Mounting tires manually

[Mackus84]

Finally got my new 18's for my 200X. Called a few places to mount them.... holy crap. $55 at the local bike shop, and between 15 and 20 bucks PER TIRE, the other places. Seems a little ridiculous considering i get my truck tires mounted and balanced for 12 bucks each... So im gonna TRY and do this manually.. any pointers? Or should i just bite the bullet and pay these thieves

[Queef Chief]

Be very conscious of which side of the wheel your bead relief is.
If your rims are super nice, take them to have someone else to do them.
Have u tried any lawn mower shops? Not everyone can do 8" wheels, but these types of places are usually better equipped for such small tires.
I bought a rim-clamp tire machine years ago for my shop, and it's one of the most used tools I have.

[Mackus84]

Yup. Didnt happen. Got one tire half way on in about 5 minutes. Then made zero progress for half hour. Taking them to a shop i found thats doing them for 7.50 each. Lol

[83ATC185]

I was determined to not pay the 15 dollars too lol. 2 hours later there we were in the yard with the 2x12 driving a truck up onto the tire to break the bead. Which failed so i had to go back to the tire shop that i just accused of highway robbery and hand the guy my tire.

Got one off by myself once though(2 if you count the one i burned off) but tore the bead of the tire trying to mount it. 15 bucks is cheap compared to a tire...

[Jmoozy27]

I use a bottle jack under the hitch of my truck to break the bead on the old tire. That's the easy part. Getting the new tire on is a task not meant for the weak at heart. Nevertheless I've been able to successfully mount every tire I've changed on my bikes and trikes. Never had one that didn't piss me off though.

[yaegerb]

My local Walmart will do them for 5 bucks a piece. I would run by there and see what they can do.

[Mackus84]

I use a bottle jack under the hitch of my truck to break the bead on the old tire. That's the easy part. Getting the new tire on is a task not meant for the weak at heart. Nevertheless I've been able to successfully mount every tire I've changed on my bikes and trikes. Never had one that didn't piss me off though.

I was thoroughly pissed within 7 minutes of trying. So made more calls. Got it done. Grand total of $15. Plus i tipped the guy 5 bucks bc it was a pain in the ass for him. Luckily i brought a hub with me, otherwise he wouldnt have been able to do it on their machine. Either way, done, aaaand DONE. $20 total. Definitely thinking i need a 22" tire up front though. Looks a little funny to me, but still much better. Here she is


Edit** I HATE ATTACHING PICS FROM MY PHONE!!!!!

[Mackus84]

My local Walmart will do them for 5 bucks a piece. I would run by there and see what they can do.

Yeah they do here too but i called to check for sure and it was a lovely foreigner and there was quite a big language barrier. So i couldnt understand what the hell she was saying so i just took them elsewhere

[Mackus84]

looks much better!!!!

[yaegerb]

yup, looks good. Still needs that 3rd gen R fender though

[Mackus84]

yup, looks good. Still needs that 3rd gen R fender though

I know it. R fender, decals, SS brake lines, and new levers, and shes done. And ordered 2 new front sprockets. A 13, and a 14.

[Queef Chief]

I was determined to not pay the 15 dollars too lol. 2 hours later there we were in the yard with the 2x12 driving a truck up onto the tire to break the bead. Which failed so i had to go back to the tire shop that i just accused of highway robbery and hand the guy my tire.

Got one off by myself once though(2 if you count the one i burned off) but tore the bead of the tire trying to mount it. 15 bucks is cheap compared to a tire...

I run an ATV repair shop as a second income to support my 3wheeler addiction, and have learned quickly that it is way easier to break the stubborn beads if you leave a pound or two of air in the tires.

[Jed]

are quads and the old big red get new tires fairly often, we have a white tail deer farm and all around the feeders where they gather it gets muddy with piss water and eats up the tires. we use our bobcat skid steer with pallet forks to break them down.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

You have to work smarter not harder to mount new tires. Mounting new tires is easy if you know how to do it and have some basic tire irons.

Breaking beads on the other hand can be a real struggle, especially with 30+ year old OEM tires that have never been off the rim...... That is the only case I use a shop or my father in laws tire machine if I am up there for a visit.

[Scootertrash]

You can dismount and mount them with zip ties. Motorcycle tires anyways. I may have to try it on some ATC tires I need to swap out.