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I read a couple guides, and looked at pictures, and built my own bead breaker a couple days ago..

Once it warms up gonna bolt the last couple boards together and test it out and post pics

 

at the spot guys use their ramps. they take the ramp and put the metal part between the rim and bead. run up and jump on it

 

put your rim on 2X4 place a shovel between rim and tire, jump on it once, here ya go

 

I have never balanced any of my wheels. Never saw the point since they go through hell. I dont see it making that much of a difference.

Ive seen people use a kickstand of a bike to break the tire bead as well. Two people, one stands on the wheel, the other strategically places the kickstand and presses. Bead is broke!

Where did he get those great spoons at though???

 

balance streets, unbalanced stunt.

 

I like cheap more... Damn $800????

 

reason being? I've rode both ways and never felt a difference.

 

The only real reason you need to balance is if you are on the street or racing well over 100mph. but for stunting i really dont bother on the rear i do sometimes do it for the front if its way off or i place on doing alot of stoppies. i use the 2X4 with a block nailed to it placed under my trailer hitch to break the beads. I want to know where he got those spoons to those are killer.

 

I use the shovel. I like the ramp idea tho (If i gotta do one at the spot) and might try it next time.

 

i just go to my buddies tire shop and dismount and mount them myself, i dont trust any of those ******* at motorcycle shops they love to **** up a set of minty rims, and plus they charge big bucks. i have never balanced any of my tires either

 

go to harbor freight and buy the tire changer with motorcycle attachment.

$100
has a gangsta bead breaker, and clamps to hold the wheel while u remove the tire

 

Any deealer should have motion pro 8" tire spoons

that's what I use for everything



I even changed low profile 17" tires on my car!

 

Is there a difference between a tire spoon and tire iron? And if so what are the spoons for? I always just use tire irons.

 

tire iron I'm pretty sure is the wrench you use to remove lug nuts..

Tire spoon is the tool you use to 'spoon' tires off



As when you hear someone getting beat down with a tire iron, I assume they mean the tool to remove a spare tire from a car, NOT a set of tire spoons



according to wiki a tire iron can be the same thing as a tire spoon...
yet I always hear 4 ways being called tire irons lol

Guess its just who you here it from

 

my street bike i take to my buddys shop (i go over 100) i don't trust myself, plus i know i'll **** up the $$$$ powder coat job. stunt bike i change the tires, first time was not fun

 

I take my bike over 100 and I trust changing tires myself

If you pop it on the bead nothing can go wrong changing yourself (except of course scratching your rims! I would never suggest someone with nice/painted rims to use spoons)

 

idk the street bike i just feel better taking it to the shop. the stunt bike i do everything on. when it comes to the tires on the street bike i don't **** with them, everything else i do myself

 

I used to do that, but bought a $20 bead breaker tool from Harbor Freight.. Much easier

 

i just ordered that yesterday

 

I use harbor freights $40 dollar bead breaker...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92961

and tire irons which i bought there too or spoons whatever you call them.