Venom Tire Changer From Psycho-Moto
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Cant help you dont change my own tires. But check out the amazon reviews. It aint overly impressive.
http://www.amazon.com/Venom-Motorcycle-Portable-Davidson-Kawasaki/product-reviews/B0077T37GQ/ref=pd_sim_auto_cm_cr_acr_txt
http://www.amazon.com/Venom-Motorcycle-Portable-Davidson-Kawasaki/product-reviews/B0077T37GQ/ref=pd_sim_auto_cm_cr_acr_txt
I've got the NoMar Classic tire changer and balancer setup, works great, especeally on softer sportbike tires.Hard , stiff cruiser tires are a little more difficult but I don't plan on doing those.The whole set up was about $800 but it's more than paid for itself in the last 3 years.It's very well built in the good ol' USA ,a thousand times better than the made in China Harbour Frieght crap a lot of guys use.NoMar is easily the best tire changer for the enthusiast.
I have one. It's a great alternative to using 2x4s or running over the tire with your car. It also raises the wheel so your not forced to working on a soft matt with 2x4s under the wheel. For the $70 or so I paid, it has made my tire changes easier. Worth the $ IMO... and with practice you won't scratch your rims with levers either.
A few things to consider if your going to use one:
- The middle bolt isn't long enough for some most sport bike rear tires. I got some threaded rod (canadian tire/princess auto $10) and cut it down.
- Don't secure the wheel on the rig with the supplied wing nut. You'll need a plate or a piece of wood with a hole drilled through it.
- Wouldn't be a bad idea to put some extra padding around the top ring - the little white plastic bits don't last long
- Royal Distributing sells a similar unit that's red. Don't buy that. It's not the same thing as the Venom; it's bead braker lever is too short for anything larger than a 120 or 130.
A few things to consider if your going to use one:
- The middle bolt isn't long enough for some most sport bike rear tires. I got some threaded rod (canadian tire/princess auto $10) and cut it down.
- Don't secure the wheel on the rig with the supplied wing nut. You'll need a plate or a piece of wood with a hole drilled through it.
- Wouldn't be a bad idea to put some extra padding around the top ring - the little white plastic bits don't last long
- Royal Distributing sells a similar unit that's red. Don't buy that. It's not the same thing as the Venom; it's bead braker lever is too short for anything larger than a 120 or 130.
Thank you for your response looks like I'll be buying it then. For the last 4 years I've been using some primitive methods to change my tires, this seems like a great cheap DIY option that I was looking into
I know NoMar stuff was good but I wasn't looking to speed so much money. I think someone mentioned a long time ago that Princess auto was carrying a tire change & bead breaker set up for bikes but I'm not sure
cjbenedict
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I picked up the Princess Auto Bead Breaker/Tire Changer a few years ago, used it once then got a No Mar machine.
The princess auto machine has a decent bead breaker with good leverage. If you can bolt it to some wood so it doesn't move it would be much better. To change tires with it is more iffy because it is an all-metal design, could scratch the edges of your rim. Perhaps gluing some rubber or a garden hose cut in half could solve some of those issues...
If you want the princess auto machine I'll sell you mine for half price. Only used once to break the bead a couple tires
I picked up the Princess Auto Bead Breaker/Tire Changer a few years ago, used it once then got a No Mar machine.
The princess auto machine has a decent bead breaker with good leverage. If you can bolt it to some wood so it doesn't move it would be much better. To change tires with it is more iffy because it is an all-metal design, could scratch the edges of your rim. Perhaps gluing some rubber or a garden hose cut in half could solve some of those issues...
If you want the princess auto machine I'll sell you mine for half price. Only used once to break the bead a couple tires
Too late now I just received the Venom one yesterday, otherwise I would've bought it
The trick is to get 4 or 5 buddies to split the cost and I can guarantee you that it will pay for itself in no time, especially for those that do track days, without worrying about anyone scratching the hell out of your wheels.
i just ordered up a nomar tire changer from blue streak. If harbour freight still sold the motorcycle tire changer, i would have went that route with the mojo blocks and lever.
I'll throw an ad on kijiji to change tires to possibly pay for some of the initial cost.
I'll throw an ad on kijiji to change tires to possibly pay for some of the initial cost.
