That may be a little pricy. What do you guys think of this thing?Spend the money for a power machine.
I hate it. Dad's got one. Rim barely stays on. Needs to be fixed to the floor. the leverage bar with the plastic tip can be a nuisance with tubed tires. I stopped using it and use three spoons on the floor.That may be a little pricy. What do you guys think of this thing?
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MO Tested: No-Mar Classic HD Motorcycle Tire Changer Review
As motorcycles become more reliable and maintenance intervals get more spread out, one consumable remains on a fairly frequent interval for motorcycles.Tires have made tremendous advances in the last decade, but they are still the most frequent maintenance items for motorcyclists.With the rates...www.motorcycle.com
This would be my recommendation. When (Spend the money for a power machine.
Damn. That's a minority view, LOL. On YouTube the tires literally fling themselves off the wheel at the sight of the mighty NoMar. I'll keep it in mind though. Thanks.I hate it. Dad's got one. Rim barely stays on. Needs to be fixed to the floor. the leverage bar with the plastic tip can be a nuisance with tubed tires. I stopped using it and use three spoons on the floor.
yea, I don't know what the deal is. we've watched all those videos too. Dad and I have had no luck with it. it does better with the street tires on his VFR. The real narrow tires are a pain. We've got it mounted to a platform that extends out like 8'. We drag it out, and park a vehicle on the platform to hold it in place.Damn. That's a minority view, LOL. On YouTube the tires literally fling themselves off the wheel at the sight of the mighty NoMar. I'll keep it in mind though. Thanks.
The vast majority of my tires will be sport-ish tubeless tires. In fact, I have a VFR. You s ay it will work for those?yea, I don't know what the deal is. we've watched all those videos too. Dad and I have had no luck with it. it does better with the street tires on his VFR. The real narrow tires are a pain. We've got it mounted to a platform that extends out like 8'. We drag it out, and park a vehicle on the platform to hold it in place.
it just sucks when the rim pop out of the clamps because now you have to reset everything.
yea, Dad's used it for his 2000 VFR. For those bikes it seems better. there's a plastic nub on the end of the leverage bar, and it kept interfering with the tubes. I've found using smaller spoons are easier to manage, and avoid pinching the tube.The vast majority of my tires will be sport-ish tubeless tires. In fact, I have a VFR. You s ay it will work for those?
Tell me about your platform. 8 feet? I was planning on building something sorta pallet-sized. Too small?
I have a miter saw. If It's more complicated than that I don't think I can build it. I'd like to look at a few pics anyway if you don't mind.I can post photos of my weird system for 30plus years hundreds of tires. It is based on a heavy wood workbench (in use almost every day) and includes shop made wood stuff. Some Tractor Supply stuff. Some Motion Pro stuff. You would definitely need woodworking tools to make a copy. I’ve done mostly 17 wheels including BKS CF but can do 18 19 21 spoke. Would not be worth buying WW tools or a badass bench. Let me know.
Damn. That's a minority view, LOL. On YouTube the tires literally fling themselves off the wheel at the sight of the mighty NoMar. I'll keep it in mind though. Thanks.
Words to live by.Never trust a video of a race tire or a full knobby being changed...
I have less than 1500 in my machine and compressor. It runs on a 20g 5hp HD oil-less cheapo.The Derek Weaver 898 (https://www.derekweaver.com/bikers-garage/weaver-w-m898xs-motorcycle-atv-car-truck-tire-changer/) with assist arms is supposed to be a nice machine, enabling you to change a tire with one hand. My buddy does his car wheels as well. Big downside is that you need a pretty hefty air compressor as well. By the time you are done, you have $4k in it.
As mentioned above, changing sport bike tires is a walk in the park compared to changing Goldwing tires.
Man, that's cool. I don't have room for anything remotely like that though.The bench, the wheel holder base bolted to bench. Base fits 17 wheels exactly. It is rounds of 3/4 ply laminated. The doughnut hole clears rotors. The top touching wheel surface is scrap commercial carpet. The post is 1 inch diameter all-thread. The red top pin stops wheel rotation.![]()
Bead breaker bar is Tractor Supply tire spade with 1 1/4 hole drilled in flat. The breaker block is 4x4 scrap drilled and bandsawn. The white spacers are 1 inch pvc scrap.![]()
The bench weighs 300#. A 36 inch cheater on the bar makes even Dunlops a one hand deal. Break flip break. A bit slow to set up. A few seconds to do the business.
I'd like to see that in action. Pretty cool.More weirdness.
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On CF wheels I make white oak levers. Metal rims I use Motion Pro rim savers and irons. NoMar lube - lots.![]()
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The Derek Weaver 898 (https://www.derekweaver.com/bikers-garage/weaver-w-m898xs-motorcycle-atv-car-truck-tire-changer/) with assist arms is supposed to be a nice machine, enabling you to change a tire with one hand. My buddy does his car wheels as well. Big downside is that you need a pretty hefty air compressor as well. By the time you are done, you have $4k in it.
As mentioned above, changing sport bike tires is a walk in the park compared to changing Goldwing tires.