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Title: Tire changing tips
Post by: crash796 on January 30, 2010, 05:48:36 AM
I ran across some good tire changing tips (with a video) on Motorcycle-USA.com and figured that it might help out the next time anyone needs to replace the rubber on there bike. Enjoy.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/704/5399/Motorcycle-Article/Tire-Changing---The-Dunlop-Method.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/704/5399/Motorcycle-Article/Tire-Changing---The-Dunlop-Method.aspx)

Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: ford832 on January 30, 2010, 12:14:23 PM
Cool.My CRF riding buddy has the best method though.He brings his tire and rim over to me >:( :D
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: JohnN on January 31, 2010, 04:16:34 AM
You are good at changing tires?? Hmmm... when can I come over? I have a few to change!  :D
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: ford832 on January 31, 2010, 04:50:02 AM
I don't know that I'm all that good at it  but what makes it relatively painless for me is the fact that a few years ago I built a stand that supports the wheel on the bearings which allows me to spin it around and work at it from a standing position.As for changing yours,no problem.You just need to bring them over with the rims attached to the bike as I like to test ride anything I change for a month or so-just to make sure they're properly seated and not going to move on the rim of course :D
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: JohnN on January 31, 2010, 05:46:42 AM
I don't know that I'm all that good at it  but what makes it relatively painless for me is the fact that a few years ago I built a stand that supports the wheel on the bearings which allows me to spin it around and work at it from a standing position.As for changing yours,no problem.You just need to bring them over with the rims attached to the bike as I like to test ride anything I change for a month or so-just to make sure they're properly seated and not going to move on the rim of course :D

Yeah but by the time your done testing, it'll need another set of tires!!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: ford832 on January 31, 2010, 11:41:33 AM
Yeah,but that wouldn't matter anyway.When you came to pick it up it would be like "Tires?What tires?"
"TM?What TM?"  >:D :D
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: crash796 on January 31, 2010, 06:10:02 PM
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I built a stand that supports the wheel on the bearings which allows me to spin it around and work at it from a standing position.

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of these stands. Anyone have one or ever used one?

(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q101/crash796/mrp_web_site002013.jpg)
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: JohnN on February 01, 2010, 05:58:18 AM
Hey Crash796 - A buddy of mine has something similar, it makes changing tires really easy!!

How much is the stand in the photo?
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: crash796 on February 01, 2010, 03:04:03 PM
$150 for black and $160 for colors. Here is a link for the website.

http://www.mikesracingproducts.com/ (http://www.mikesracingproducts.com/)
Title: Re: Tire changing tips
Post by: ford832 on February 14, 2010, 08:07:05 AM
That's a good looking stand,it's certainly more fancy than mine though mine never cost me much of anything as I made it up at work.The big thing is to get it up off the ground at a good working height and not have the tire resting on anything.