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Tire bead breaking technique
Thought I would pass on a somewhat primitive yet effective way to break the bead on a stubborn tire....Get a soft towel or whatever to place under your rim CAREFULLY put it just behind (or in front)of your car tire, back slowly and CAREFULLY up on to JUST THE TIRE ,...as you drive onto the bike tire ...the rim will lift slightly from the ground..on the side that is not captured,put your cage in park...step on the bike tire and voila the bead is broken sometimes it takes more than one attempt..I have used this technique a hundred times and have never caused any damage and it ALWAYS works.....
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78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini. -
I like that idea!Skids (Sid Hansen)
Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation. -
Lol.......you'd have to know Joe to appreciate some of the stuff he comes up with................El Toro comes to mind
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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You could also take your excavator and push down on the tire carefully with the bucket. Don't forget your towel.
If you don't have an excavator, there is usually one in your neighborhood fixing streets that I'm sure no one would mind you using... just for a minute.Living to EXcess.
1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.Comment
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Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
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I used to put a brick on the ground under the bumper of the car or some other heavy object, set the rim/tire on the brick, just clearing the rim, put the pad on a bumper jack on the top, again just clearing the rim, and use the jack to break the bead. Now I just use my manual tire changer from Harbor Freight.put something smooooth betwen your legs, XS eleven
79 F (Blueballs)
79 SF (Redbutt)
81 LH (organ donor)
79 XS 650S (gone to MC heaven)
76 CB 750 (gone to MC heaven)
rover has spokenComment
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In the tire change pictorial is shown using a basic large C-clamp to slowly squeeze the bead to break it. Anything is better than doing the "RAIN DANCE" with your feet!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!Comment
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I use a similar method. I lay the wheel down. Then I use a piece of 3/4" plywood (16"x24" works fine) and lay it over a section of tire making sure it is not covering the wheel. Then I carefully drive my car up on top of the plywood and it easily breaks the bead. This method is quick and has never failed.80 LGComment
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I stick it in my vise and crank the handle.79 F full cruiser, stainless brake lines, spade fuses, Accel coils, modded air box w/larger velocity stacks, 750 FD.
79 SF parts bike.Comment
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I use the tire machine at work.........
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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Phil, jaws about 6" wide & opens about 8". It's a china cheapy that someone bought for me about 20 years ago. I've used the crap out of it.79 F full cruiser, stainless brake lines, spade fuses, Accel coils, modded air box w/larger velocity stacks, 750 FD.
79 SF parts bike.Comment
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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