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StephanieMitchell789
8/11/2014 6:02am
8/11/2014 6:02am
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8/13/2014 9:28am
It's been 10+ years since I've changed a tire on a dirt bike. The last time was on my old RM80 and I used screw drivers instead of tire irons. (I also got very good at patching tubes.)
Last night after an hour of skinned knuckles I managed to put a Dunlop MX31 (80/120-21) on my CR250.
I found that once the tire is seated properly, there is supposed to be a line that runs around the bead, about 1/8" from the rim.
However, this line went "under" the rim for a distance of about 6".
I finally fixed it by clamping some oversize "reach around" vice grips to the tire and pounding them "up" with a hammer.
Whats the proper way to avoid / fix this situation?
I wasn't using any "dish soap" on the rim like tire shops use - maybe that would have helped.
Last night after an hour of skinned knuckles I managed to put a Dunlop MX31 (80/120-21) on my CR250.
I found that once the tire is seated properly, there is supposed to be a line that runs around the bead, about 1/8" from the rim.
However, this line went "under" the rim for a distance of about 6".
I finally fixed it by clamping some oversize "reach around" vice grips to the tire and pounding them "up" with a hammer.
Whats the proper way to avoid / fix this situation?
I wasn't using any "dish soap" on the rim like tire shops use - maybe that would have helped.
Thanks for the warnings, I will probably just take the rear wheel in to a shop when the time comes.
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