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Jon177

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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2008, 10:22:11 AM »
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2008, 10:30:39 AM »
Hey,

Kit looks good - where did you get the bead breaker and the tyre soap?

As for balancing.. if you make sure the light spot (usually marked by a yellow or red dot) is next to the valve then you can usually get away without any weights, or it could be that I just ran out.. put the wheel on the balancer, and as long as it didn't sink like a stone, assumed it was OK. Never felt a vibration on the old GSX-R 600.

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r1ninja

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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2008, 10:38:32 AM »
A bit of scaffold bar over the bead breaker handle would give you a bit more leverage.
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2008, 12:09:24 PM »
looks very good,have you got the links for where you got it all from? :icon_thumright:
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2008, 12:49:39 PM »
Quote from: scooby on February 14, 2008, 12:09:24 PM
looks very good,have you got the links for where you got it all from? :icon_thumright:

Bead breaker - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/onlineoffroad

Tyre paste - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/daityre

Lead weights - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/thetyreman00

Tyre levers and rim protectors - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bikes-4-all

Tyre brush - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/littlebargain

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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2008, 01:47:02 PM »
get the guns out son  :tongue3:
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2008, 01:48:16 PM »
i can get all those items will do them a bit cheaper if anyone else needs em.  next day delivery on those.
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2008, 01:57:32 PM »
Quote from: 24-7racebikebitz on February 14, 2008, 01:48:16 PM
i can get all those items will do them a bit cheaper if anyone else needs em.  next day delivery on those.

can you please pm me with the prices please buddy?
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2008, 06:15:28 PM »
Quote from: Chrisblack10r on February 14, 2008, 01:57:32 PM
Quote from: 24-7racebikebitz on February 14, 2008, 01:48:16 PM
i can get all those items will do them a bit cheaper if anyone else needs em.  next day delivery on those.

can you please pm me with the prices please buddy?

just post em up please  :icon_thumright:
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2008, 11:24:52 PM »
What Harv said about the coloured spot near to the valve - makes a hell of a difference  :icon_thumright:

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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #25 on: February 16, 2008, 12:08:14 AM »
Quote from: Andy J on February 14, 2008, 06:15:28 PM
Quote from: Chrisblack10r on February 14, 2008, 01:57:32 PM
Quote from: 24-7racebikebitz on February 14, 2008, 01:48:16 PM
i can get all those items will do them a bit cheaper if anyone else needs em.  next day delivery on those.

can you please pm me with the prices please buddy?

just post em up please  :icon_thumright:

I to could be interested in this as well.
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2008, 06:59:54 AM »
Jon177   what the tyres you got there in the pic??  Road or Track?
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2008, 10:24:24 AM »
No wonder the bead breaker is hard work, it's designed for mx tyres .  You can break the bead on those with your boot :D.  I  knew a kiwi bloke (he was a big fella)  who could change a mx tyre with just his hands, no levers required!
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2008, 10:43:56 AM »
ok i`v had a lot of messages for prices
so i will put a full list together and post it over the weekend as soon as i get time
no offence jon but some of those items you bought are a waste of money as its been pointed out there for mx
not saying it wont work because it will but in my mind its worth spending a bit more to make life easy.
those small levers are ok with race tyres but wait till you get a bridgestone or michelin road tyre!
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Re: Changing my own tyres
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2008, 10:49:51 AM »
Quote from: r1ninja on February 16, 2008, 10:24:24 AM
No wonder the bead breaker is hard work, it's designed for mx tyres .  You can break the bead on those with your boot :D.  I  knew a kiwi bloke (he was a big fella)  who could change a mx tyre with just his hands, no levers required!

No it said road tyres too, upto a width of 190. You're right though its really made for MX tyres, as if you put a 190 in it the handle is perpendicular to the base [rofl]
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