Very handy/helpful tire changing videos

[Daves08excr]

Mike thanks for posting the vids i can see why i had such a hard time last time i changed tires. I'll be able to get some more practice i need to change both before the reunion ride.

[Rut Row]

Two good spoons / a tire stand and some lube in the correct places and it is that easy. Now getting a tubless trials tire to take air can be a different story.

Lets find a KLR rider who wants his rear tire changed and test that theory. They are DAMN near impossible to break the bead with just a tire iron.

[mdubya]

Two good spoons / a tire stand and some lube in the correct places and it is that easy. Now getting a tubless trials tire to take air can be a different story.

Lets find a KLR rider who wants his rear tire changed and test that theory. They are DAMN near impossible to break the bead with just a tire iron.

I have never seen a bead broken with a tire iron. You need a bead breaker IMO. On street tires you can use a long board (loading ramp ) and you might get lucky.

I had a hilarious night with three drunken friends trying to break a bead with a board. I don't remember what was so funny, but it sure was cracking us up to the point of being useless. Picture 2 drunks trying to hold the third one steady enough to jump on the board at the bead only to have all three topple over, repeatedly.

[Rut Row]

I had a hilarious night with three drunken friends trying to break a bead with a board. I don't remember what was so funny, but it sure was cracking us up to the point of being useless. Picture 2 drunks trying to hold the third one steady enough to jump on the board at the bead only to have all three topple over, repeatedly.

that would have been a great video!

[JaxObsessed]

I had a hilarious night with three drunken friends trying to break a bead with a board. I don't remember what was so funny, but it sure was cracking us up to the point of being useless. Picture 2 drunks trying to hold the third one steady enough to jump on the board at the bead only to have all three topple over, repeatedly.

Good one! I have found my self in similar situations that I am happy that there was no camera.

I watch these vids every time I change a tire! thanks mdub:thumbup:
one word on bead breakers.... c-clamp. I usually don't have enough drunks to get mine done!!
I have a new Michelin T63 rear coming in the mail.

[Boom Boom]

I had a hilarious night with three drunken friends trying to break a bead with a board. I don't remember what was so funny, but it sure was cracking us up to the point of being useless. Picture 2 drunks trying to hold the third one steady enough to jump on the board at the bead only to have all three topple over, repeatedly.

Good one! I have found my self in similar situations that I am happy that there was no camera.

I watch these vids every time I change a tire! thanks mdub:thumbup:
one word on bead breakers.... c-clamp. I usually don't have enough drunks to get mine done!!
I have a new Michelin T63 rear coming in the mail.

Yep, big ole C-clamp can be your friend. If I am going to change a tire that I think will be a rip to break the bead, I just back off the rim locks, pull out the valve guts and ride it flat till it is nice and warm and normally ready to spin on the rim.

[the dude himself]

I bought this nifty collapsable bead breaking tool from a Beemer website - looks like this:


Works great.

EDIT: Might have been aerostitch.