I Got A New Tire Changer!

[Amber Lamps]

My girlfriend bought me the tire changer machine and balancer from Harbor Freight this morning. The new Motorcyclist had a 20% coupon in it so she got the tire changer, mc adapter and balancer for $128 otd. Three tire changes and it's paid for brother!!! I bought some rim savers so I'm good there and I might get a delrin tipped tire bar just to be sure I don't scratch my rims when they come back from powder coating. Here's some pics. Yes I anchored it to my patio and yes I know my patio is a fucking mess!!!

[tached1000rr]

Let me know how you like it once it's battle tested, I'd like to invest in something like that soon.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Let me know how you like it once it's battle tested, I'd like to invest in something like that soon.

Yea I already used it. It works good, it comes with a built in bead breaker and it held the tire nice and secure once my dumb ass got it centered correctly... It's like anything, with a little practice, I'm sure that I'll be fine. I found videos on YouTube of guys using this machine and pulling tires in a couple minutes. FWIW I've had dealerships scratch the shit out of my rims, so if they're going to be scratched, at least I didn't pay for it!

[pauldun170]

That's great.

(adds tire changer to list of things to get)

[zed]

if you didn't like the way it clamped the rim you can get some of these.

http://home.comcast.net/~prestondrake/mojoblocks.htm

they are on my list. I got that changer a few weeks ago.

works better if you mount it to something like a 4X4 sheet of plywood.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by zed

if you didn't like the way it clamped the rim you can get some of these.

http://home.comcast.net/~prestondrake/mojoblocks.htm

they are on my list. I got that changer a few weeks ago.

works better if you mount it to something like a 4X4 sheet of plywood.

I mounted mine to the floor, why would plywood be better? I might get these blocks btw! I could have swore I saw something like this mainstream and accessible... I knew a guy that sols a sweet tire bar with a Delrin tip for $60 or something. I think this guy's bar is kinda high...

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

That's great.

(adds tire changer to list of things to get)

Hopefully, it'll come in handy. Besides, I can probably pick up a couple bucks flipping tires for guys going to Ron Ayers, paying $300 for Shinkos and another $100 to mount them! Hell, I could put Bridgestones on a guys bike for $350 total and put $100 in my pocket!

[zed]

hell, if it only saved you $50 for haveing a set of tires changed it wouldn't take long to pay for it's self.

[zed]

static balancing takes a bit to get right. it took me a long time before I just knew how much weight to put on it.


oh, if you get on harbor freights mailing list you usually get discount coupons every week.

[Gas Man]

Tig, why dont u just use the dyna beads? they could just be dropped in before you blow/seal the bead n poof done!?! trust me they work great in any bike i've put them in. i think drewpy ia runnin them too in his rc.