changing tire??

[atomsplitter]

Lol, I've got that exact same sandblast cabinet, never even had sand in it, I got ran over the month I bought it.

I never said it was easy to change the rear tire just that it could be done with less than the 3 grown men and a small boy that the dealer said it would take. The fronts I can just about do in my sleep, the only thing I do different is remove the rotors on the front wheel, dang sure don't want to bend one or damage one of the floating rivets. <== Overly cautious.

CAD

I put glass beads in that cabinet. Works pretty well.

I'm going to give it a go next tire change to see exactly what will work. I have a heavy demount bar but it isn't nylon tipped so I'll have to use the rim protectors to work the tire off and on. If I survive the experience I'll let you know.

 

[Dawg68]

Use top quality synthetic moly, the Mobil hp222 from the book is no longer made, but there are lots of options. We only grease every tire change, unless you go darkside!

1 Nm = 0.73756 ft lbs

Im just looking for a little clairification. I've read in many posts in many threads about greasing the splines with every tire change. When you say splines are you referring to the "Driven Flange" ?

I purchased some moly 60 as recomended in many posts as well.
Thank you

 

[Ygransom]

Im just looking for a little clairification. I've read in many posts in many threads about greasing the splines with every tire change. When you say splines are you referring to the "Driven Flange" ?

I purchased some moly 60 as recomended in many posts as well.
Thank you

No - reference is to splines on drive shaft. You need to pull swing arm to get to both ends.

 

[zenbiker]

I agree about the tools, but I did it with the Harbor Freight tire machine the times that I did it, so it is possible.



I talked to the service manager at Triumph of Chattanooga right after I got the Rocket about the rear tire and balancing, he told me that the tire machine they had would not accept the rocket rear wheel due to it's width so they didn't balance them when they changed them.

I've never balanced a bike tire and have never had a problem front or rear, no cupping nor uneven wear. I do balance the bare wheel though and it is usually out of balance when they are first checked. Of course I don't ride at speeds much above the posted limits so I really haven't tested the effects at much over 85-90 MPH. But below that, if you align the dot on the tire with the valve stem most times the tires are fine. I have had to break the bead and move the tire a little a couple of times but it is rare. This is just me though I can't say that I recommend it to anyone else.

Oh and I did use the Dyna beads on the Toyo, didn't really notice a difference.

CAD

Cad... If the wheel itself is out of balance...How can the wheel/tire combination not need balancing?