In fact, I remember seeing your 2x4 picture in your garage. (But I'm much too lazy to look for it.)
That's right.
That is the same Rabaconda changer I have. It is much more than just a bead breaker and I can change very stiff sidewall tires with it. I got it because I use some pretty stiff tires on the rear of my Africa Twin. (Dunlop Trailmax Missions) I still sometimes use tire levers with it for some final pushes but it does most of the work if you use it right. Overall I am very happy with it and it breaks down into a bag.I wouldn't necessarily say that video is showing favouritism to Rabaconda, because the guy spent much of the time using spoons. And he only used the machine's bead breaker portion (same as any other bread breaker).
And as you wrote, that's a dirt bike front tire, and soft tires, so simple simon to change.
If you scroll down on that same page, you'll see a guy removing a Dunlop AE tire (for a Gold Wing rear wheel), then installing a Dunlop SportMax, both notorious for having stiff sidewalls. That's a better demo. Took him 6 times longer
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Pretty similar effort I've had to apply for Battleaxe tires.. only on the no mar I run out of room so the ratchet, along with the wheel not being clamped down, lets you reset pretty easy vs the no mar which I would have to start over. But, definitely just as much cussing regardless of which changer you use - minus the hydraulic/electric ones.If you scroll down on that same page, you'll see a guy removing a Dunlop AE tire (for a Gold Wing rear wheel), then installing a Dunlop SportMax, both notorious for having stiff sidewalls. That's a better demo. Took him 6 times longer
I will have to bring my tires to Stratford to change.Last night on my way home from Winnipeg I dropped into Princess Auto and bought a motorcycle tire changer, and from Amazon I acquired the duckbill. I will be doing a hack to facilitate the use of the duckbill with this changer. Fingers crossed this will do the job.
No I didn’t missed it by a day. I go back in three weeks it might be still cold enough out there to do one
Last night on my way home from Winnipeg I dropped into Princess Auto and bought a motorcycle tire changer, and from Amazon I acquired the duckbill. I will be doing a hack to facilitate the use of the duckbill with this changer. Fingers crossed this will do the job.
I’m using steel pipe with galvanized fittings. Trying not to weld anything. I just have to devise a coupler so that I can do both horizontal and vertical adjustments for the duckbill attachment.
Lol..sold
