How to change a tire/flat? - Page 3

tigmaster · 09-10-2008, 06:13 AM

OK so make sure you don't just start prying it off. First go around the side opposite you want to take off first and pop the tire down off of the bead all around. Of course make sure rim lock is loose. Then flip it over and pop it off the bead there. Then take a nice hefty bite and pry it over the rim. Hold that there and then go for another bite. Hold that there and go for another. If you have to go more than three to get the tire to stay on the rim pull the middle tool out. I do this process with one small tire spoon and two big blunt screwdrivers.

jc--07 · 09-10-2008, 07:00 AM

what the hell is a rim lock i dont even think i have one on my rim ?

Wopstar · 09-10-2008, 09:48 AM

The rim lock is a rubber piece on the inside of the rim that has a stud that sticks thru the rim and then uses a nut to hold it to the rim. The stud sticks out of the rim about halfway around the rim from where the schrader valve is.

tigmaster · 09-10-2008, 10:41 AM

I don't know a dirt bike that doesn't have one. I have changed tires on bikes all the way back to the 70's and they still had it.

Wopstar · 09-10-2008, 12:47 PM

I have never seen a tire w/o a rim lock

Wopstar · 09-10-2008, 12:55 PM

A little visual aid.

jc--07 · 09-10-2008, 01:12 PM

aw well if u look closly at my aviator u will c there aint one lolo

tjscott2012 · 09-10-2008, 03:18 PM

its inside the tire silly

jc--07 · 09-10-2008, 03:42 PM

aww then how do i un do it

?

wr250f95 · 09-10-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wopstar

I have never seen a tire w/o a rim lock

the smallest bike Ive seen that had one is a ttr125l

09-10-2008, 06:13 AM	#21 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,526 iTrader: (1)	OK so make sure you don't just start prying it off. First go around the side opposite you want to take off first and pop the tire down off of the bead all around. Of course make sure rim lock is loose. Then flip it over and pop it off the bead there. Then take a nice hefty bite and pry it over the rim. Hold that there and then go for another bite. Hold that there and go for another. If you have to go more than three to get the tire to stay on the rim pull the middle tool out. I do this process with one small tire spoon and two big blunt screwdrivers. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

09-10-2008, 07:00 AM	#22 (permalink)
jc--07 A Rider Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 602 iTrader: (0)	what the hell is a rim lock i dont even think i have one on my rim ? __________________ bikes are gooooooood

09-10-2008, 09:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
Wopstar A Rider Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Havasu Arizona Posts: 858 iTrader: (0)	The rim lock is a rubber piece on the inside of the rim that has a stud that sticks thru the rim and then uses a nut to hold it to the rim. The stud sticks out of the rim about halfway around the rim from where the schrader valve is. __________________ Stickers Add Horsepower!!

09-10-2008, 10:41 AM	#24 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,526 iTrader: (1)	I don't know a dirt bike that doesn't have one. I have changed tires on bikes all the way back to the 70's and they still had it. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

09-10-2008, 12:47 PM	#25 (permalink)
Wopstar A Rider Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Havasu Arizona Posts: 858 iTrader: (0)	I have never seen a tire w/o a rim lock __________________ Stickers Add Horsepower!!

09-10-2008, 12:55 PM	#26 (permalink)
Wopstar A Rider Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Havasu Arizona Posts: 858 iTrader: (0)	A little visual aid. __________________ Stickers Add Horsepower!!

09-10-2008, 01:12 PM	#27 (permalink)
jc--07 A Rider Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 602 iTrader: (0)	aw well if u look closly at my aviator u will c there aint one lolo __________________ bikes are gooooooood

09-10-2008, 03:18 PM	#28 (permalink)
tjscott2012 The Spam man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hurley, Mo Posts: 4,867 iTrader: (0)	its inside the tire silly __________________ 87 Banshee Red Frame, Black plastics. bone stock (for now) -Life is full of ups and downs, so I say, get a quad and jump those mother****ers

09-10-2008, 03:42 PM	#29 (permalink)
jc--07 A Rider Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 602 iTrader: (0)	aww then how do i un do it ? __________________ bikes are gooooooood

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