God, tubeless tyres can be a sweat sometimes
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From: Lozzo on 6 Jun 2010 16:00 rick wrote: > > "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in > message news:1jjoaf6.1hmq7qg54se0kN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > Even on a little GN250.... > > > > Front, no problem, but the back is quite a fat 16" thing and much > > sweat was expended this afternoon[1]. I really ought to get myself > > a tyre changer. > > I've got one of them ... > > Universal Tyres in Dunstable :-) Pah, I just get my own tyres done at cost at work -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Jun 2010 16:25 Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > One leeeetle problem. The paddock stand you need to use the balancer is > usually the one you need to keep the bike upright when swopping tyres. > Factor in a second rear paddock stand when buying. I've got two paddock stands, so no probs. And only two of my bikes don't have centre stands, anyway. Don't you think it's a neat gadget, though? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Lozzo on 6 Jun 2010 16:30 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > > > One leeeetle problem. The paddock stand you need to use the > > balancer is usually the one you need to keep the bike upright when > > swopping tyres. Factor in a second rear paddock stand when buying. > > I've got two paddock stands, so no probs. And only two of my bikes > don't have centre stands, anyway. > > Don't you think it's a neat gadget, though? I do, and being the proud owner of about 5 or 6 paddock stands I think I may be making a purchase very soon. None of my bikes have centre stands, and one doesn't have any stands at all nowadays. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: ? on 6 Jun 2010 16:43 On Jun 6, 8:20 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (Neil [the English Mental Patient] Murray) wrote: > [1] And one tyre lever bent. And you're the chap who claims to have ridden for 35 years and owned 300 motorcycles? Bwahahahahaha! A professional tire mechanic can lever the second bead into position *effortlessly* using a six-inch long tire lever he carries in his shirt pocket. That's because he knows *exactly* what to do with the *first* bead...
From: stephen.packer on 6 Jun 2010 16:44
Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > One leeeetle problem. The paddock stand you need to use the > > > balancer is usually the one you need to keep the bike upright when > > > swopping tyres. Factor in a second rear paddock stand when buying. > > > > I've got two paddock stands, so no probs. And only two of my bikes > > don't have centre stands, anyway. > > > > Don't you think it's a neat gadget, though? > > I do, and being the proud owner of about 5 or 6 paddock stands I think > I may be making a purchase very soon. None of my bikes have centre > stands, and one doesn't have any stands at all nowadays. It's an odd size so didn't fit in any of the paddock stands I have (three). I ended up making a wooden U-Frame for it. Woodworking isn't my key skill, but it was good enough for this purpose. |