Just changed my own tyres! What an arse!

[sinfull]

Can see now why i hadn't done it before ! But thinking, there will come a time i will get caught out at the track, so i'd better start practising so i don't look stupid,. spending an hour os so changing tyres while everyones having fun !

Well i done it now and ya can shove that for any kind of fun ! Still got to go to the bloody shop as i dont have a balancer Grrrr !

[NZsarge]

Can see now why i hadn't done it before !

Practice makes perfect dude.

[sinfull]

Practice makes perfect dude.

Yeah had a chuckle at myself a couple of times when the bead fell in second attempt after walking away from it ! Another set of hands and levers would be nice though, but as ya say once ya get the knack !
Still bloody sweatin lol rrrr

[Maha]

Is taking a set 'ready to go' to the track out of the question?
Cut down on 'loss of track time' for one...
All good to do thing ya'self but, forward think grasshopper....

[Matt Bleck]

lol, yip I know what ya mean, I've got it down to about 20 minutes a tyre, but I've seen the likes of Jamie Rajek do both in about 15!!!!

[Matt Bleck]

oh and I use 2 axle stands and a jack handle to balance mine

[sinfull]

Is taking a set 'ready to go' to the track out of the question?
Cut down on 'loss of track time' for one...
All good to do thing ya'self but, forward think grasshopper....

Nomally do carry a set of wets in the van on the spare rims Maha (not that i'd ride in the wet unless it was race day)
But have bears racing on saturday at manfield, which i want to run some new racetecs at and a track day at taupo sunday which i dont want to chew the racetecs out on lol, so off come the wets and on go some 2nd hand trackday tyres ! (Taking a punt that it will be fine on saturday)
Could have gone down to the shop and had it all done but it was the old saying "i'm gonna have to do it one day, may as well practise at home where there's a beer handy" !
Prolly saved enough for another box of piss too which i think is pretty bloody forward of me hehe !

[sinfull]

lol, yip I know what ya mean, I've got it down to about 20 minutes a tyre, but I've seen the likes of Jamie Rajek do both in about 15!!!!

Yeah and like they give ya what, 30 minutes to change if it's decleard wet ! Hello

[Matt Bleck]

best ya keep up the practise.... see ya on the 28th

[Quasievil]

hey bro check out this, this is how I learned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pfp2Z9k0n0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AerHAYs435s

[Owl]

Fun the first time isn't it Bill!

I had to walk away and consult the video again to see where I was going wrong.

[driftn]

lol, but I've seen the likes of Jamie Rajek do both in about 15!!!!

Thats still to long.

Not blowing my own trumpet here and maybe I have been doing tyres to long but im pretty sure I could do them quicker than that. Its practice makes perfect and make sure you have long tyres levers not those shit little short ones. Plenty of lube aswell.

[sunhuntin]

Plenty of lube aswell.

that advice would be good for the guy in the donkey video

[Matt Bleck]

Thats still to long.

Not blowing my own trumpet here and maybe I have been doing tyres to long but im pretty sure I could do them quicker than that. Its practice makes perfect and make sure you have long tyres levers not those shit little short ones. Plenty of lube aswell.

lol, Oh I'm getting a fair bit of practise now the boys have found out i can change tyres.......

[slowpoke]

Hahaha, I hear ya fella! Yep, fuck that for a game of soldiers, I did 'em myself a while back and swore I'd never do it manually again: $20 at the local servo/tyre shop is money well spent.

I hate to think of the shit that would come outta my gob and the tools that would be flyin' around the pits if I had to do it under pressure trackside, no place for children that's for sure!