How to mount a new tire for 2.00

[fj11.5]

great info mate, must give it a go, have a tyre that needs fitting,  tried for days to get it to go on with tyre levers, soap, ect but couldnt get it to slip over the inner shoulder on one side

[giantkiller]

Dot yellow is supposed to be Light spot on tire so line up with heavy spot on rim. Usually valve stem

[rktmanfj]

The Michelin Pilot Road 3 isn't marked with a red dot but some tires are. As I understand it the red dot or mark is supposed to be the heaviest part of the tire.
What you should do is balance the rim without the tire and mark/tape the the LIGHTEST spot on the rim and when you mount the tire, line that up with the heavy / red dot marking on the tire. It should help minimize the amount of weights.

IIRC, someone on one of the old FJ lists asked Michelin about that.  I guess they claimed that their tires are so well made as to not need a balance mark. 

[yamaha fj rider]

Local Cycle Gear said they would spin balance for free wheel of bike. Hope this helps?

Kurt

[movenon]

The Michelin Pilot Road 3 isn't marked with a red dot but some tires are. As I understand it the red dot or mark is supposed to be the heaviest part of the tire.
What you should do is balance the rim without the tire and mark/tape the the LIGHTEST spot on the rim and when you mount the tire, line that up with the heavy / red dot marking on the tire. It should help minimize the amount of weights.

IIRC, someone on one of the old FJ lists asked Michelin about that.  I guess they claimed that their tires are so well made as to not need a balance mark. 

I have heard that before. All I can say is I checked the balance of the rim before mounting and after the tire/tyre was mounted and there wasn't much of a change.

Scott: My air chuck requires that I have a air valve in to work. It didn't slow the inflating down any. Now if I was mounting a semi truck tire/tyre it might be different.

Dot, dots, dots, now I am seeing dots.. red ones, yellow ones, white ones.....    

George

[racerman_27410]

IIRC, someone on one of the old FJ lists asked Michelin about that.  I guess they claimed that their tires are so well made as to not need a balance mark. 

this is correct..... i balanced my rim without a tire on it and have used  7 sets of michelins since without having to add any extra weight or rotate the tire on the rim to get perfect balance.

KOokaloo!

Frank

[movenon]

IIRC, someone on one of the old FJ lists asked Michelin about that.  I guess they claimed that their tires are so well made as to not need a balance mark.  

this is correct..... i balanced my rim without a tire on it and have used  7 sets of michelins since without having to add any extra weight or rotate the tire on the rim to get perfect balance.

KOokaloo!

Frank

Good I will do the front wheel and tire next month !
George

[fj1289]

Now *that* is a fantastic write up. I would never have thought of using cable ties etc, now we know. 

LOTS of jobs where you can use cable ties to help out -- won't post pics of he shock spring swap done with them however...

[I make oil]

Excellent post George!      Wish we could give Karma here I'd load you up.

[rktmanfj]

LOTS of jobs where you can use cable ties to help out -- won't post pics of he shock spring swap done with them however...

Oh, come on... pleeeze post them!     

[fj johnnie]

Thanks for the post. I learned something new today. The difference is this thing I learned is actually useful!!!!

[FeralRdr]

Cool 'How-To', but you left out the best reason.  No more tears (that's why you use baby shampoo).

[movenon]

Cool 'How-To', but you left out the best reason.  No more tears (that's why you use baby shampoo).

And your bike smells good when you are done...
George

[markmartin]

So what is the trick to getting a tire off the rim?  Today, I tried using a bench vise to break the bead and a sawzall to cut my 16" rear off the stock rear wheel I still had laying around. 30 minutes of blood, sweat, and tears, and no avail - the tire is still on the rim.  Tell me there's an easier way.  ??

[Zwartie]

You can always buy a bead-breaker like the one pictured here:


I got it from Kapsco Moto: http://www.kapscomoto.com/product_p/smi2063.htm

You could also make your own which I believe some have done with a couple 2x4's.

If you want to make it really easy, just cut the side walls off using a utility knife. It really is as easy as it sounds. See photo below which shows the two side walls and tread next to the bead breaker. This is the method I will use from now on.


Hope that helps,

Zwartie

So what is the trick to getting a tire off the rim?  Today, I tried using a bench vise to break the bead and a sawzall to cut my 16" rear off the stock rear wheel I still had laying around. 30 minutes of blood, sweat, and tears, and no avail - the tire is still on the rim.  Tell me there's an easier way.  ??