Who mounts their own tires?

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Oct 29, 2009 | 08:16 AM

#41

cadman311

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From: DUNDALK,MARYLAND

I would do my Tire balance before letting Baltimore Harley balance my tires. Each time they have done it we need to pull the tire off the bike to redo the balance job.

Oct 29, 2009 | 09:39 AM

#42

Theo

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From: NYC

Thanks for the responses. I'll give them a shot next time I have to change a tire.

Oct 29, 2009 | 08:42 PM

#43

geezer glide 56

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From: Mississippi

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Originally Posted by cadman311

For people that are not mechanically inclined how do they know they have a problem till they get kill. What (Ride it they crash) because the don't have skill! Get real.

You wouldn't believe some of the stuff i have had to fix after someone has botched up their bike because they didn't have a clue what they were doing...I guess ignorance is bliss...

Oct 29, 2009 | 10:08 PM

#44

farmerstu

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i buy my tires online and use a rim clamp tire machine to change them,easy as a car tire .I do reduce the air pressure on the rim clamps to about 40 psi to protect my spoked rims.then i bring the rim to a local metric dealer(where my wife got her bike) to balance.#1 on what others said about doing a better job yourself then a tire monkey