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Guys....I downloaded the 3 tire tire changing videos from transworldmx,joined them into one file, and uploaded them to this link.

http://rapidshare.com/files/104190486/0 ... l.mov.html

Hope you enjoy.
Cheers

R.D.

I could bore you guys with a video of me taking my rims to the shop so the mechanic can do them on his machine, but I won't.

Being able to change your own tires is kinda handy for some people. My local shop charged me 80 bucks to change two tires, and took 3 days to do it. Next alternative is to drive 60 miles to get it done. Servicing your own equipment(wife included), is appealing to a lot of Hoons also.

R.D.

These vids need to be sticks, wheres our admin when you need it

We have an admin? Say what?

Taking your wheels to a shop to get the tyres change is all well & good if there's a shop just round the corner who don't charge over-the-odds for what (to them) is a very quick and easy job.
HOWEVER.
What happens if you're out riding and get a puncture and NEED to fix it THERE AND THEN??
Tyre changing is a skill which every dirt bike rider should be able to do, given the knowledge, tools and a little time & patience.
I used to have road bikes and did very little maintenence on them myself - they always got serviced etc at the shop.
Since giving up the roadbikes and moving onto the dirt, however, I'm determined to do as much spannering as I can at home including tyre changing.
I've only needed to do it a couple of times so far and it can be a pain in the arse, but there's a great feeling of satisfaction once you get it done.
I got a puncture on the rear just last weekend and put a new heavy-duty replacement tube in last night.
It took me around an hour or so and some choice language, but I got it done!

yada yada yada...... tire changing SUCKS!!!!

I enjoy changing tires now. I have changed bike tires several times recently, and because of those vids and my new know how, it's a snap. I also have recently changed about 5 atv tires and learned alot. The bead breaker is the most important thing, and because I have one, I can do them all day and never break a sweat. Cracks me up how even the hardiest riders fear tire changes. Shoot I think I am going to go out and change a couple right now just for the hell of it.

Ive lost count how many Ive done now, as soon as my neighbours found out I had irons my back yard became a puncture repair center


I still havent pinched a tube

see, this is what I was telling you last fall! glad you saw the light now we just gotta get MFDB to see the light!

yaa it takes about 5 to 10 tire changes and then it is easy but the first few you curse up and down like a baby and puncture 5 new tubes but it is all in the wrong technic you are using. The tires go on like butter once you know the routine.

HAHAHA. It's nice when you have time lapse, makes the change go lickidy split. There are two things you never see in any of these vids or magazine tips however. First, they always show a standard duty tube. A heavy duty tube is much much more difficult to remove from the rim, and getting the valve stem in the hole is also much harder to do. The other thing you will absolutely never see mentioned is a cr500 exclusive issue, dual beadlocks. I know some here never use dual beadlocks, but when you are a dunner and you have a 12 paddle tire on a ported cr500, using 2 beadlocks is a must. Tire changing with 2 beadlocks is ten times harder than a tire change with one beadlock. Of course anytime now MFDB or Slow Old Fart will comment on how they know a dozen reasons why I'm wrong, but no matter, the truth is I know what I'm talking about.

Ported&Polished wrote:Tire changing with 2 beadlocks is ten times harder than a tire change with one beadlock. Of course anytime now MFDB or Slow Old Fart will comment on how they know a dozen reasons why I'm wrong, but no matter, the truth is I know what I'm talking about.

BAH! I will be the first to disagree. 2 Bead locks isn't that terrible to deal with - but easy for me to say... I work at a tire shop! I am an automotive tech and do not deal with the tires, except the motorcycle and atv ones as all my co-workers know it takes me about 5 minutes start to finish on just about any bike tire. I am also always the guy that does free tire changes for all my buddies whenever they get new rubber, or pushes them out of the way when I watch them struggle to do it themselves, usually cutting into ride time

Excellent video, almost follows my own technique to a T. The one thing I disagree with though is starting at the stem. I ALWAYS start at the wedge. 2 reasons why - if you END at the wedge, it's fairly easy to accidentally pinch the tube against the wedge with the very final bite. The other reason is that the wedge can get "wedged" where you can't get it to push upwards into the tire at all, and therefore can't get the last part of bead to go in between the wedge and the rim.

Everyone developes their own techniques for doing things. Far as changing tires goes, ease only comes with practice and patience... Or cash!

Just my 2 cents on the subject.