How hard could it be to change a trye

Impossible is the answer.

I tried all Saturday to find a garage (bike or other) that could swap
the front tyre on the GSX. Two said they would do it, but then said
they didn't have the time when I turned up. Looks like I'll have too
book it in a weeks in advance.

I blame the good weather, too many fair weather riders still keeping
their bikes running.

Still the weather looks like its turned, set off down the road this
morning, little too much fist in 2nd and the rear was all over the
place <fx:big cheesy grin>.

 

Two tyre levers - £25
One spade - check the shed
Job done

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Maybe a friendly "fat bastid" as well, you never know when one comes in
handy?
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You volunteering?

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I are not fat, thank you
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IF you really want to save the tyre then two bits of wood and a big G-clamp
make a good bead breaker.
If it`s shagged... angle-grind the fecker down to NEAR the rim.
It makes it easier to break the bead.

Fitting....do all the right things..I.E yellow mark next to the
valve,rotation checked etc.
Compressor up to 40psi (no more) get the tyre on (furniture polish and fat
bastard) get someone to sit on it when it`s on the wheel (fat bastard again
;-) and Whoosh inflate.

Axle thro` and sit and spin.....marking the low spot with chalk.
Add a few twists of solder around the spoke opposite or double-sided tape
and a slice of roofing lead if it`s a new fangled non-spoked wheel.;-)


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Petel .
02 M2 Buell.
C90-ZZR.

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Everything went ok then? [1]

Lemme know how you get on with the tyre. If the mileage isn't up to
expectations, mebbe the 'road' version is worth a pop.


[1] I admire a man who can *really* do it himself.

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Vince.

ZX9R, CBR250
Ex-SKoGA#3, YTC#13
BONY#47, SBS#22, BOTAFOF#26, BOTAFOT#102, MRO#23.
MIRTTH#19

"Vince: more repulsive than Ginge"

 

do you bother with balancing?

 

curium said....

I've never seen any tyre fitter do it when standing on one leg

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<snip>

All the garages will do the easy bit of changing the tyre, its taking
the wheel off the bike the can't do.

Friday night I will be mostly rigging up some contraption, to hold the
GSX1100F's front off the ground [1], so I can take the wheel in on
Saturday.

[1] Its one heavy bike, even the heavy duty rear paddock stand I
bought bends under its weight.

 

Vince.....Yep, no problems.

AndyH try a scissor jack under the engine, I normally use a 4 ton trolley
jack.

If there`s not enough room to get a jack under (maybe the exhausts get in
the way) use a strong plank and slide it between the exhausts and under the
engine, a couple of bricks under one side of the plank and the jack under
the other, then lift the whole lot to give enough clearance to remove the
wheel.
Worked on my 220kg Marauder.

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Petel .
02 M2 Buell.
C90-ZZR.

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Tried a beer crate? If it's too big just rock the bike on it's side
stand while you slide the crate under the engine/frame downtubes.

Or don't you get beer crates in UK supermarkets? No, they're not so
common there, I forgot.