| Author | Message | ||
     Cadzilla |
Well Saturday AM I went out to my bike and was about to go for a ride with my Wife. I am thinking all is good till I sit on the bike and kick up the side stand and the bike sinks on the rear... What the H3!! Turns out these "light weight skins" Dunflop 208's suffer puncture wounds quite easely. I found a 3/8th staple long in the center of my marginal tread, Well that led me to build this...   I knew there was a reason for keeping all that scrap iron.  | ||
| Aldaytona |
I'm usually the first one to jump in for "the I done it myself repairs", I found what a lot of others who frequent this board found, the HF tire changer works great, it's small, easy to ditch in the corner, and best of all, cheap. Yours certainly looks more robust though, cool. | ||
| Dago |
What's the HF tire changer? Never mind, I found it. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42927 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34542 Thoughts on this? http://www.webbikeworld.com/Reviewed-motorcycle-products/balancer/ (Message edited by dago on October 11, 2005) | ||
| Cadzilla |
Dago, thanks for the link two the tire balancer that's a quality unit! I agree with his words in the first paragraph... "I couldn't believe what I heard -- I kept repeating it: "35 dollars? Did you say 35 dollars? 35 dollars EACH??!!" I had just purchased a new set of tires over the Internet, and had brought them along with the wheels down to the local motorcycle shop to have them mounted and balanced." I am at that point now where a local motorcycle shop wants $30.00 bucks per tire to mount and thats if I buy from them. I just might build my own balancer. Thanks for the idea. | ||
| Cruisin |
A tire change and a state inspection costs me...a 12 pack of decent beer. It pays to know somebody at a local shop  | ||
| Holling |
I pay $12.00 a tire for mount and balance at the Cycle Gear shop. Sorry to hear someone is trying to rip people off like that. | ||
| Fullpower |
i use a six inch C-clamp to break beads, a couple little "enduro" tire irons to help the old rubber fall off the rims. 17 inch tires mount REAL easy. | ||
| Light_keeper |
Went thru the tire changeing thing a couple of weekends ago without a changer twas interesting to say the least but doable with much stress and strain. my question is the first one HF 42927 says that it is an attachment. attachment for what. if it is complete which one would be more versatale?  | ||
| Dago |
The attachment (42927/$40) installs on the portable tire changer (34542/$35). It sounds to me like it'll be less of a PITA than going to my guy across town and less frustrating than fighting the hordes at the Yamakawionda Shops. | ||
| Fullpower |
use some warm soapy water, or RuGlyde if you have some handy, takes ten minutes to swap 17 inch rubber, no fancy equipment is required. | ||
| Surveyor |
It costs m €15 ($10) per pair and I can have a beer while I wait......maybe thats why I cant see the point in DIY tyre changing....it has to be the worst job you can do .....except perhaps cleaning and lubing a chain which is not my problem... | ||
| Aldaytona |
The HF tire changer holds the wheel securely and at just about waist level, so it's really hard to mar the wheel finish. Used the old 5 gallon plastic bucket and blanket for years (PITA). For approx $75.00 I got the HF delivered to my house, about the cost of 2 tire changes (wheel off) and I can get it done when I want, and get it done right. Ever pay someone to scratch your wheels?  | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
"Ever pay someone to scratch your wheels?" Yes I did. They did a good thorough job too. | ||
| Buellin_ri |
I'm fortunate enough to work for a dealer that just dropped a few thousand on a state of the art tire machine, costs me nothing to use.  |
