out of the way for removal /replacement of wheel. This was really strange doing a shaft drive. First time for me.
This was actually kind of nice to be able to relax and take my time. Out on the trail or when racing tire changes suck. It's alway quick and dirty and not fun at all. I have had extra wheel sets for most of my dirt bikes. I thought about it for this one but IMO it's not needed.