How easy is it to change the tyres on the GS?
How easy?
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Mouse
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Change them into what?
Noel
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Hardest bit is breaking the bead on the tyre one side usually is easy other side can be a pain unless you have a bead breaker of some type, plenty of tyre soap to get old one off and new one on, don't use washing up liquid it contains salt.
Possu
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Like most things in life, it's easy with the right tools & knowledge, bloody difficult without either.
If planning to try it yourself, buy a tub of proper tyre paste rather than use washing up liquid, small tub lasts for years.
Essentials are bead breaker, levers, compressor with a decent tank capacity. Wrong technique can damage the sidewall, so be careful.
I normally take 35-45 minutes per wheel from start to finish, including torqueing everything back up correctly, little bit longer if giving the wheels a good clean. I only use Tourances & find that lining up the red dots with the valve eliminates the need for balancing which is just as well as I can't balance rears myself at the moment.
If planning to try it yourself, buy a tub of proper tyre paste rather than use washing up liquid, small tub lasts for years.
Essentials are bead breaker, levers, compressor with a decent tank capacity. Wrong technique can damage the sidewall, so be careful.
I normally take 35-45 minutes per wheel from start to finish, including torqueing everything back up correctly, little bit longer if giving the wheels a good clean. I only use Tourances & find that lining up the red dots with the valve eliminates the need for balancing which is just as well as I can't balance rears myself at the moment.
Cheers all,
Sounds like it's not rocket science, more a case of technique and patience?
Sounds like it's not rocket science, more a case of technique and patience?
Dahoum
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Right Tools for the job = easy
I've done 4wd tyres in the desert so if you have the right tyre levers I cant see a bike tyre being a problem. Except the bead breaking bit. We drove the truck onto the flat tyre to break the bead
I've done 4wd tyres in the desert so if you have the right tyre levers I cant see a bike tyre being a problem. Except the bead breaking bit. We drove the truck onto the flat tyre to break the bead
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