Well as I posted the other day I was wanting to change my own tires. With advice from Doc. VTwin I ordered a No Mar tire balance apparatus, Tire Irons, and wheel weights. I wrapped the tire irons in duct tape to prevent scratching my reapor wheels ( thanks to the advice received on this forum). The job went much easier than I expected. I would advise anyone that does there own wrenching to give this some thought. It really was easy. ( Total time with wheel off was less then 1 hour ). I had purchased a new Dunlop from JakeWilson.com. Total spent for the tire and tools about 250 bucks. ( From now on all I need is a new tire. ) Thats about what the dealer charges for 1 tire & change. The best part is from now on I can by my tires from where ever I want. Do the job right, and not have to visit the dealer. Thanks to all that offered advice and encouragement.

 

Did you change your front, rear, or both tires?

 

Im about to give this a shot to but with dynabeads.

 

I did it and used dynabeads.....easier to dump 'em in when new tire is half mounted. Takes a while to get 'em in thru valve stem. I used 2 oz for rear tire and 1 and 1/2 oz for front. Using the best measurement of them I could come up with. Tires run great!
I also used Armorall for tire mounting lube. Nary a problem. You don't want any water down in the tire with the beads.
Good Luck......Pete

 

What the hell is a "dynabead"? I change my own, and use dish washing detergent as a lubricant. All things go in easier with a little bit of SLICKEM!

 

Brian, What model No mar did you use? Where did you pick it up? I am going this route as well.

 

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

 

Congrats. When can I bring my bike by for a tire change? LOL. It's nice to do things yourself and get a bit of satisfaction and save a lot of cash.

 

You Da Man

 

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