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keelerb
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I bit the bullet and am in the process of changing the tires on my 84 R100RT by hand. Saving money not a bad thing, and I want the confidence in a roadside situation of knowing I can get the tire on and off to fix a flat.
Have now done the front and am waiting for a balancing stand I ordered to arrive so I can balance and remount.
Getting the old tire off was a beeottch. Hardest part of the job.
Getting new tire and tube on was not that hard. But I have found that the little "ring" around the tire that you use to make sure the bead is settled in evenly just WILL NOT line up evenly on one side. Most of it (all of one side and most of the other) is perfectly evenly lined up, but one portion of one side (maybe 1/8 of the circumference) is below the edge of the wheel. Have tried time and again (deflating, bouncing the wheel and tire, pulling the sidewall "up", etc." but it comes out this way each time.
Has anybody run into this? How concerned should I be? Any fixes?
Thanks - Brian
Have now done the front and am waiting for a balancing stand I ordered to arrive so I can balance and remount.
Getting the old tire off was a beeottch. Hardest part of the job.
Getting new tire and tube on was not that hard. But I have found that the little "ring" around the tire that you use to make sure the bead is settled in evenly just WILL NOT line up evenly on one side. Most of it (all of one side and most of the other) is perfectly evenly lined up, but one portion of one side (maybe 1/8 of the circumference) is below the edge of the wheel. Have tried time and again (deflating, bouncing the wheel and tire, pulling the sidewall "up", etc." but it comes out this way each time.
Has anybody run into this? How concerned should I be? Any fixes?
Thanks - Brian