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New Bohemia, VA | Today, I got my new tire. Didn't seem convenient to take it to the dealer. Didn't seem convenient to take it to the dealer. So I decided to attack it myself and won.
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Cruiser
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Santa Maria CA | job well done. I do all my own tire work on my vision and the wife goldwing |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks, docvtx. I was going to drop it off at the dealer but that meant having to wait until Friday to get it on the bike. The bead still hasn't "donked" and I was too shot to put it on the bike and ride it until it seated. Hopefully, it will seat, I've go 60psi in it now sitting in the shed. I'll drive my wrangler one more day, then tonight it will be on regardless. These things are becoming a personal physical challenge to me, so this is more therapy than being hard. All I had was my hammer, two tire spoons, and three blocks of wood. |
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Central Maryland | Whereas I will do all of my own maintenance normally; I absolutely hate fighting tires off and on the wheel. I have no problem in removing the wheel from the bike; but will run wheel and tire in to an independent motorcycle shop; $30.00 the new tire is mounted and balanced. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I personally don't believe I tackled it but it is easier than most think. I didn't do my own tire until about 3 or changes ago. I believe there was a dealer change somewhere in between. Given the time frame of down-time, I'll gain a day this way. I got the tire Wednesday afternoon and would have had the tire back on the bike if the bead would have seated. I thought about putting the tire back on the bike and let it seat when I rode it, but it was late and I wanted to do some other things that I'd rather do in the daylight. I've thought of getting a tire changer from harbor frieght but the way I do it seems to suffice. I know it takes just a little longer and a little more effort, but it is therapy, and I like a little old school, even if it is harder. I was thinking last night, given what I know, all I would need on the road is a jack, spoons and hammer and a few blocks of wood and I could change the tire anywhere. |
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Central Wisconsin | If your tire bead hasn't popped by now. You might want to let the air out, spray some pledge or drip a soap solution around the rim. Pump the tire back up and leave it sit in the hot sun. |
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Iron Butt
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| Chris, here is an old time method to seat the bead: push the tire down so that there is a gap between the rim and the tire bead, enough so that you can get the spray tube of a can of ether in there, give it about a 5 second spray as you go around the rim, then step back and throw a lit match at the gap. The ether vapor will ignite and expand extremely rapidly with a bang and the resulting pressure inside of the tire will seat the bead firmly on the rim. Just make sure to release the excess gases by removing the valve core and letting it vent for a couple of minutes before reinstalling the valve core and pressurizing it up to your desired air pressure. |
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New Bohemia, VA | TM, knowing me I'd blow up the world doing that. I saw a video recently and I'm like, hmmm!! |
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New Bohemia, VA | Thomas, that's what happen last time, it was night so I figured it wasn't going to pop out. I put it in the shed so it should get hotter in there being that it is tin, so it should be ready when I get home, otherwise, TM has a good idea and I have ether on the shelf.
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | Chris, if you go the 'ether route', please be careful. I really do still want to meet up with you and have an adult beverage and talk about Visions. |
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Visionary
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| Trick one put new tire in sun for a good two hours. Hot rubber softer more playable works great. Lots of dish soap around bead. Might take 80 psi to get the bead to pop no big deal |
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New Bohemia, VA | I went the good route, got it to 60psi and it popped. Then after I did that, I read the warning label "DO NOT INFLATE OVER 40 PSI TO SEAT THE BEAD"!!! All is well and I was riding Friday. Loving the new E3, it rolls on a dime. |
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Cruiser
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Mechanicsville, VA United States | Go to YOUTUBE and watch "Cable ties to change a tire" you won't need a hammer anymore.....I just did it on a friends 02TC and it was the easiest tire change ever for me.
Of course you need to get some long cable ties, I ordered mine on the web and got the 36" 175lb cable ties 50 in a package....it was awesome. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I'll try the zip-ties to mount next time. Removing is easier for me than he demonstrated... |
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