Fitting your own tyres

[red98]

fitted a few tyres over the years but only on small bikes,upto 250cc.....so this morning i dug the two spare wheels out of the shed that need the tyres removing (worn out)...i made a bead breaker a few years ago,dont think you`ll do it without one.started on the front as thought a smaller tyre would be easier...using my bead breaker i worked my way around the rim,little bit at a time,think i went round 3/4 times untill the tyre fell away from the rim,turned the wheel over and did the same to the other side....out with the levers and rim protectors,i only have two protectors and this job defo needs 3/4,i made anothe temp one up using an old shampoo bottle  .....slipped the two levers under the rim approx 4in apart and using just one of the levers ,eased tyre over the rim,held this lever in place with my knee and did the same with the other lever.once they are both "levered" one cam be removed and moved along the rim and used again,you should then be able to ease the rest of the tyre off with your hands.....once one side is done do the same with the other but working from the inside out...





then onto the rear...little bit harder this one so a used a bit of washing up liquid around the rim to help out,worked a treat......oh....and no damage to the rims 




best bit of advise on this thread comes from FLAK........"break a sweat and your doing it wrong"    :thumbup