How I do Tires

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buelllp
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Re: How I do Tires

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Ditto on the Armorall. I have been mounting and balancing my own tires for 2 years now on my Buell. The Wing tires were a little easier as they are not as wide. I did notice something that might be of help in bead seating. My Shinkos came with cardboard spacers in the tires to keep the beads spread apart in storage and transit. They seated right away. Most tires come without spacers and can be quite flattened in the sidewall area. If you receive tires this way, cut some spacers, insert in tire and place in the sun for a few hours. Then when you mount the they are wide enough to seat.
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Re: How I do Tires

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Haven't fitted tyres for a long time, but when I did, I broke the beads by just pressing my heel, wearing stout boots, against the sidewall. Removed the tyre with levers. Fitting was made easier by smearing washing up liquid around the bead to lubricate the tyre, but only do that for tubeless tyres in case they creep. If the bead didn't seat straight away, then bouncing the tyre whilst using an airline was usually enough to make the tyre swell enough to seat properly. nowadays, my tyre supplier who carrys all the gear in his van, does it for free, including taking the wheels off, although that was for my CB1300. My wing is still in bits awaiting spares and powder coating!
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Re: How I do Tires

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Ran across this video on mounting tires. Not the best but you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6WPzRRJLpA
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Re: How I do Tires

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Zip ties and lube, what a friggin great idea.
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