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_Stretchie_ · 25-05-10, 11:18 AM

Have a look at one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MANUAL-TYRE-CH...item2c4e5a7b2b

Or the slightly easier version

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-Wheel-T...item35a385f218

But you need a compressor for the bead breaker and you can get an old one for less than £200 if you keep your eyes open and have a bit of luck, me and Squirrell were looking at one but we did'nt have a compressor at the time so didn't bid. It went for about £170 I think.. but could be wrong. Then you have to balance them

You can buy manual balancers, you can even buy attachements for a paddock stand to balance wheels.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-Motorcy...item5d2875c37b

Or read this

http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcyc...-tire-changer/

Not done it myself but looking in to it, getting new boots for the bike today, the difference between taking the wheels in or taking the bike in and them having to remove re-fit the wheels was £35. So money saved.. Nice one..

HOWEVER, it's still costing £202 for the pair and just wondering how much cheaper I might be able to get them for on the interweb if I could fit them myself.

But if I did go down this line I want a solution to do car tyres also, or more specifically something to cope with off road tyres so it's just a seed at the moment

25-05-10, 11:18 AM	#7
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: Changing Tryes Yourself? Have a look at one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MANUAL-TYRE-CH...item2c4e5a7b2b Or the slightly easier version http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-Wheel-T...item35a385f218 But you need a compressor for the bead breaker and you can get an old one for less than £200 if you keep your eyes open and have a bit of luck, me and Squirrell were looking at one but we did'nt have a compressor at the time so didn't bid. It went for about £170 I think.. but could be wrong. Then you have to balance them You can buy manual balancers, you can even buy attachements for a paddock stand to balance wheels. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-Motorcy...item5d2875c37b Or read this http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcyc...-tire-changer/ Not done it myself but looking in to it, getting new boots for the bike today, the difference between taking the wheels in or taking the bike in and them having to remove re-fit the wheels was £35. So money saved.. Nice one.. HOWEVER, it's still costing £202 for the pair and just wondering how much cheaper I might be able to get them for on the interweb if I could fit them myself. But if I did go down this line I want a solution to do car tyres also, or more specifically something to cope with off road tyres so it's just a seed at the moment __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left Last edited by _Stretchie_; 25-05-10 at 11:33 AM.