Zip ties,, anybody tried this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk_8ppgf6xY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk_8ppgf6xY
There's a YouTube video that demonstrates changing from softer PR3 to a harder PR4 GT on an ST1300. In that video the fellow used bearings on the axle and balanced the tire with bearings between two 4"x4" posts mounted on trash cans! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmhwHqRWe_M&feature=youtu.be Watched several other videos demonstrating the technique with different motorcycles and tires. So I guess it does work for most tires we would use.Aren't some tires harder to mount than others? Do you think this would work for all of the commonly used tires for the ST?
I used that trick on a pr3 rear. Worked fine with a 12v compressor I keep in my truck. I kept the cam on the ground and straddled the tire. Sat on the tire and bounced a little and it popped right on. Kept the cam down just because I had visions of the strap failing and turning it into a missile.Conversely, if you have a hard time getting both beads to make enough contact to quit leaking you put a ratchet strap around the circumference and tighten it up. That forces the beads outward.
Were those front wheel bearings that he used to do the static balancing? I assume I can go to a bearing house and buy a couple of cheaper bearings - without seals and dry if possible to reduce friction - to use for this purpose. As long as they fit the front axle, right?There's a YouTube video that demonstrates changing from softer PR3 to a harder PR4 GT on an ST1300. In that video the fellow used bearings on the axle and balanced the tire with bearings between two 4"x4" posts mounted on trash cans! Watched several other videos demonstrating the technique with different motorcycles and tires. So I guess it does work for most tires we would use.
Guess I'll be changing my own tires from now on, since I know I'll clean those rim beads real good.
Great post!
Looks like they are the front wheel bearings. For the rear tire you'd need those bearings too unless they're the same, I'll have to look.Were those front wheel bearings that he used to do the static balancing? I assume I can go to a bearing house and buy a couple of cheaper bearings - without seals and dry if possible to reduce friction - to use for this purpose. As long as they fit the front axle, right?
He made it look soooooo easy. I'm going to send my wheels to him next time..... lol.
Not sure if the stiff T30 tires will slide on what looked like a PR tire in the video which have very soft sidewalls. Let us know how it works on those stiff tires.I timed it, once he started, the tire was on the rim in just 23 seconds.
I have a set of Bridgestone T30-GT's I'm going to try this with on the next change out. I hope it is as easy as it looks.