DIY Tire Mounting
#11
08-09-2018, 07:33 AM
#13
08-09-2018, 08:14 AM
Elite HDF Member
I use a NoMar classic on a receiver hitch mount. I do it because I don't trust, or pay for anyone else's work. Also, I don't operate on anyone else's time frame.
It's also a great time to clean and wax those wheels, check your brakes and check and replace bearings as needed. I have a static balance stand also but rarely use it anymore, I use Ride On nowadays.
It's also a great time to clean and wax those wheels, check your brakes and check and replace bearings as needed. I have a static balance stand also but rarely use it anymore, I use Ride On nowadays.
#14
08-09-2018, 08:24 AM
I used these: Tire irons, but pretty nice ones. They also serve as a bead breaker. Worked well, for as infrequently as I work on tires.
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...e-bead-breaker
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...e-bead-breaker
#15
08-09-2018, 08:44 AM
I’ve used the zip tie technique quite successfully on dirt bike tires and others with flexy sidewalls that I could bring together. It works. Could not do it with the stiff harley tires.
i suck with irons. But...I’ve never used really good irons or spoons. I’ve always used cheap ones that are quite thick, or screwdrivers. All of which work, but poorly. Good spoons aren’t cheap. Nor is a good bead locker. Someday though.
i have, but have not yet used, the motorcycle attachment for my harbor freight tire changer.
i suck with irons. But...I’ve never used really good irons or spoons. I’ve always used cheap ones that are quite thick, or screwdrivers. All of which work, but poorly. Good spoons aren’t cheap. Nor is a good bead locker. Someday though.
i have, but have not yet used, the motorcycle attachment for my harbor freight tire changer.
#16
08-09-2018, 08:47 AM
Grand HDF Member
#18
08-09-2018, 08:57 AM
Tourer
Dynabeads are a bad idea.
https://rideapart.com/articles/dyna-...tire-snake-oil
Plus they tend to wear away the inner most (aka the air-tight) layer of the tire as the spin.
https://rideapart.com/articles/dyna-...tire-snake-oil
Plus they tend to wear away the inner most (aka the air-tight) layer of the tire as the spin.
#19
08-09-2018, 08:58 AM
Grand HDF Member
Won't hook anything to my truck hitch either (lots of vids on that), f##king that up changing a cycle tire would give me one more issue to fix.
#20
08-09-2018, 09:00 AM
Grand HDF Member
I’ve used the zip tie technique quite successfully on dirt bike tires and others with flexy sidewalls that I could bring together. It works. Could not do it with the stiff harley tires.
i suck with irons. But...I’ve never used really good irons or spoons. I’ve always used cheap ones that are quite thick, or screwdrivers. All of which work, but poorly. Good spoons aren’t cheap. Nor is a good bead locker. Someday though.
i have, but have not yet used, the motorcycle attachment for my harbor freight tire changer.
i suck with irons. But...I’ve never used really good irons or spoons. I’ve always used cheap ones that are quite thick, or screwdrivers. All of which work, but poorly. Good spoons aren’t cheap. Nor is a good bead locker. Someday though.
i have, but have not yet used, the motorcycle attachment for my harbor freight tire changer.