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Originally Posted by javadog
I learned, back in the 80s, that I have better things to do then manually swap tires. What cured me was trying to get a rear tire off of a sport bike. I ended up using a car lift at the dealership I ran to break the bead loose.
I will damn near build a motorcycle from scratch but I will not swap tires. My local dealer will mount and balance them for about 10 bucks a wheel, well worth it. No damage to the tire or wheel, no cussing, no Band-Aids needed.
Your sense of adventure may direct you down this path, but you will be back.
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Originally Posted by MMARSH
I agree 100% I'm over it.
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Yup. My sport bike - my 900 Super Sport - is what cured me. I described my home made bead breaker earlier in this thread. I've used it once. The front wasn't so bad, but the rear was something else. I even made up some new words trying to get that one off. Still do the dirt bike, but that's it.
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Originally Posted by vash
I just to try it in case I get a flat in the boonies. My bike has spoked wheels, do it runs tubes. Complications
Interesting at the least.
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Fixing a flat and changing a tire are two entirely different things. The first bead is easy, and it's all you have to do to fix a flat. Just get that one side off over the rim, and the tube comes right out. No need to mess with the other side.