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Changing - Balancing Motorcycle Tires
How to Change Motorcycle Tires: wBW review of the No-Mar Motorcycle Tire balancer and tire changer | Ken Lawas has one of the best descriptions and instructions on changing motorcycle tires I've seen; he includes plenty of good photos also | Link to the Adam Glass' website article on Motorcycle Tire Changing - everything you need to know about changing motorcycle tires | Home Brewed Tire Mounting and Balancing | Mounting and balancing motorcycle tires | Balancing motorcycle tires including homemade balancing equipment; BMW-specific wheel adapters; "pocket" wheel balancers and other sources of balancing equipment and information by Anton Largiader
Motorcycle Tire Changing Tools and Equipment: You'll need a bead breaker; tire levers; and a wheel balancer type balancing stand. Don't forget - you'll need an air compressor also! (although I do it with a 2-stage Zefal hand pump!) Bead Breakers - Tire Irons: Here's a bead breaker from J.C. Whitney | J&P Cycles has some big, hefty tire irons in small, medium and long sizes and some even have soft grips | Tire levers, gauges, rim protectors, patch kits, balancing stands and bead breakers available at Kowa Tools | Motion Pro tire levers for dirt bikes and dirt bike tire bead breakers among many other motorcycle tools | Terrycable has tire ironsTire Changers: For the more adventurous or club use; from Wikco Industries - A Deluxe tire changer, a Super-Deluxe tire changer and the "ultimate" automatic tire changer | More automatic tire changers from Precision Manufacturing and Sales, Inc. Wheel Weights: All types of motorcycle wheel weights for cast wheels and spoked wheels and other tire changing equipment are manufactured by Franken Industrie in Germany (in German and you have to search around the site a bit to find things | Really cool cast wheel weights in different shapes at Metal Arts (wBW Review) Note: their website wasn't working last time I checked, are they still in business? Tire Changing Equipment: Just about everything you need, including a bead breaker; tire irons; balancer; rim protectors and weights available from TireQwik | More tire repair tools from J.C. Whitney | Also Wikco's spin balancer and wheel truing device Motorcycle Stands & Jacks: See the Motorcycle Stands, Lifts and Chocks section of the wBW Motorcycle Products and Accessories page for information on bike stands and jacks for motorcycles without a centerstand | See also the wBW Review of the Steel Horse rear swingarm stand and the front wheel stand | The Third Hand Stand works with your swingarm stand to provide a platform for easy removal of the rear tire and wheel assembly Motorcycle Tire and Wheel Balancing Equipment: wBW reviews of the portable wheel balancer and also Rod Neff's balancing stand | Here's a site with some photos and information on building an el cheapo wheel balancer that works | Aerostich Rider Wearhouse sells either a complete wheel balancing kit or the individual parts | Tachyon Motorsports wheel balancing stand | Here's the Home Brew Tire Changing Equipment page; why not build your own bead breaker, tire stand, tire irons, rim protector, balancing stand, or wheel weights! | More motorcycle tire changing info by Adam Glass, including home brew information and photos on doing it yourself | Motorcycle tire balancing and wheel alignment equipment; also tire changers in the U.K. at the Automotive Garage
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