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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1485 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: Glad that is done!!!!!! Reply #15 - 12/24/24 at 07:28:20 The dryer is Gas. It's thirty years old. Works like it did thirty years ago. The vent,, that is the thing that can get a guy. The shorter and straighter it is, the better the dryer works.
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Reply #16 - 12/24/24 at 20:55:04

I just bought a manual tire changer from Harbor Freight and will order the Lucid adapter for the duckhead so I can change my own tires.....the cost have installing tires has gone crazy around here!

OK Dave ... next your going to tell me that thing works on Motorcycle tires when I need one changed on the rear of the Super Meteor ... ! Have your tried it out yet ? Huh

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10715 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Glad that is done!!!!!! Reply #17 - 12/25/24 at 02:44:29 I have one, found it difficult to use, difficult to lock down the wheel while removing/ mounting the tire.
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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1485 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: Glad that is done!!!!!! Reply #18 - 12/25/24 at 07:21:02 Yeah, the machine and wheel don't agree,, I was disappointed. I've used to break the bead on quite a few things,
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Reply #19 - 12/25/24 at 17:31:16

MM: I have a No-Mar changer for motorcycle tires......it works pretty well once you get the hang of it Soft sport bike tires are a breeze - stiff tires like the Sport Touring tires are not bad once you learn that you have to use clamps to squeeze the tire and keep it in the drop center. (The stiff tires keep pushing upward and make it really hard to get the bead to slide down in the drop center of the rim).

Lancer: It appears the Harbor Freight and similar models need you to drill mounting holes and put a bolt in the wheel to keep it from rotating, and a centering cone to keep the rim centered.....and some form of Duck Foot to get the bead on/off. Watch some YouTube videos of modifications that owners have done to their manual changers and you can see some of them make it look real easy after the improvements are done.

Since I hope to have a minimum of 30 motorcycle tire changes left in my riding career.....and likely that many car tires - it just seemed like a good investment. I also hate driving to the dealers and leaving my cars or wheels for somebody to abuse my wheels. I have a manual balancer for motorcycle tires that works well. For cars and trailers I bought a vintage bubble balancer at an auction that works well - I know it is not as precise as a computer spin balancer....but I am going to see how well it works.

I am a bit sick - I just have a really hard time paying people to do stuff that I can do.

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Reply #20 - Yesterday at 05:55:36

I static balance as close as I can get. Using tape on weights for my cast wheels. Then add 1 oz. of SS balancing beads to keep things in balance as they wear. Don't add the beads first or you will never get a good static balance. I got 22k on my last Commander 2 rear, and am changing my Kenda front today after 27k, both wore even. Highest mileage I have ever got on a m/c. I built a bead breaker to use at home, and have 3 LONG tire irons. (22 inch) Always did my own on dirt bikes and just carried over to road bikes.
Have done a couple repairs on my truck tires, but let the shop do the new ones.

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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2223 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Glad that is done!!!!!! Reply #21 - Yesterday at 14:00:26 Good work Dave. You never cease to impress me. I had an issue with our washing machine earlier this year. The new one works really well!
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Reply #22 - Yesterday at 19:55:42

Hay Springman , Great minds must think alike ! Wink

Or was that Lazy Men ? Huh

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I've been changing my own tubeless Motorcycle tires for a long time. I've got a set of 3 tire irons made for motorcycles and usually balance them with the axle put on a pair of concrete blocks and watching gravity take its course. I was just pulling you leg Dave , I'm putting a Dunlop 404 on it when it gets done wearing out . I think its about the tallest tire I can get for it , the original is a 150/80-16 and the 140/90 is taller to correct the speedometer error.
I've got a Dunlop 404 in 110/90-19 on the front already , I know the 404 series is only a 10 to 12 k-mile tires but I can live with that OK. By time I get the first pair wore out maybe I'll have a buddy that knows how to use one of them fancy tire changer ? Grin

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