Tire heater box

Sierra1

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....If it's too cold to change a tire it's probably too cold for most to ride anyway so why bother?....I like 12 month a year riding.

I second motion for the 12 month riding season.....But there are some here that would never get to ride, if they waited for warm weather.
 

Cycledude

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Sun will very easily heat a tire, place it out of the wind in direct sunlight and in about 1 hour you will have a nice warm tire. I used to lay the tire on the hood of my old brown pickup.
 

RCinNC

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I was thinking of a flood light over the changer. Kinda like one of those hotel bathroom ones, but white light. The black rubber will absorb the heat better. I have powerful harbor freight holigan work lights with stands. It might work. Those lights are great in the winter. Help heat my garage.
You've got to be even more careful with them than you do with a space heater. I have a set of those, and if you get something too close to them, they definitely will set something on fire. A 500 watt quartz halogen work light can hit 570 degrees, which will definitely set paper and wood on fire.
 

richarddacat

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I have a detached garage and the ramp into it was a bit steep for my M3. I fastened 2x6’s at the entrance edge and got one of those heavy rubber matts that you see a TSC and placed over the 2x6’s. Decreased the ramp angle and I use that in the summer to lay my tires on. :cool:


I’m full of shit.......like this.
 

Abercrombie tenere

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I look ever-so-often on eBay/CL for an actual tire heater used by racers but they never seem to come up for sale. That would be the ticket right there.
Yep, I stole this idea from a friend. It sure makes the Tenere and stiff rear Dunlops tire changes for the FJR much less of a chore.
 
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