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Need to bring a tire to a shop, on a bike.

Rina

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I need to get my tire changed and i wanted to ride to the shop and bring the tire with me. I ve been thinking of how i can possibly secure it to the bike and so far i would say strap it to the back seat.

Anyone have any othercreative ways of how this can be done?

Thanx.
 
just put it around your waist.....
 
I was in the same dilemma a few weeks ago. I considered wearing the tire, like a hula hoop and riding it there.
But then I realized it would look ridiculous and would be uncomfortable and probably unsafe too.
 
Motorcycle tires are extremely heavy. Good luck with trying to strap it to your bike securely. It would be safer to take it by car.
 
Get 2 straps and wear it like a backpack. Once you sit on the bike with it, it rests on the passenger seat. Just tighten the straps after you're sitting on the bike.
I've done this with a couple of tires and you can barely tell it's there.
Works like a charm!
 
I did it this last sunday, rode on the highway too. Front tire...wore it like a sash. Not even a second look by the mechanic.

I did wrap it in wrapping plastic so it didn't dirty up my leathers though.
 
Couple of bungees and wear it like a back pack.
 
Depends on the bike, I strapped mine on the back seat against my top case and tied it down securely. I was not worried about it flying off and it didn't move an inch. If I didnt have the room to strap it to the back I would go the hoola hoop method.
 
The tire as a bit heavy, Im debating if I should just drive it.
 
The tire as a bit heavy, Im debating if I should just drive it.

I've done the Michelin man way before, as well as strapped it to the back seat ... just use tie straps...
 
I regularly carry four 6 packs of beer bottles in my backpack... that is fairly heavy. A large backpack with a 15L jug of oil and all my shopping for the day is also heavy. A tire? Not so much.
 
Can you guys take pics when you do this the next time...ultra curious to see how you guys look lol
 
I brought 2 tires to a local shop with both of them being tied to the backseat. No problem at all.

Attached is a really quick drawing of how I did it.
The blue is my bike's tail/backseat.
The grey is my passenger pegs.
Black is the 2 tires stacked on the backseat.
The red is the strap and how I routed it.
 

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