martym52
Supercharged
Good Evening Guys and Gals. As promised, Here we go.
1. I don't have a proper jack but I do have jack stands and foot boards installed on the rocket. So I used the kickstand as leverage and hoisted the bike onto the jack stands one side at a time. Probably the least safe method known to man but... yeah.
2. I decided to take the advice of other forum members and just cut the tire off and save myself some headache. Sorry no pics of breaking the bead but what I used was a 6 inch long 2x4 block and a ratchet strap. I placed the block on the bead and wrapped the ratchet strap around the block and rim. Then ratchet away until you hear a pop. Rinse and repeat.
3. The wheel was pretty dirty under the tire so I cleaned it up to make sure the tire will sit evenly in the bead.
4. I decided to use zip ties to cinch the tire down (since it is so wide and the drop in the center of the rim is not very deep). The only way to get this tire on is to get the opposite side of the tire in the center of the rim which is the lowest section of the rim. The use a lot of sweat equity.
That's how I do it, works just fine!
