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Dunlop's Jay Clark shows us how to change a rear tire.
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Those tires must be sooooo soft. That thing stretched like a rubber band. Tires that you buy at the dealership don't stretch like that, no matter how hot it is outside.
not to get too critical here cause the guy obviously dose this for a living and is very good at changing tires, but tucking your tire irons under the disc rotor to hold them will bend the rotor ... I've done it and a rear CRF rotor is $140 ... not fun.
yeah agree with cmoist, tires definitely dont stretch like that and i do it almost exactly like he does! maybe theres something special he's doing that im just not seeing..idk
Cool vid. Not so easy on the ground or a 5 gallon bucket. Dont know about your shops, but my local shop installs for free if you buy the tire there. Or 15 bux if you bring your own tire. And its done while you wait. Maybe I'll build a changing stand. Looks simple.
If you bent a rotor using that method, you really weren't using "that method"
@ cmoist - i hear the tires they use at races have thinner sidewalls than us normal folk can buy.
I thought it was a pretty good vid. I picked up a couple of tricks for sure. As for holding the spoon with the disc, I do it all the time. Never had a problem.
Jay has changed more tires than everyone on this website combined. He is not using a "stunt tire" to make it look easy. Follow his tips including the part about setting it out in the sun to get hot. The bead buddy tool makes a big difference too. With patience and lots of practice you will be breezing through tire changes in no time.
I have changed hundreds of tires in my time and never took that long?? and never had a tire stand either was he supposed to be fast? Only one rimlock on the rear?? what was the wheel of of an 80cc? good grief give me a break here? Ya people used to beg me to change tires at the races. I had 2 4X4's and 2 tire irons and my knees and a bottle of windex..... ROFLMAO......
It is even easier if you make sure and keep the bead of the tire down inside the rim opposite the side that you have the tire iron on when removing the tire with the spoon. THAT IS THE SECRET. If the bead is up on the rim the tire will not have any"slack" in it and be difficult to remove. You will strain your guts out, pinch the tube, and even kill the bead of the tire. Think about it, if the tire is down inside the rim and not up on the bead it can move in the direction you are trying to remove the tire. Its that simple. You wont need three tire irons either. All you have to do is push down on it a little while you are pulling your tire iron.
@Welker: He wasn't trying to set a speed record, he was trying to show his technique, which was real good. I too have changed hundreds of tires, but picked up a few interesting techniques watching this. I have always pulled the first bead off, fished the tube out, fished the rim lock out, then pulled the second bead off the same side as the first to remove the tire. Watching the way he removed both beads off the outside of the rim then had enough slack to remove the tire with the rim lock in place and the tube still in the tire was slick. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.
@Welker: Which rims come with 2 rim locks? He was working on a Honda rim and they only have one rim lock.. My CRF 450 has only one rim lock.. I didn't know there was bikes that had more than one?? Hundreds of tires, uh??
The only time i've really seen two rim locks is on 18 inch wheels.
My experience is that it differs what brand of tire you´re running. Cheap tires are often harder to handle.
//J
Yeah, 2 rim locks, I hadn't seen two rim locks on a bike in a long time, like back when MX bikes still had 18 inch rims. And I don't think he was trying to set a speed record, he was explaining his steps as he went. Why you hatin on the guy?
I've never seen a bent rotor doing that, that would take an enormous amount of force to do that but I guess it could happen if the conditions were right.
When I lived in the midwest when I was young, changing a tire in the winter was a nightmare. we didn't have a heated shop and the tire would be hard as a brick ball bat. You had to take your tire in the house and warm it up over night before you did the work.
I have changed enough tires over the years tho and I know that I don't want to change tires anymore!
hey guys I was just ribbin on the speed of changing the tire and yes I started racing in72 and we had 2 rimlocks on most rear tires. Also we needed 2 rimlocks because sometime one would break. One of the hardest dirt bike tires I ever changed was the old original Metzlers and Treleborg's they had steelcable in the bead. Also it is a good idea to use some protection on the rim with the tire irons.
considering I used to work at a big Honda/Yamah racing shop yes I would ofton change at least 20 tires a week. I can also change the tires on my Harley's with tire irons. Yes I have used the tire changing stands but we did not have one back when I worked at the shop.one more thing I am deaf and since the vid had no closed captioning I have no Idea what he said???? Yes tire changing it hard to learn for some people ya gotta practice.
PS mty I forgot to mention the heating the tire trick also, With my bad knees and all I dont wanna change many more tires just on my bikes. I thought I would get a few coments with my comment, thanks all!
When I saw the title of this video, I was hoping it was Matthes vs. Kenny Watson.
Me too... i was hoping this was Matthes vs. Watson.. cool video despite..