The easy way to make a tyre changer station...?

**tri boy** · 19th October 2010, 18:31

I like the height of the 60l drums, as your body is upright, and the drum is low enough to use a knee to hold a lever in lock position.
Double rim lock wide rear rims was the apprentices job when doing my time.
No fancy tyre machines, (not that they can do double locks any better).
Knocking the last few inches home with the rubber mallot is one sweet moment.
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**dino3310** · 19th October 2010, 19:55

Originally Posted by tri boy

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**bart** · 19th October 2010, 20:33

Here's my triangle thing. I jump up and down on the tyre a bit to break the bead, so find ground level is fine. I've thought about raising it, or putting it on a rotating thing, but never got around to it. I love these high tech solutions.

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**junkmanjoe** · 19th October 2010, 20:59

motor bike shop works just fine for me....................

**Motu** · 19th October 2010, 21:02

Originally Posted by tri boy

and the drum is low enough to use a knee to hold a lever in lock position.

Some of us haven't got the length of leg....or flexibility of hips these days to get up on a 60 litre drum.I like to work on the ground...and use that knee to lock the lever,and keep the bead down in the rim.

Replacing tube and rim lock on the front wheel of the TLR200 at the moment....a rim lock in a 21 is nearly as bad as two in the rear...and of course it has two in the rear as well.

**Rosie** · 20th October 2010, 07:14

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

motor bike shop works just fine for me....................

Ours is charging $40 a tyre now

And another $2 to throw the old tyre in the skip

So now Clint has to put up with me learning to change tyres

**dino3310** · 20th October 2010, 08:30

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

motor bike shop works just fine for me....................

oh thats right you own a KTM now

**Taz** · 20th October 2010, 09:22

My nearest shop is a 40km round trip. I'm too tight to pay someone to do what I can myself. I can do both front and rear tyres on the 525 in a half hour from wheels off to wheels on. But sometimes there's a beer in between so could take longer.....

**NordieBoy** · 20th October 2010, 13:19

Originally Posted by Taz

My nearest shop is a 40km round trip. I'm too tight to pay someone to do what I can myself. I can do both front and rear tyres on the 525 in a half hour from wheels off to wheels on. But sometimes there's a beer in between so could take longer.....

I've taken longer than that just to break the bead on the DR rear.
Leg of center stand on edge of bead, standing on footpeg, pushing up on rafters and heaps of wd-40...

**Monstaman** · 20th October 2010, 15:03

Is there an better sets of levers available or are they all pretty much the same, best place to buy them?.

We are in the same boat of no shop to do it and me being too tight to stump for the ripping when they are open.

**Taz** · 20th October 2010, 15:14

The DRC levers with the ring spanner on one end to fit you axle nut work real well and the motionpro type that (have a curve on one end) are good also. Or the metzeler tyre levers. The cheapo emgo type ones (straight 400 or 240mm) just make the job hard.

I have these
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0007/

And these for out on the trail
http://www.snowcity.com/eshopprod_ca...EVER_WITH_.htm

Metzeler Levers
http://www.metzeler.com.au/main/inde...&dts=462009767

In the garage I use a scissor jack to break the bead of those roady type tyres that require more than just my weight.

**NordieBoy** · 20th October 2010, 16:22

Originally Posted by Monstaman

Is there an better sets of levers available or are they all pretty much the same, best place to buy them?.

We are in the same boat of no shop to do it and me being too tight to stump for the ripping when they are open.

Torpedo7 tyre changing kit...
1 x Off Road Bead Buddy
2 x Rim Protectors
2 x 260mm tyre levers and a storage pouch
1 x 15" ’Michelin curved’ tyre lever
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T...e-changing-set

I paid about $30 each for a pair like these...
15" ’Michelin curved’ tyre lever
http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T...ever---15-inch

**Waihou Thumper** · 20th October 2010, 17:18

Originally Posted by Taz

The DRC levers with the ring spanner on one end to fit you axle nut work real well and the motionpro type that (have a curve on one end) are good also. Or the metzeler tyre levers. The cheapo emgo type ones (straight 400 or 240mm) just make the job hard.

I have these
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0007/

And these for out on the trail
http://www.snowcity.com/eshopprod_ca...EVER_WITH_.htm

Metzeler Levers
http://www.metzeler.com.au/main/inde...&dts=462009767

In the garage I use a scissor jack to break the bead of those roady type tyres that require more than just my weight.

By the time you landed them here in NZ?....I see the similar products here for the equivelent NZD, so were they cheap to ship Andy?