I'm Your Huckleberry - Rear Tire Dismount and Mount with Mojo Lever

[TURBO200R4]

Well done! My tire should get there next week. What day should I show up and what kind of beer do you drink?

send the tire and money for a 12 pac and i will send u a video

 

[aquilla]

Great job!

I remember when I first put on an Avon as they became available for the Rocket and proudly posted a picture on the forum and one of our aussie members if I correctly recall asked me if I'm aware that the Triumph dealership mounted it wrong, against the running direction. I don't wherec he face palm emoticon is, please insert a few here.
Triumph shop, go figure. Of course no excuse for me, this is why I always come back here!

Once again, cool job! Thank you for the video.

 

[Journeyman]

Great job!

I remember when I first put on an Avon as they became available for the Rocket and proudly posted a picture on the forum and one of our aussie members if I correctly recall asked me if I'm aware that the Triumph dealership mounted it wrong, against the running direction. I don't wherec he face palm emoticon is, please insert a few here.
Triumph shop, go figure. Of course no excuse for me, this is why I always come back here!

Once again, cool job! Thank you for the video.

I admit to staring at that direction arrow more than once and doing some hand movements and funny head orientations, visualizing the rim on the stand, then on the bike. I didn't think I'd likely get it on the rim, but was thinking that IF I did I sure didn't want to have to take it back off and spin it the other way! Thanks for the good words. I appreciate it!

 

[barbagris]

It's good to have a mate with a workshop equipped with a proper hydraulic tyre machine.

 

[RockOn]

It goes boys, it goes. I wouldn't have bet on it, but I just removed and installed the Exedra Max on my Roadster. It may not have been pretty, but for a first time attempt and with NO damage (more than I can say for my local shops), and on a Sunday, I'm pretty pleased. Every time I started to use excessive force I stopped and tried to figure out what was causing the bind. I think once I get the technique down it actually won't take much force at all. If in doubt, add more tire grease. If that doesn't work you probably need to get one or both beads more centered on the rim. If my tire stand were more solidly anchored that would also help. With one more person to help keep the tire situated, I think it would be a breeze.

No sawzalls or bolt cutters were harmed (or used) in this production

Awesome! You are the MAN! Got my new Exedra Max a couple days ago and wondering when to tell my brother-in-law we need to install it. He has similar equipment to yours. Hoping the two of us....both older than dirt, him 67, me 72....... can pull it off as well as you did by yourself......will certainly use your video as our guide!.... thank you!

VR

PS Wife and I lived up the road from you in Hickory, NC for 5 years back in 2003-2008.

 

[Journeyman]

Awesome! You are the MAN! Got my new Exedra Max a couple days ago and wondering when to tell my brother-in-law we need to install it. He has similar equipment to yours. Hoping the two of us....both older than dirt, him 67, me 72....... can pull it off as well as you did by yourself......will certainly use your video as our guide!.... thank you!

VR

PS Wife and I lived up the road from you in Hickory, NC for 5 years back in 2003-2008.

Hell, I'm 60. If I can do it, you can do it, especially with a helper! I'm using the Mojo Lever- not sure if that is what you have. The trick is having enough lube and getting the rest of the tire in the right place so that it doesn't have to stretch as far.

Try to keep the bead down toward the middle of the rim. That didn't seem obvious to me, as it's sitting a little diagonal, but moving the non working part of the bead into that recessed area of the rim gives the part on the tool more room. Keep pushing the bead down where the tool is not active. If you're pulling too hard, something is out of place.

Also, and you'll notice that this was not in the video, don't even try to push the first side onto the rim by hand. I did with the front tire pretty easily, but the rear was not having it- not even close. Use the tool for both sides.

Shoot some video for us.

Well, yeah, we used to darn near be neighbors. I work in Marion!

 

[RockOn]

Hell, I'm 60. If I can do it, you can do it, especially with a helper! I'm using the Mojo Lever- not sure if that is what you have. The trick is having enough lube and getting the rest of the tire in the right place so that it doesn't have to stretch as far.

Try to keep the bead down toward the middle of the rim. That didn't seem obvious to me, as it's sitting a little diagonal, but moving the non working part of the bead into that recessed area of the rim gives the part on the tool more room. Keep pushing the bead down where the tool is not active. If you're pulling too hard, something is out of place.

Also, and you'll notice that this was not in the video, don't even try to push the first side onto the rim by hand. I did with the front tire pretty easily, but the rear was not having it- not even close. Use the tool for both sides.

Shoot some video for us.

Well, yeah, we used to darn near be neighbors. I work in Marion!

60? You jest of course, you look about 39, like Jack Benny. Yes, he has the MOJO bar. His stand does not look as beefy as yours....some Harbor Freight odds and ends he put together. We have done my front Avon tire with his tools., **** near killed us. Hoping the two of us can match your work. I'll see what we can do about a video.......that might be a Bridge Too Far for us. Thanks again.

 

[Fingers]

Also if you leave the tire outside in the sun the tire becomes much easier to work with.

 

[Joesmoe]

I think I'm going to give away my Harbor Freight tire rig - it's barely enough to work a bicycle tire, and way too much trouble. I got it when I had my ST1300, and was fortunate enough to have enough ST1300s to have a "Mechanic's on Site" day at my house. One guy -- similar to @warp9.9 in experience and helpfulness, showed with his bike, and my tools, and about fifteen other bikes showed up with this, that, and the other thing.

I wanted to have my tires replaced -- had the Harbor Freight rig out, and he looked at it, knocked around a bit, and said, "Forget that. This is how we're going to do it." Just like some of the videos on YouTube, it was on the garage floor - had a long bar that was made by one of the members on the site - interesting design - had a Delrin roller on one end, and rather than scrape a spoon around and have to fiddle with rim protectors, that end of the bar just rolled the bead off or on.

Either way, I was a spectator, with no where near the strength necessary to move the bar appreciably, much less get it started.

 

[Journeyman]

I think I'm going to give away my Harbor Freight tire rig - it's barely enough to work a bicycle tire, and way too much trouble. I got it when I had my ST1300, and was fortunate enough to have enough ST1300s to have a "Mechanic's on Site" day at my house. One guy -- similar to @warp9.9 in experience and helpfulness, showed with his bike, and my tools, and about fifteen other bikes showed up with this, that, and the other thing.

I wanted to have my tires replaced -- had the Harbor Freight rig out, and he looked at it, knocked around a bit, and said, "Forget that. This is how we're going to do it." Just like some of the videos on YouTube, it was on the garage floor - had a long bar that was made by one of the members on the site - interesting design - had a Delrin roller on one end, and rather than scrape a spoon around and have to fiddle with rim protectors, that end of the bar just rolled the bead off or on.

Either way, I was a spectator, with no where near the strength necessary to move the bar appreciably, much less get it started.

Paul- the Mojo Lever (OK, they need to start paying me now works similarly. Instead of the roller, it has a small cam shaped corner that slips, instead of rolls, the bead on. The profile is smaller, so that you don't have to stretch the bead as much to accommodate the tool between the rim and the tire. In this case, smaller is better, I think. That's, ultimately, why I went with it instead of the NoMar.