Help changing tires - no specialty tools

[t3rmin]

Thanks I grabbed a pry bar from my dad for putting the new tire on. Gotta see if I can get weights cheap local for balancing.

Pssst... don't tell anyone, but I haven't put on any weights at all after my new tire. I ripped the old weights off the rim and put on the new tire and so far it feels smooth... I'd heard tire manufacture has come a long way and you often need little to no weight.

[mortation]

Pssst... don't tell anyone, but I haven't put on any weights at all after my new tire. I ripped the old weights off the rim and put on the new tire and so far it feels smooth... I'd heard tire manufacture has come a long way and you often need little to no weight.

I think it has more to do with Rim warp, damage, etc than the tires. And mine are pretty rough. I will check it out any way even though I dont have weights

[bwringer]

Pssst... don't tell anyone, but I haven't put on any weights at all after my new tire. I ripped the old weights off the rim and put on the new tire and so far it feels smooth... I'd heard tire manufacture has come a long way and you often need little to no weight.

I installed a set of Avon Storm radials on my VX800 and a set of Avon RoadRiders on my GS850 (both new designs for 2007), and I can verify that new design Avons do not come with balance marks anymore. I balanced the bare rims, and they were still perfectly balanced with the tires mounted. Amazing.

Older tire designs still have balancing marks, but the last set of Pirelli Sport Demons I mounted needed only 1/4 ounce in front and none in the rear.

[t3rmin]

I installed a set of Avon Storm radials on my VX800 and a set of Avon RoadRiders on my GS850 (both new designs for 2007), and I can verify that new design Avons do not come with balance marks anymore. I balanced the bare rims, and they were still perfectly balanced with the tires mounted. Amazing.

Older tire designs still have balancing marks, but the last set of Pirelli Sport Demons I mounted needed only 1/4 ounce in front and none in the rear.

What's weird is my el-cheapo Cheng Shins didn't have a balancing mark either. The last set I put on did, but these don't...

[Guest]

Bead wire has high tensile strength and is rather brittle. Ordinary wire cutters are damaged by cutting it. The damage you did to your cutters was halfway to the cost of tire irons.

Be very careful where you scratched the rims. The outer surface of the bead seals against the rim. The rubber surface there is very hard, and won't conform well to scratches. This could lead to slow leaks, low air pressure, and dangerously bad handling.

[SabreJim]

I keep my tire irons in my tool bag in case I get a flat.... another good reason to own them....