Sawsall tires off. Big wire ties to collapse tire. Little soap.Couple old big screw drivers with a ton of black tape on them. Tape wheels up good with duck it tape. Nice and easy. Balance? Beads. Luv those things. Matter of fact getting up in morning and putting 2 new avons on the new too me 2012 ultra. Cost? 2 tires 278.00 beads 14.00. Less than 3 hun and done in 2 easy hours

 

No Mar changer and balancer. Use to change them and car tires on the floor. No more have a cheap manual changer for car also. Most of car tires I still take to a shop though.

 

I have a NoMar changer. Works great, have done my Ultra tires and quite a few dirt bike tires on it.

 

Almost forgot, a tip for inflating tires to seat the bead on tubeless - you can buy a tire chuck without the valve in it for more air flow, but I just took the valve out of a standard one (had some extras laying around) and drilled it out as big as I dared. Stick it on the wheel valve stem, plug on the air line from my 200 psi tank, and it usually pops right on. Those little 120 psi compressors with a standard chuck will seldom do it. For the really stubborn ones, a wide ratcheting tie down strap can really help, but as soon as the bead pops on, stop and let the air out! The expanding tire might break something with the strap on. Also, if you have the rim clamped in a tire changer, lift it out of the clamps before trying to put air in, the expanding tire will put enormous pressure against the changer's clamps, and again, you might break something. And no, I haven't broken anything. Yet.

 

I got tired of paying someone else for tire changes, got a K&L tire machine that works great and takes up very little space. do all my balancing with a static balancer to figure out the weight needed and then use dynabeads

If I was doing tires everyday, then I would have gone with a Coats machine.

 

Here's a link to a web site that contains all you'll need to know about DIY tire changing for motorcycles:

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing.html

Been doing my own for about 10 years...plus many others' tires as well.

All the best,

Shane

 

Another No mar user.

Back in the sportbike days when I was going through a rear every 3K miles and a front every 5K I went in partners with 7 other sport bike guys and bought a No Mar. I have bought out 4 of the other partners, who have moved or hung their leathers up. That purchase has paid for itself several times over in tire change charges.

 

Harbor freight tire changer and no mar bar

 

Like all dealers, the one in my area charges too much $75. However the local no brand shop has the cheapest tires around, has Harley brand dunlops, and charges $10 for carry in and $25 for complete wheel removal, mount, and balance. I'll keep giving him $10/year and than him for his services. I am out the door $110 less than the Harley dealer.

 

I just use irons wrapped in a little duct tape (in case I slip) and rim protectors. I use a 2 X 4 I cut to break the bead. I also have a cheap NoMar Balancer.