Motorcycle tyre changer/bead breaker/wheel balancing.

Bike Bunker · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Karma :

Any body know any cheap easy to use manual tyre changer's ect ? looked at some on flea-bay but they are like £70 which makes me think they might be as good as using a stanley knife

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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Bead break with a car, drive over the tyre.
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Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

Why not just give a tyre chap a tenner to change tyre and balance? At least that will take away the uncertainty of doing it right as tyre chap will have a proper balancing machine. For me to change my own tyre is just too much hassle.

Obviously you will need to find a fitter that you trust.

Raffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Karma :

I break the beads by using a SDS drill that is set to hammer mode with a 40mm flat chisel attached.
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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

I wouldn't do a manual tyre change every day.

It's not difficult but it does take time which if you are doing it for a living doesn't make sense to waste on something low profit like tyres. Not to mention liability reasons if you fuck it up or damage a wheel with a lever.

Run the wheels down to a tyre place. Spending hours each day to save £10 a wheel is really daft.

To put it another way £1500 = 150 tyres at £10 each. If you are doing them everyday it'll pay for itself in a few months.

P.addy · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Think it was Pete I say with an awesome tyre changing tool. Could possibly make one for around £30....unsure though.

Took probably... a minute to get it off Laughing

Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

You would get tired doing it manually. Embarassed

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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I use a bloke on the Kingsbury road when I'm in Brum. He just charges a fiver to swap tyres over. Trouble is, he does cars mainly and not all bike wheels will fit on his changer.
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neatbik · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Karma :

If you are doing it daily it will be a complete pain in the arse.
As already said, there is bugger all profit in tyres but it is a good way to pull in other work.

If you look around you can pick up decent kit for reasonable prices.
I got my tyre changing machine for silly money just by asking around tyre fitting places.

Balancers - either shell out big money for an electronic jobby or use a manual one.

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CarlosCBR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Karma :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STWN-Motorcycle-portable-wheel-balancer-Machined-Axle-/310330304683?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item484120a8ab#ht_2378wt_1270

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mechanics-Workshop-Garage-Motorcycle-Tyre-Bead-Breaker-Motorbike-Tyre-Changer-/110831523119?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item19ce12d52f

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sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Incidentally i would always change tyres on magnesium wheels by hand only using the machines bead breaker. The bigger the tyre the easier it is to fit by hand. 150 section and larger tyres are easy, when you get to 180's you can pretty much fit them by hand with no tools needing them only for removal.

Hand changing tyres with a tube unless you've had lots of practice and have a ready supply of tyre dust is likely to end up with nipped tubes but is easy on a tyre machine.