Things we do to save money

The back one will probably have a rimlock to contend with plus it'll be a stiffer tyre.
Lightly lube the beads with soap, rub the bar straight on the bead, avoid water. Make sure the beads are down in the well opposite the side you're doing battle with, stand on the tyre with both your feet to make sure of this. Try to take the smallest bites you can, even use a hammer gently to tap your lever right up snugly to where the tyre peels over the rim edge.

Also sprinkle a little talcum powder inside the tyre and put just a little air in the tube, just so it doesn't fold itself up inside the tyre.

Nice choice there too.

Well I started the rear this morning and came to the conclusion that it will last another day and I will pay someone to do it during the week:cool:. Best bit is I still got to go riding:twisted:

I'm afraid that whenever I try and be a tightarse it bite's me in the bum :(

x3 !

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Lightly lube the beads with soap, rub the bar straight on the bead, avoid water. Make sure the beads are down in the well opposite the side you're doing battle with, stand on the tyre with both your feet to make sure of this. Try to take the smallest bites you can, even use a hammer gently to tap your lever right up snugly to where the tyre peels over the rim edge.

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If we are talking dirt bike I say NO to the soap. The last thing you ever want is a slippery tyre, even with a rimlock.

If you have rimlocks, start at the rimlock, but make sure that you have the tyre as flat as you can get it and break the bead all the way around. With the bead broken you should be able to kneel on it and force the bead into the shortest radius part of the rim where the spokes are. This will give you some slack.

I'm not the fastest tyre changer out there, but I can do a front in about 3 mins and a rear in 5. I've seen enduro guys do both in 5!

As for being tight - I'd rather spend an evening of my own time in the shed and buy the tools.

Im able to be a tightarse as much as possible as Im in the trade so the workshop makes it a bit easier though I still send the Disco to my mate occasionally when Im short on time or I have only half an idea of what im doing as he would have don it a dozen times before or more and already knows the cheaper ways around things.

I find I save a lot of time and gives me piece of mind in that I know it is done right the first time.

This normally comes to light when Im really busy and I know I will take short cuts.

If you have the time and the inclanation I see no problem with it but when you have no idea of what your doing and you dont know a hammer from a spanner, at least get someone in the know to help out lol.

Tightarse fixes like scotch clips and gaffa tape normally cause more greif than what it's worth to spend the extra dosh, in some cases I have seen people rewire gas solonoids as a temp fix but left them for years as they forgot about it as well as other temporary fixes that can be a bit dangerous.

These are the only sort of tightarse fixes that I think should be avioded.

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Originally Posted by MacMan

I'm not the fastest tyre changer out there, but I can do a front in about 3 mins and a rear in 5. I've seen enduro guys do both in 5!

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Dear God, what tools do you use. After 10 minutes I bent 2 tyre irons (not the best quality) and the bead would not stretch

Sometimes I find that the odd slab of booze works on some people, even some professional joints, Still works out cheeper. Cost me a slab of VB to get my winch fitted inc all parts to fit.

Cheers Easo

yes there are a few **** head spanner twisters that will happily take your booze, i use this method for various reasons but usually on parts

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Dear God, what tools do you use. After 10 minutes I bent 2 tyre irons (not the best quality) and the bead would not stretch

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Just to annoy you I'll be honest and say I use two cheapo tyre levers. One is almost car duty drop forged steel, about 10" long, the other made from 3mm pressed steel about 8" long.

The bead won't and can't stretch - what you are doing is taking up slack that you create by dropping the bead into the centre of the rim at the shortest radius. If you HAVEN'T stepped on the bead ALL the way round to displace it you'll never win.