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FWIW. I have the HF tire changer. I..uh.. looked at pictures of the Mojo blocks and Mojo lever, and I have lots of Delrin laying around, so...The HF tire changer, Mojo blocks and Mojo lever will do a perfectly adequate job of changing tires. The first set at 40 bucks a whack paid for mine. <shrug>
Spend the money for the best tire machine you can find. Use it for 20 years and enjoy the convenience of being able to change tires when you want, while saving money. Sell the machine and get most of your money back. I have a NoMar. It's not as nice as a Coats professional machine but certainly does what I need.Peter Y.
I'm getting "deja vu all over again" - didn't we just discuss this last week? Come on warm weather...
Sheepdog... when you say "that long bar", you mean the bead breaker?
I just have threaded plugs in the shop floor, carry the HF changer in, bolt it down, change tires, remove and store.
This is a great idea, Chuck...
yeah, well.. some of us don't live on here, and sometimes things get missed. Sorry to have taken 30 seconds out of your day.
My HF changer has held up beautifully for use with both my bikes and my trailers/farm equipment. I�ve had it for nine years. I reiterate that I don�t use the long bar on motorcycle wheels and that I added �Mojo Blocks� to protect and more securely hold the rim in position. Also, mine is bolted to a concrete floor. Even steel wheels can be bent out of shape with that long bar. 9� Motion Pro tire levers work very well when used with a generous application of Ruglyde and good technique.Lannis, it must be the rim-locks on all those old Britbikes...
I hate rim-locks, but I use them on the Norton, which has pretensions to horsepower. I've long since done away with them on the BSAs.Having a home tire-changer is a sometimes convenience for me, when I already have the tire, and want to change it right now. For example, I already have a 75% rear tire for the Stelvio, for when the 25% one that's on it now gets too far down, so I'll that myself.If I'm planning ahead, I get my local shop to order the tire, carry in the wheel, and they change it and spin-balance it for $15 while I wait .... with a big tire changer that never touches the rim ...Lannis
My local shop used to charge me $15.. then $17. Changed hands, and it went to $42. (!) I've never darkened their doors since. Bought a HF tire changer and get everything else on line. I hope the new owner.. oh, never mind.. he went out of business.. is happy.
I find myself breaking a sweat just trying to use the machine.
I had a No Mar for a while. It's not as easy as it looks in the videos. The low sidewall kinds of tires are pretty hard to remove and mount.
It's funny about tire changing machines...once you get good at them, you'll find it easier to do without one.
Hah. You all kill me with your cost limits.The only bike shop in town charges an hour labour per tire for mounting and balancing. That's a hair over $200 a set.Back in the city, when I was there... I could get it done for about $50 a tire.So, yeah... purchasing a tool to make it easier on me will pay for itself in about three changes. So... a season between my wife, myself and my Father-in-law. Add in my brother-in-laws (and his brothers) dirt bikes, and we're talking a few weeks to make it worth it.I've changed more than enough tires, and fixed more than enough flat tubes that I know how. I'm just sick of working on 2X4s on the floor and fighting with spoons and c-clamps.