Bandit Alley
FAQ TOPICS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FAQ => Topic started by: Red01 on March 12, 2005, 02:04:47 AM
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Instructions for making your own tire mount & balance equipment:
http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing-doc.html
Here's what the above link's bead breaker looks like:
(http://www.clarity.net/~adam/images/bike/tirechange/mbarassy.jpg)
Other popular bead breaking items to use are C-clamps, jacks and hydraulic presses.
(The Jeep/4x4 crowd has even been known to run over a tire with another rig to break a bead - but I wouldn't recommend that method for m/c wheels.)