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Froggy
| Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 10:41 pm: |
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Ok guys, I got access to this bad boy
![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/402970.jpg) Except mine is blue. I have used it a billion times to do tires on my car, so I know how to use it. The thing is, can I/Should I use it with my purdy blue XB rims? I would love to try it, but I am afraid of damaging the wheels because I don't even know if the machine can handle it. Is there some kind of motorcycle rim adapter I need, or would it work as is? Please stop me before I ruin something good. Hell I still got my Sunset Orange pair; I can use them as the guinea pigs ![: )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/happy.gif) |
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Reepicheep
| Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 09:26 am: |
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I have a hard enough time not scratching them using hand tools. Those rims chip easy. |
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Barker
| Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 09:41 pm: |
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On my ghetto manual tire changer, my no-scratch secret is,,,,,, Milk jugs. Cut em up. And place pieces b/t metal-to-metal contact. Not sure if that will work on that fancy tire robot machine. |
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Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 09:47 pm: |
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I will give it a shot then. Personally i was just gonna stuff some rags between the arms and the rim, but the jugs might work better. ![: )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/happy.gif) |
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Hughlysses
| Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 10:00 pm: |
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Anti-freeze jugs work well too (thicker plastic). |
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Thetable
| Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 10:46 pm: |
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Really any HDPE. I usually end up using strips from old oil bottles because that is what I have handy, but shampoo bottles are the best I have found. |
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Reepicheep
| Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008 - 12:31 pm: |
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Milk jugs or 2 litre bottles work great for me, but I still scratch stuff. Don't tell anyone, but there may currently be a 4" square of milk jug inside the rear Scorpion Sync on my 9sx. I'm temporarily storing it there until the next tire change.
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Bigdaddy
| Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008 - 02:06 pm: |
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6" fatty strips from the industrial sized liquid laundry detergent will last forever -- I never thought of storing them inside my tires. Brilliant! ![: )](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/happy.gif) |
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