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How does it do more than break the bead?
Harbor Freight labels their's proper, and calls it a "tire changer STAND" with bead breaker.

Buy a rabaconda and call it a day.
 
Gary said:
How does it do more than break the bead?
Harbor Freight labels their's proper, and calls it a "tire changer STAND" with bead breaker.

Buy a rabaconda and call it a day.
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I've been thinking about it, mostly because I'm looking around and see at least two bikes that will need tires changed this season.
Any personal experience with one?
 
Where are you getting the save 25% from?
 
Baggsy said:
Where are you getting the save 25% from?
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I think it's an upcoming sale.
I'm sure if you walk into PA they will honor it.

Edit.
Just checked my email.
These prices are supposed to start on March 14.
 
I've been using one similar to this for years, and before that I used an old steel automobile rim plus some threaded rod. These days I'm usually mounting three or four tires a season.

This style works fine with tire irons if you understand the proper technique instead of trying to use brute force. It's best if you attach it to a workbench. I just use zipties. You can also ziptie a rubber inner tube around the top edge to avoid scratches or scuffs on your rim.

I wouldn't mind having a fancier one with a mounting arm, but I'm cheap. Edit: the Rabaconda is pushing pretty close to $1000 CAD with shipping
 
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adri said:
I've been thinking about it, mostly because I'm looking around and see at least two bikes that will need tires changed this season.
Any personal experience with one?
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Not exactly this one. I use an old 14" car tire found on the side of the road as my stand.
And this bead breaker for +25yrs.....
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Any good reason I shouldn't continue to break the bead by just clamping the tire in my vice? It's there. It's easy. It works.
Going back on I clamp the tire again to get the bead into the well of the rim.
 
Ash said:
I've been using one similar to this for years, and before that I used an old steel automobile rim plus some threaded rod. These days I'm usually mounting three or four tires a season.

This style works fine with tire irons if you understand the proper technique instead of trying to use brute force. It's best if you attach it to a workbench. I just use zipties. You can also ziptie a rubber inner tube around the top edge to avoid scratches or scuffs on your rim.

I wouldn't mind having a fancier one with a mounting arm, but I'm cheap. Edit: the Rabaconda is pushing pretty close to $1000 CAD with shipping
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That Rabaconda looks pretty slick.I had a Nomar Classic setup along with one of their balancers. It was a nice solid unit built to last a lifetime. I had it anchored to the garage floor so not very portable. The Rabaconda looks like it would be perfect for soft sport bike tires at the track, I‘d like to see if it could do a Gold Wing tire though. That’s the Mount Everest of bike tires.
 
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Didn't realize there were so many of you changing your own tires, how are you balancing them. If I could do this all at home I would be interested in it.
 
Bobo said:
That Rabaconda looks pretty slick.I had a Nomar Classic setup along with one of their balancers. It was a nice solid unit built to last a lifetime. I had it anchored to the garage floor so not very portable. The Rabaconda looks like it would be perfect for soft sport bike tires at the track, I‘d like to see if it could do a Gold Wing tire though. That’s the Mount Everest of bike tires.
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I think you should get a Rabaconda and sell me the Nomar :)
 
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For balancing, I used to use the axle or a rod suspended on two jackstands. Spin the wheel, mark the bottom point where it stops spinning, repeat multiple times to see if it stops in the same place.

Eventually, I stopped bothering, especially for the rear wheel with a cush drive. I never found an inbalance large enough to bother adding weight regardless of the tire brand/model.
 
Tire balancers also go on sale at PA

Here is one on Amazon

Haddockway Portable Motorcycle Bike Wheel Balancer,Tire Stand, Rim Tire Balancing Spin Static Truing Stand with Adjustable 0.55" Centering Cones https://a.co/d/9lJ8DEV
 
sburns said:
Need more info seems similar to what @Ash was talking about
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I bought that stuff 20+yrs ago. No clue where.
Google "motorcycle wheel balancer" for numerous results.
You're going to need spoons/tire irons also, if planning on DIY. I'd suggest 3 motion pro pieces. They're a tad more expensive than PA crap, but worth their weight in gold.
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