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Time for new tyre levers!
Topic Started: Nov 11 2014, 10:15 PM (566 Views)
mspenz
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What would you recommend? I have a lovely new rubber ring Distanzia waiting in the shed and have decided to stop being so lazy (& save a tenner) and fit it myself, something I haven't done for years as I have always had big bikes with tubeless tyres and it was easier to get someone else to do the swearing!
3 x 18" levers off Fleabay?

I used to do it for all my bikes but somehow just got out of the routine.

And my next question is, do I use WD40 or KY jelly :chin:

Damn, should have posted this in chat, can I move it?
Edited by mspenz, Nov 11 2014, 10:18 PM.
06' 644. 150 main jet, 27.5 pilots, needle @ 2nd rich, air screws @ 3 turns out, K&N with airbox lid....on and unknown unrestricted end can. Now goes like sh1t !
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hursty46
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Moved for you buddy! Tyre levers the bigger the better also get some rim protectors and I find washing up liquid good enough a rubber hammer for breaking bead does help too I am always changing the trials bike tyres myself 😀
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Rob 110
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for DIY you will nip your rims, unless you use protectors. Garden hose slit down its length is good

levers, i use 2 of these. its all in the bend/crank at the ends that help ease the tyre on/off. I dont like the straight ones.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Michelin-type-Tyre-Lever-350mm-motocross-evo-enduro-/251379262117?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a875f22a5

and 2 of these as they have a narrower tip for getting under the bead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APICO-MICHELIN-TYPE-TYRE-LEVER-15-Motocross-Trials-Enduro-Motorcycles-Bikes-/331337836945?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item4d25462991

to break the bead use a garden spade or you can get a cheap tyre changer rig £40 (but they do bend on mousses)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mechanics-Workshop-Garage-Motorcycle-Tyre-Bead-Breaker-Motorbike-Tyre-Changer-/400800672615?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d5194eb67

i made my own tyre rig from an old 15" car wheel :)

watch some youtube vids or get a friend to show you
Edited by Rob 110, Nov 12 2014, 11:10 AM.
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jonny h
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get the levers Rob mentioned, not the cheap shit off ebay that will slip and cause you no end of swearing!!
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Tramp
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2 buzzetti levers for me ..10 inch ones and wd40 as fairy liquid contains salt...a mx valve puller for tubed tyres and a roll of gaffer tape to add over the rim tape saves them nipples piercing the tube..ohh ahh....

A big G clamp works as a bead breaker and a rubber mallet to help persuade the bugger ..
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mspenz
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Thank's guys, think that I'll order 3 of those 15" bars as I already have a basic 300mm bar that I can use as an assist.

Used to own an IT250 & a XT550 and thought nothing about changing tyres, unfortunately that was over 30 years ago...ouch :therethere:


Mike.
06' 644. 150 main jet, 27.5 pilots, needle @ 2nd rich, air screws @ 3 turns out, K&N with airbox lid....on and unknown unrestricted end can. Now goes like sh1t !
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richr
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Ive always used good old hand soap, not the wife's best Pears stuff though they get funny about things like that

Get it into a lather, ohh err :sweat: and away you go, doesn't attack the rubber either
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