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Title: Changing Tires,Balancing Wheels and Other Usefull Tools and Techniques
Post by: ben2go on February 21, 2008, 03:02:15 PM


Lately a lot of people have been curious about changing tires and balancing the assembly.
I found this website that explains the process in detail and how to do it at home cheaply.

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing.html




Along the way I found this site that provides info on some very useful,and sometimes homemade,tools.

http://www.foxharp.boston.ma.us/wiki/index.php?page=ToolsAndContrivances#rearstand





I am sorry if these sites are repost.I have never seen them posted any where.


Enjoy!



:cheers:




Title: Re: Changing Tires,Balancing Wheels and Other Usefull Tools and Techniques
Post by: ohgood on February 21, 2008, 05:25:36 PM
excellent links man. nice of ya to share them  :thumb:
Title: Re: Changing Tires,Balancing Wheels and Other Usefull Tools and Techniques
Post by: ben2go on February 21, 2008, 09:38:49 PM



I try to be helpful,luckily this time I may have helped.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Changing Tires,Balancing Wheels and Other Usefull Tools and Techniques
Post by: galahs on February 22, 2008, 12:47:20 AM
I found and posted that first link a few weeks ago when I was looking for info on changing my own tyre (which I managed to do, but boy it was harder than I thought it would be)

But its a good link and well worth posting again.  :thumb:


Read this thread for more info, tips, advice and a few good links to YouTube videos showing the process.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=39530.0
Title: Re: Changing Tires,Balancing Wheels and Other Usefull Tools and Techniques
Post by: ben2go on February 22, 2008, 02:55:07 PM
Sorry,I must have missed your thread.  :cry:

The front tire is narrower and stiffer,so it's harder to change.When I was doing mc tires, we had a high end machine powered by compressed air.Our balancer was an electronic one kinda like automotive ones.  :icon_rolleyes:

While we're discussing tire changes.Anyone know where to get tire weights that clamp on the center ridge of the wheel.  :dunno_white: