Anyone fitted and balanced their own tyres?

Hi guys, I've got a little CBR600 which I intend to put a new Dunlop Sportsmart on the front. Was thinking about having a bash at balancing and fitting it myself. I'm a main thence fitter, so making a balancer shouldn't be too much of a problem. I see you can buy protectors and levers for £10 and weights for the same amount.

Just wondering how difficult it it to get the tyre off without scratching/damaging the wheel.

Thoughts appreciated
P.S I know it's not blade related, but you seem a sensible lot on here...

 

whoooa,either the drugs aren't working or i've just had a huge case of de ja vue....

 

Do you fit your own tyres scooby

 

Ha ha, sorry, posted in the wrong forum previously, tried to delete it....

 

i change my own, if you dont mind the odd chip then yea. if you after keeping a minter then pay for it.

 

I change my own



I know, you always get a smart arse! lol

 

And it's usually you Arthur

 

lol.... I do try my best mate

 

That's why I got it

 

i thought every fooka on this site knew that

after changing 5 tyres today (track bike,spare rear+road bike) i'm seriously thinking about an automatic jobbie though

 

They come up on eBay, mine is a Probike M500

http://www.probike.co.uk/it020003.htm

they do deals!

You will never loose money on it and never go back to hand changes. Plus don't mark rims!

 

have started to keep my eyes+open.will see what pops up

 

Loads on eBay, new from 500 quid, s/h 250 up...bargain. Good luck, they do 12v ones too, nice for the track van make some money too, or get beaten up by the local tyre guy, depends how big he is

 

dont have a van anymore so is just for the garage.will go browse ebay,quite possibly the worst thing i could do haha

 

You could set up shop in garage 22 at oulton. Make a fortune there!

 

mmm,now theres a thought

 

Hey, long time lurker new to join and post. Changing tires, yeah just put a new set of pilot 3's on today. I manually broke the tire beads by placing the tire on a rubber mat and using a wood stud ie 2x4 lodged under one of the tires on my auto and used the sidewall of the tire to be removed as my fulcrum. This broke the bead and I removed the tire with the appropriate irons. About 30 minutes to change the tire. Yes I'm from across the pond and yes I do a lot of things I shouldn't do, but anything to save some quid.

 

Like I say on the other thread, I use to do the same, section of 4x2 (2x4 for you US guys haha) cut to a point, hammered into bead, two levers, job done. It's what ever works for you. They are easy once the bead is broken. Ride MX bikes from the start, you soon learn changing a tyre is just part of riding your bike.

 

Me too.