streetrod

Mounting rear sportbike tire by hand.

Have mounted numbers of dirt bike tires. Sport bike fronts are easy.

The rear is a pain and I am unable to complete the job.

Anyone in the Gresham area got a few minutes to show me the secret to levering the new tire on the rim?

M y wife tried to help holding one lever while I leapfrogged the others.......this was not successful. I pressed one bead down to the center and worked the tire on the opposite edge. No luck on the few remaining inches.

I stopped as I did not want to rip the bead.

PS Used copious quantites of dish soap and wd40.

Thanks

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justinsabre

if u are not able to find someone u could run to a bike shop and have them do it, i know motorcycle superstore is in clackamas and they could do it.

so u cant get the tire on the rim the last few inches or the whole thing?

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1shinysideup

never tried it but, I remeber this video:




tip:
don't do it when it's hot out

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Darin

Been using the zip ties for 2 years now. Get the big ones you can release.

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