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« on: February 19, 2011, 06:50:09 PM » |
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Could have gone several hundred more miles on this tire... it doesn't look so bad in these pictures, but it is changed now. I tried some new stuff, liked it all... Got a 8 inch clamp a month or so ago, and sawed a couple of pieces of hard maple one-by, used it to break the bead... it wasn't nearly as easy as using a 8 foot long 2X4 lever to break the bead, but I can't keep 8 foot long 2X4 in my saddlebag. I was on two rides last year where we had to change out someone's valve stem... I'll be ready now...  After I broke the bead, I used a studly zip-tie to hold the beads together at one place, lubed the first bead I wanted to remove, and used these honkin' new tire tools to easily take the bead off across from the zip tie. Then I set the wheel on the bucket with tire hanging from the lower edge on the remaining bead. I lubed the bead and it was pretty easy to remove enough bead from the wheel with two honkin' tire tools that I could just push the tire the rest of the way off.  I think I can carry the tire tools in the saddlebag too, we'll see... It was trivial to mount the new tire with the honkin' tools... Mounted and balanced...  The splines and stuff all looked pretty good, all covered in goop, I'll clean it all up tomorrow and know for sure...  -Mike |
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 02:25:38 AM » |
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Very clever use of 5 gallon buckets. I've got a new front tire to mount this spring & I will give the zip tie trick a try.
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 05:22:26 AM » |
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I always use some steel wool to get the rubber marks off the inside of the wheel, thinking that might make it slip on better and seal better also.  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 05:26:12 AM » |
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I always use some steel wool to get the rubber marks off the inside of the wheel, thinking that might make it slip on better and seal better also. I cleaned the snot out of the inside of the wheel with a stiff brush ... And cleaned and polished the outside of the wheel so I wouldn't get yelled at by.... you know  -Mike |
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 05:57:30 AM » |
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Great pics, I learned about the stems or valve stems the easy way.
A few of us learned the hard way.
Change those valve stems regularly.
I am a new student to that as I have neglected those as well.
Owning mostly newer bikes I have been getting away with not changing them.
But not any more.
Al
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 05:41:26 PM » |
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that tire had plenty of life left in it. Friday after work as I approached my bike I realized I'd rubbed the black off my front. The white strip down the center reminded me it was time to change it.
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 05:55:01 PM » |
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that tire had plenty of life left in it. Friday after work as I approached my bike I realized I'd rubbed the black off my front. The white strip down the center reminded me it was time to change it.
Yeah... it depends on how you define "plenty"... I just skipped out on an awesome sounding 1,000 mile ride because of it. There's a third left on my rear brake pads, too, but I'm changing them out now while I'm in there... -Mike |
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 07:34:39 PM » |
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Could have gone several hundred more miles on this tire... it doesn't look so bad in these pictures, but it is changed now. I tried some new stuff, liked it all... Got a 8 inch clamp a month or so ago, and sawed a couple of pieces of hard maple one-by, used it to break the bead... it wasn't nearly as easy as using a 8 foot long 2X4 lever to break the bead, but I can't keep 8 foot long 2X4 in my saddlebag. I was on two rides last year where we had to change out someone's valve stem... I'll be ready now... After I broke the bead, I used a studly zip-tie to hold the beads together at one place, lubed the first bead I wanted to remove, and used these honkin' new tire tools to easily take the bead off across from the zip tie. Then I set the wheel on the bucket with tire hanging from the lower edge on the remaining bead. I lubed the bead and it was pretty easy to remove enough bead from the wheel with two honkin' tire tools that I could just push the tire the rest of the way off. I think I can carry the tire tools in the saddlebag too, we'll see... It was trivial to mount the new tire with the honkin' tools... Mounted and balanced... The splines and stuff all looked pretty good, all covered in goop, I'll clean it all up tomorrow and know for sure... -Mike Mike now that is cool and sure can't beat free, and just think I was going to Harbor Freight to buy a MC tire changer!! Do you use dyna beads? Thanks for posting. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2011, 07:23:58 AM » |
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Mike now that is cool and sure can't beat free, and just think I was going to Harbor Freight to buy a MC tire changer!! Do you use dyna beads? Thanks for posting. WinkWell, I wouldn't want to talk you out of getting a tire changer, I kind of like to work this way and hopefully I'm developing the ability to be of use when we have tire problems on rides... another member (Mac I think...) just got an awesome looking tire changer... I had dyna-beads in the tire I just took off, I think they worked well, at least I never had any reason to think they didn't, I rolled down the road smooth as butter... I didn't like putting them in, and I didn't like them spilling out all over the floor when I took the tire off... If you look back at the picture, I'm balancing on one of those static balancers... I think they're easy and work great... I have a handful of honda-style clip-on weights (you can see them in the picture too) that I reuse... I was doing a whole bunch of maintenance the last time I changed tires, and  forgot to balance, so Highbinder was kind enough to give me 2 ounces of dyna-beads... -Mike
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2011, 08:00:17 AM » |
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Mike now that is cool and sure can't beat free, and just think I was going to Harbor Freight to buy a MC tire changer!! Do you use dyna beads? Thanks for posting. WinkWell, I wouldn't want to talk you out of getting a tire changer, I kind of like to work this way and hopefully I'm developing the ability to be of use when we have tire problems on rides... another member (Mac I think...) just got an awesome looking tire changer... I had dyna-beads in the tire I just took off, I think they worked well, at least I never had any reason to think they didn't, I rolled down the road smooth as butter... I didn't like putting them in, and I didn't like them spilling out all over the floor when I took the tire off... If you look back at the picture, I'm balancing on one of those static balancers... I think they're easy and work great... I have a handful of honda-style clip-on weights (you can see them in the picture too) that I reuse... I was doing a whole bunch of maintenance the last time I changed tires, and forgot to balance, so Highbinder was kind enough to give me 2 ounces of dyna-beads... -Mike I love your post and I don't need a tire changer. I mean how often will I be changing tires, plus the fact that's a great idea to use while traveling if I or someone has a blowout! And I have the 2x4 and clamps, tire tools and co2! |
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2011, 02:52:34 PM » |
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"I love your post and I don't need a tire changer. I mean how often will I be changing tires" Once, sometimes twice a year. Hoser  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2011, 03:30:43 PM » |
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"I love your post and I don't need a tire changer. I mean how often will I be changing tires" Once, sometimes twice. Hoser Got a point there Hoser, guess I've been lucky so far!  One time I had 3 flats in one week on my truck and I'm not talking slick- they had a lot of meat on them!! That would be bad to have 2 flats at one time!  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2011, 06:27:07 PM » |
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Alright, just a question; if you’re going to throw out the old tire, why not just cut the tire off?? I don’t need to change my tire yet, but when I do I plan on using a dremel tool with a cutting wheel to cut the beads, making it easier to remove the tire. Don’t know if anyone’s done this before, just sounds easier to me. Now, I know not to cut into my rim, but once the outside of the tire is cut it would be pretty easy to pull the bead off of the edge of the tire. also, doing this will allow me to reuse my dyna beads.
Just a thought.
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2011, 06:37:01 PM » |
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Alright, just a question; if you’re going to throw out the old tire, why not just cut the tire off??
I tried to cut a tire off once, a long time ago... I wasn't happy with the result... it was a hack job  Let us know how it goes when you turn a dremel tool loose on a tire... maybe it will be easy... -Mike |
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 05:22:15 AM » |
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Tires, even bald tires, don't cut very well. I've decided the blades are worth more than the trouble to cut one off. I'm also always concerned I'll hit the rim and do damage with the newly dulled blade. That would be bad.
ha, he said hack job.
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« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2011, 05:24:14 AM » |
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the wires in the beads are hardened steel,, at least where i worked they are (Bridgestone)
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« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2011, 07:41:03 AM » |
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See what a "Clemson man" can do when he puts his mind to it. You make us proud Mike. |
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« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2011, 11:29:05 AM » |
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I mean how often will I be changing tires....., New valkyrie owner??? If you ride her, probably every 10 -12,000 miles! |
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« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2011, 06:07:32 PM » |
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My brake pads and some caliper seals came on Monday... I worked on it some the last couple of afternoons after work...  I got that stainless steel speed bleeder six months ago or so... since I was ordering seals, I also ordered the pads from the Parts side of HDL, rather than the Accessories side... pads from the Parts side don't come blister-packed to piece of cardboard... plus they're made of pure gold!  -Mike |
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« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2011, 06:30:37 PM » |
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I mean how often will I be changing tires....., New valkyrie owner??? If you ride her, probably every 10 -12,000 miles!Then I'd better quit smoking the tires!! |
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« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2011, 04:06:23 PM » |
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Like they said, this is a rainy weekend, so I haven't been rushing... over a couple of afternoons after work last week I removed my caliper, put in new seals and pads... Today I finally cleaned up my final drive stuff... I've put about 40,000 miles on my Valkyrie since I had it, all of it on the same final drive until six or eight months ago when I found that my pinion seal had come out... it was just floating around on the shaft, not down in the pinion cup for who knows how long... pretty long I'd say  I was rushing to get ready for a ride then - I tried to get the pinion cup off and put another good one I have on, but it didn't immediately comply, so I changed over to my eBay spare... it is still OK... here's what it looks like now...    There's no picture, but I also cleaned out my pinion cup real well, poked the red tube of my WD40 can into the two little lube holes in the bottom of the pinion cup and gave a squirt, they're totally clear. I held my final drive so the pinion cup was pointing down and gave it some rhythmic shakes and once it was "shook down", final drive fluid started spurting out the lube holes on each shake...  I'll replace the final drive fluid when I reinstall the final drive... -Mike |
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