http://media.putfile.com/tyre-change

Watch that.

Wow that was sweet

Never though of using the car to break the bead

Hmmm.

-ash

He just used wd40 to get the new tire on.  I thought that you had to use the bead compound (rubber cement) to make sure that the bead was good?  I could be wrong with motos though, anyone know.

I'd rather let the pros do it so they can balance it... tires are one of the few things I wouldn't want to mess with myself.

Quote from: Queso on July 21, 2006, 02:10:01 PM
I'd rather let the pros do it so they can balance it... tires are one of the few things I wouldn't want to mess with myself.

My father bought a balancer to do our tires with. Cost was $100, but it paid for itself in 4 tire changes (been through THAT already!).

Been changing tires on cars for some time now. Never used any bead sealant.

my "Balance Weight" fell of yesterday before I even got the tire on the bike.....

I've done that before.

Quote from: natedawg120 on July 21, 2006, 06:07:23 AM
He just used wd40 to get the new tire on.  I thought that you had to use the bead compound (rubber cement) to make sure that the bead was good?  I could be wrong with motos though, anyone know.

You don't want to use rubber cement.  That's a glue, you want to be able to remove the tire later; and it will leave a residue.

All the tire shops i worked at we used soapy water to mount tires

Soapy water. 

Oil will cause the rubber in the bead area to swell.  In addition, it can cause the tire to slip on the rim by lubricating the rim/bead interface.

The only purpose of lubricating the bead in the first place is to help it seat. 

I bought the harbor freight tire machine for about 65 bucks (with the 20% off coupon). Works awesome, I just used the axles that came with the changer and some jack stands to balance it.