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As promised! 

 

jesus how bald am I getting in my old age :lol: 

 

I had to change the rear TPMS so I saw a perfect opportunity to record this 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see with the right gear its quick and easy and no damage to the rims either 

 

The big bar I use to demount and mount the tyre has nylon ends 

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3 hours ago, Stu said:

As promised! 

 

jesus how bald am I getting in my old age :lol: 

 

I had to change the rear TPMS so I saw a perfect opportunity to record this 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see with the right gear its quick and easy and no damage to the rims either 

 

The big bar I use to demount and mount the tyre has nylon ends 

That's it, I've ordered a tyre changer 😁

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On 13/05/2024 at 22:24, curlylegend said:

I do the same.  Not really for the cost, it's just that I like doing a job myself. 

I don't have a compressor but most of the time my portable electric pump will get them seated and inflated. If I get a stubborn one I just take it down to our local filling station and use their compressor.

Bead braking was sometimes a bit of a bind until I got these, dead easy now !

A basic wheel balancing jig isn't expensive and well worth getting.  A wheel will need to be well out of balance before you'll feel it, especially a rear.  But properly balanced wheels are very important.

So work on your technique and the brute force will decrease...

 

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I'm blaming you for the fact I've now got the kit to fit tyres at home. I always thought I'd need a proper air compressor to get the bead seated and I couldn't be bothered to get one.  But, on your mention of using a piddly one, one that is usually slower (and noisier) than using a bike floor pump, I give you, my bead seater:

 

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It was obviously a slight workout to get it to ping, but by Jove it did ping. And quite satisfying too. 56PSI in the end. The start was a bit iffy, had to remove the valve core (I didn't think it would be a bottleneck vs just a hand pump, but it had an effect), and play with the bead a bit to get it started, but it got going after a fiddle. 

 

Credit to the others too for showing the way. I've ended up getting a Polish contraption which is small enough for me to squirrel away. I already had a balancer stand since I used to spoon the DR650's on and off be 'and because I weren't bothered about the pre-scuffed but tough as nails anyway rims. But I couldn't do that to my latest and greatest. 

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