Left this..... inside new rear tyre.

[Knapdog]

Recently had a rear puncture..



....and bought a new Avon Cobra Chrome. It was starting to thin a bit anyway so it's not a problem.
I splashed out and decided to change the front as well.
Everything went fine though the tyres were a bit cold, even after heating them, which makes the job a lot harder.
I use Motion Pro tyre levers with the plastic rim shields and I've got a rig to balance them as well.
Anyway, I've tidied up the garage this morning, swept the floor etc and can't find one of the rim shields...



...so it must still be inside the rear tyre. It isn't anywhere else.
It's so light and bendy that my thoughts are to just leave it there considering it's going to be such a faff to take the wheel and tyre off again.
Any thoughts?
They'd better be good  

[Knapdog]

Apologies to all. I should have known better and treble checked before posting. I found it hidden under the hydraulic ramp, completely out of sight.



The forum wouldn't allow me to delete the thread.
Sorry.

[hubcapsc]

Ahhh... the good old days  ...



I gave it up after changing a couple of low profile tires on the black
bike... blegghhh...

There's a little Suzuki shop in town. I take my wheels to him now
and he changes the tires. I buy the tires from him too. It is gratifying
watching the machine take a tire off in 15 seconds  ...

If I outlast him, I think you can take wheels to Cycle Gear stores
(but not whole motorcycles).

-Mike

[Jess from VA]

That appears to be a version of the South Carolina two-step.   

The last time I did that, was with a bicycle tire.... some years ago.   

[Hook#3287]

Something similar actually happened to me.

I had a front tire ready to put on and stored in my garage for a couple of months.

Put in on and had a rumble like noise come from the front.  Jacked it up and could hear it quite well.

I figured a bearing went from the install, so I took the wheel off, checked the bearings and all good.

Moving the tire around I could hear something moving inside.

Broke it down and out popped an acorn.

Furry little ba$tards.

[RonW]

With your setup looks like you're prying the second side of the tire down over the bottom rim. Definitely more ergonomic than the usual way of prying the second side over the top rim. Actually when you pry the tire over the top rim you end up standing up the tire sideways and having even less leverage. Should have patent the device or does everybody do it that way in your neighborhood?






[edit] I'm using the Harbor Freight motorbike tire adapter which doesn't allow prying the tire off the bottom rim.

[hubcapsc]

With your setup looks like you're prying the second side of the tire down over the bottom rim.
Definitely more ergonomic than the usual way of prying the second side over the top rim.

I was definitely trying to find a way to use my weight.

you end up standing up the tire sideways

... and whaling away at the second bead with a rubber mallet  ...

-Mike