| Author | Message | ||
     Ron_luning |
I'm used to bikes with the cush drive in the rear wheel. On them, you can just pull the sprocket assembly off with your hands to facilitate easy tire changes at the shop. Has anyone had their rear tire changed at a shop where you brought your own wheels in to them? Did you remove the rear pulley or leave it on? I'd like to avoid removing the pulley unless it could lead to a careless person scratching the wheel. | ||
| D_adams |
Pulley removal is NOT required. Loosen the pinch bolt, remove the belt cover (top one, T30 screws) remove the brake caliper (2 bolts, 6 mm allen) remove axle bolt. Thats all that needs done to take off the rear tire. The belt cover is optional I think, but it makes it a LOT easier to take off and put the wheel back on. The axle is tapered, so as it's loosened, the belt will develop slack. | ||
| Bearly |
I never removed a rear pulley for a shop to change any Buell tires. They seem to deal with it ok. But still used to scratch my wheels. I've been changing my own now for a almost two years on the No Mar tire changer and the pulley is not a problem there either. | ||
| Xbswede |
I leave the pulley on. Never had an issue with local Honda/Kawasaki shop changing tires. | ||
| Bearly |
Now my local Harley shop never scratched my wheels. But I didn't l paying 93 dollars to change my tires. Plus having to buy the tire they change from them. The jap store across the street scratched my Uly wheel every time and could not balance a tire at all. But they were cheap.... Like 30 bucks. You do get what u pay for. | ||
| Chadhargis |
I do my own tires too. Also use a NoMar changer. Expensive, but a good piece of equipment that WON'T scratch your wheels. Customer service is excellent too. They stand behind their products. | ||
| Avc8130 |
Do NOT remove the pulley. The service manual says that is 1-time use hardware. I do my own tires (and tires for others) on a modified Harbor Freight setup using some of NoMar's products. ac | ||
| Ron_luning |
I've been looking at the nomar tire changer, and it seems to be very good quality but obviously it's very expensive. The items on harborfreight don't look like they have the plastic contact points on the nomar changer, making me think that I'd end up scratching my wheels with that equipment. What mixture of products do you use, and is there a liklihood of scratching your wheels if you make any mistakes? Another concern I have is the footprint of a tire changer in my garage. I'm kind of limited with space, so how much area does one of these take up? | ||
| Avc8130 |
I sunk concrete anchors in my floor and I bolt the changer down when I need it. Otherwise it stores in the shed. I got delrin spools to clamp the rim. I plastic coated the whole bead breaker assembly. I use the NoMar bar. No scratched wheels and I have done probably 5 dozen wheels. ac | ||
| Chadhargis |
NoMar sells a kit to retrofit a Coats manual changer (220 I think) which you can typically find pretty cheap. I have my NoMar mounted to the floor in the corner of my shop. I can easily remove it if I'd like, and they even sell a receiver hitch mount for taking it to track days or races. You can see my changer in the corner of my shop. Doesn't take up much room. I plumbed air over to it as well for setting beads and airing up tires.  | ||
| Avc8130 |
<-- is officially jealous of Chad. | ||
| D_adams |
That looks more like a living room than a garage..... | ||
| Chadhargis |
It's a man cave.  | ||
| Crackhead |
Check out Web bike worlds review of the Cycle Hill Motorcycle Tire Changer. It is made by NoMar, but it more compact and fold able for home use. I almost bought one but a friend of my brother has a tire changer in his basement. http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/cycle-hill-motorcyc le-tire-changer/ | ||
| Steeltech |
Chad...that is one OCD garage...mine looks like hell. That looks like a nice tire changer though chad. Eventually I might get that one or one very similar. | ||
| Chadhargis |
It was clean when I took the picture. Might have been taken right after moving everything in. It's not that pretty now. Too many damn bikes in the way to clean it. Gotta sell a couple. |
