hondabri Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 are tyres easy to remove with just levers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberOne Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will#224 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Depends on the type of tyre, some have softer tyre walls which makes it easier. If you can push the bead off the rim into the centre you've done the hard bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scwirral Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Check out the thread I started in the workshop tutorials section. You can bodge a really effective bead breaker for little or no outlay. Others have posted their own tricks and tips there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 No. lmao So helpful, Father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviant Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 true though. It's not easy. But you can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx6rrob Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 You`re all gay, man the fuck up. They aren`t that hard, just takes technique,not all brute force although some is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 You are not a real man unless you can and have done them yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberOne Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 lmao So helpful, Father. Well, having just changed both tyres on the GS, I felt I Was qualified. However as stated once the bead is broken it's not too bad getting the tyres off with a good pair of levers, some sort of wheel/rim protecter is very advisable, the ones that are normally available didn't work at all well on my wheels, so I ended up improvising with some plastic signs I just happen to have.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Tyre warmers will make any tyre behave, for removing or re-fitting. Pop it on, cuppa, smoke and it'll be reet but work fast. Use levers though, not your mum's best spoons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 smokes 4 ever Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Piece of piss You need nothing longer than 8" levers - if its hard to get then your technique is wrong Plus, you need some rim protectors unless you aint bothered about the finish (plus the bead breaker) Stick it in front of the gas fire for an hour or so to get the tyre nice and warm, that way it'll be even easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberOne Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 plus the bead breaker This is the fly in the ointment, it's impossible to remove tyres without a bead breaker of some sort. Levers on their own are not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 This is the fly in the ointment, it's impossible to remove tyres without a bead breaker of some sort. Levers on their own are not enough. "Of some sort" is the key part of that statement though. Homemade one out of bits of plank, or use a spade, or the front wheel of your car/van. Not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'm assuming the bead on a van tyre is no tougher or easier than a bike? The guys that come out and do tyre swaps on our work vans have a 6" length of sturdy angle iron and a sledge hammer. Womp! It's off, takes literally seconds. The rest is just levers and soap. Oh, and a bit of swearing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 and a sledge hammer. Womp! Any fucker goes near my wheels with a sledge hammer and it'll be diverted to their knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deviant Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 This is the fly in the ointment, it's impossible to remove tyres without a bead breaker of some sort. Levers on their own are not enough. I changed the tyres on the DR800 with a bead breaker 'of some sort'. It just happened to be the sort that looks a lot like a tyre lever. I've also got one that looks a lot like a size 11 boot. Wouldn't try it on a sportsbike tyre, but perfectly possibly on 80 or 90 profile dualsport tyres (Anakees in this case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurninman Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 This is the fly in the ointment, it's impossible to remove tyres without a bead breaker of some sort. Levers on their own are not enough. Not impossible, but bloody hard. I've changed tubeless tyres with just tyre levers before - and it takes a while gradually working the bead but it can be done.G clamps are useful for breaking the bead, too, if you've nowt else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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