I dont' mean just pulling the rim and having a shop mount it....I mean you bought a changer and do it yourself.

Have kicked it around for years but have yet to pull the trigger....but am thinking about it. Not sure what the 'best' one would be for home use w/out breaking the bank. Also, wouldn't have it permanently mounted in the garage as I'd only need 1-2x a year. So it'd need to be mobile.

If you do your own, do you just run Dynabeads to balance? or do you use weights?



This is the Cycle Hill Motorcycle Tire Changer. Not necessarily the one I'd buy but the general idea...

 

I do my own and use a static balancer and stick on weights.

 

I have a CycleHill Tire Changer and do all of my own tire changes. I buy my tires online and use DynaBeads for balancing, all for a fraction of the cost of a dealer service. I bolt my changer to my garage floor when I need it and stow it away when I am done.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...ing-curve.html

 

When ya use one of those you'll find out why they are bolted to the deck.

 

I bought my own changer a couple of years ago. Really happy with it. I basically bought it because there we so many reall good on-line deals for tires and I couldnt justify the shop costs to supply and install. I use dyna beads in all my tires (vintage bikes and new).

Save lots of money and do it yourself! Only draw back is how many friends suddenly need tires changed, haha.


oh and also.....You can get a truck hitch mount for the tire changer if you dont want to drill holes in your garage floor.

 

I have a used Cycle Hill, came with most accessories. You can get by without the overhead arm, but that makes it a lot easier. If I took the bike to a dealer and paid what some of the forum folks have said they paid, my changer would have saved me money the first tire change. A new one, 2 or 3 changes.

I put inserts in the garage floor to bolt it down because you're going to put a lot of pressure on it, but it unbolts easy enough for when I'm not going to use it for an extended period.

Tires of course, and this shows why you want that overhead support arm, just sticking the post end guide in the wheel bearing won't hold it straight


nice holder for wheel bearings


and polishing


but you need the right size tire...


Definitely worth it to me, my 70 year old joints just can't handle this much tire iron work any more, and the grandkid just ain't strong enough yet.

 

I like the hitch idea...or I reckon you could weld it to a disc from a tractor implement. Farm boys will know what I'm talking about.

 

I personally wouldn't use the hitch mount. To me it's an accident just waiting to happen and causing damage to my F150 should something slip or give way. I also need to be able to walk all around the changer which the hitch mount doesn't allow.

 

I change my own tires at home. Old school way on the ground with rim protectors all the way around the rim and xtra long paddles.
To balance I use the axle and two jack stands works every time . Have been doing that since I was a kid doing it on my dirt bikes.
I use stick on weights to balance the tires and I use the black ones from J&P and I stick them on the center of the rim.

 

I do my own with a setup basically like this. Only cost was the two tire irons I bought. Balance is done with Ride-On.