Originally Posted by muffles (Post 1524450)

Is that similar to any of the ones on here?

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1524458)

Don't be so lazy ... take the discs off :rolleyes: ...

After doing the bead, when you are using the tyre leavers to try and get the tyres off, you are going to need to stick the wheel on the floor and put pressure on it ... again ... you don't want the discs on it for that either ;) .. you can do it with discs on, but the whole thing is less risky with them off ;) ... with a t-bar allen key, it takes a matter of seconds to get the discs off.

Oh and I think the leverage on that ?21 one should be fine - unless you are a b1tch!! ;)

Originally Posted by northwind (Post 1524474)

It's quite similiar to the first one, but simpler. It's just that I weigh 10 stone and I have no muscles :smt045

Originally Posted by dirtydog (Post 1524539)

I use a spade

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1524564)

so did I for years 8)

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S (Post 1524564)

so did I for years 8)

Originally Posted by muffles (Post 1524604)

The thing with this is that I want to make it as easy as possible for the sake of a few quid - as well as a spade might work, it can't be as idiot-proof as something like one of these machines that has a fixed range of movement. I could see plenty of spade-related-slippage-accidents for a first-timer! ;)

Originally Posted by dirtydog (Post 1524614)

I di my 1st tyre with a spade, some hose pipe and a couple of cheap tyre levers just a couple of weeks ago and didn't injure myself at all. I just did it next to a wall for support

Originally Posted by muffles (Post 1524616)

I got cheap tyre levers ;) I am just going to also get cheap all the rest of it too :p

Originally Posted by dirtydog (Post 1524626)

Fair play to you mate, i'll probably get one myself when i've got a bit more room in my garage

oh and the brake cleaner/flammable spray works a treat for popping the tyre onto the bead properly