Bead breakers / tyre changers ....

Beemerman59 said:
I have one of these:

http://abbastands.co.uk/product-detail.asp?item=bead-breaker&pid=11

I also have their wheel balancer and both work very well. The bead breaker is useful as a "third hand" for getting a new tyre on if its playing hard. I tried one of those in your link first with the long handle but couldn't get on with it for some reason. I took the handle off and use that as a wheel helper for taking the discs off etc.

I use it on two bikes - cast wheels on a K1100 and wire wheels from a 1200GSA. Quality products for the garage.
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+1 :thumb

Dave
 
Well Ive yet to order a rig (can't make me mind up .. :D) but have just ordered an e10 Dakar rear and a tkc 80 front .... (would have ordered a scorpian rally but they don't do a tubeless and i can't be arsed to arse about removing TPS etc ... ).

:thumb2
 
g00ner said:
Mark has one in the garage - trying to get him to meet up on Sunday so have a word with him then..
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Yes - he's kindly said 'anytime you like, come over and ....' but I want to be completely independent and self sufficient... :thumb2
 
Is it the 'plums in hand' pic or something else ... ??
 
Sooooooo ....... :rolleyes:


Compressors .... :nenau

I'm thinking this;

http://www.screwfix.com/p/impax-ven...0v/15316#product_additional_details_container

but what has also caught my eye is this;

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p19659#item_detail

I sort of know the answer to my own question (as they're both the same price it seems a no brainer to get the compressor) , but I'm intrigued with the Air receiver. I have dive shops near me (about a fiver to refill it so not exactly an inconvenience), I will only use it for tyre changing (have absolutely no use for air tools in this house hold what so ever .. ) and I can see it's use chucked in the boot of a car when four or five of us meet at Salisbury / Taffy Dakar / trail hols in spain etc etc.
Is it worth considering instead of the compressor ?? (As I say - if I had no dive shops near me I wouldn't think twice about it, but I do and re-filling it would be no hard ship ... )

:nenau
 
Doing tubed tyres I found ok but the problem I encountered with doing my own bigger bike tubeless tyres was with the size of my compressor. It is a comparatively small tank (6ltr). I found getting enough initial sustained umph was a problem. This meant that it didn't have enough force to push the tyre on to the rim. It is do-able with lots of buggering about and swearing but I usually now just take my big bike (tubeless) stuff to be changed at a tyre place. Just food for thought.
 
Melch said:
Doing tubed tyres I found ok but the problem I encountered with doing my own bigger bike tubeless tyres was with the size of my compressor. It is a comparatively small tank (6ltr). I found getting enough initial sustained umph was a problem. This meant that it didn't have enough force to push the tyre on to the rim. It is do-able with lots of buggering about and swearing but I usually now just take my big bike (tubeless) stuff to be changed at a tyre place. Just food for thought.
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take the valve inner out to pop the beads on - then replace...:thumb2
 
Re compressors I had been umming and arring for years over getting one. My initial requirement was to get the bead to seat on a new tyre as I had to always take the wheels to a garage to use their airline. A few weeks ago my resolve dropped as I can't really justify the expense, and I bought one from Aldi for £220 which included a whole load of tools and 10m extention air line. Once you have one though you do start to find a few other uses such as blowing water out of nooks and crannies, or using it to clean the chain on the pushbike. You also do need some space in the garage. I had to change a valve on the K bikes front tyre a couple of weeks ago so whipped the tyre off, changed the valve and put the tyre back on. It took literally seconds to get the bead to seat and get the tyre up to 36psi. Didn't need to take the valve core out either.
 
Kaister said:
take the valve inner out to pop the beads on - then replace...:thumb2
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I did but the problem was usually on part worn tyres. New tyres were generally ok, presumably due to the carcass being stiffer.
 
Melch said:
I did but the problem was usually on part worn tyres. New tyres were generally ok, presumably due to the carcass being stiffer.
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Ratchet strap around the outside and lots of tyre soap / hair conditioner ( delete depending on availablity ) and any tyre bead will pop on .
 
Hallelujah .... !!

I've eventually got my head around tyres on and off. I was struggling, like taking an hour, to get my rear tyre off, and just couldn't work out why I was finding it so difficult. It wasn't the first bead that was the problem, it was the second that I just couldn't get over the rim. Yesterday the penny completely dropped and even though I know I've got to get the bead in the depth of the well of the tyre, I wasn't doing. Thinking about that and really wiggling the opposite side that i'm working on into the well of the tyre has completely solved the problem. Rear tyre off in five minutes now ... :thumb2


tyre soap ....

I see on you-tube most peepes are using a spray bottle of soapy water. The tyre 'soap' that ive got is more like hair gel and is a bit of a pain to apply. I hear people say 'shouldn't use fairy liquid - salt ..' etc etc. Any opinions on soapy water and it's long term effect on a bit of water getting in the rim etc ???
 
Any soap will help, by the time its done any damage you won't own it. Tyre soap is good but can lead to rim leaks on tubeless tyres. Just work clean and use a weak solution. Keep all things wet and slippy it makes getting it on so much easier!!! Remember lube the rubber first.
 
Giles said:
Hallelujah .... !!

I've eventually got my head around tyres on and off. I was struggling, like taking an hour, to get my rear tyre, and just couldn't work out why I was finding it so difficult. the tyre has completely solved the problem. Rear tyre off in five minutes now ... :thumb2

tyre soap ....

I see on you-tube most peepes are using a spray bottle of soapy water. The tyre 'soap' that ive got is more like hair gel and is a bit of a pain to apply. I hear people say 'shouldn't use fairy liquid - salt ..' etc etc. Any opinions on soapy water and it's long term effect on a bit of water getting in the rim etc ???
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First: Many years ago, a friend bought the first Honda CBX 1000 in Ireland. A tyre fitter spent over an hour trying to get a replacement tyre onto the rear rim without success. Rim it this stage was showing significant damage. My friend came over, looked at old tyre and pointed out that the replacement was 1 inch smaller than the one it was replacing. Exit tyre fitter, boot up arse.

Second: When I motocrossed, one friend was having difficulty getting the new tyre on, so he used Fairy liquid.
Seemed like a good idea at the time. At the race next day, it was raining, and his bike took off in a spray of suds. It got worse. Even with security bolts, the rim spun in the tyre. Exit friend with puncture, in clouds of suds.
Myke
 
I use the same "hair gel" type of tyre soap and yes, its a bit too thick and globule to spread easily so I just dilute some with water and make it like a thick cream instead.
 
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