The comments here are really a dis-service to anyone. The man posted a video titled "tire change with ebay tire changer" - It wasn't a title like "Best way to change a tire" or "how to change tires without scratching rims" or "This is how it's supposed to be done" kind of thing. @Bridge_Jumper - your video was helpful. It shows what it takes to change tires with that specific tire changer, the good, bad and ugly. Thank you for posting.
You could make the best video in the world and you will get some idiot saying they dont like your hat or something stupid, usually some goon who would have no ability to complete the job themselves
No shit, this is one of the better videos, no stupid long intro, no marketing products, no annoying loud crap music, no life story as to why he is changing his own tire. Just put a camera up before I try this for the first time with these new tools, lets see what happens. glad I found this video. Here is what I learned from this video, interest using a pallet to mount (can build on this idea), can see the (assuming stock) pry bar is shit, look for better after market pry bar, with enough patience and acquiring a similar setup might save me some money changing my own tires over the life of a motorcycle or two or three.
I think that everybody is missing the point it is about the tire changer. You guys should see and hear me changing motorcycle tires. I give the guy an A+ for holding his cool.
Nice to see the 'realities' of doing this on a home use, lower price unit. I prefer to do my own maintenance...both as a money saver and the fact that I love learning this stuff as well. That machine seems like it would do the job and yes, some practice and patience is needed. Thanks for posting. Also, a no nonsense video without all the music and unnecessary chatter. Good job!
Well I think for a first attempt you did good!! For everybody remember the secret is to keep the bead in the well on the side opposite to where you are working. And if you scratch the rims - well you learned something! And when it's all over and the wheel is back on the bike you have the satisfaction of knowing - "I did that!" Good effort mate!
don't you love it. make a video about anything. and the pro is always waiting silently in the corner. until his chance to troll all over any mistakes you make. I say thanks for having the guts to do it for yourself.
Not a pro but I’m about to tell him why he had so much trouble mounting the tire. There was a time when we as a society didn’t resent advice, especially when it is also meant to help those who come here to see how it’s done and might otherwise be misinformed.
I don't know why some people always have to be negative with their comments. As far as I can tell, you did everything carefully and correctly. It looks a bit rough on the tire since you're using muscle power instead of hydraulics. But, that's what you have to do with a tire to get it on the rim. Great job and thanks for taking the time to make a video for the rest of us.
Footage Factory Sport tires a pain in the ass. No matter what machine you use. They have strong side walls and the drop zone is not deep. I remember when I was a tech for Mercedes and had to change low profile tires, wide on aftermarket rims. It took much longer.
chasiu75 exactly! Too many lazy pussies out there now days that can't do the first bit of maintenance on their bikes/cars and just take them somewhere and pay some clown to do their work.
Thanks for posting this. Been looking at exactly this model unit, your video gave me an awesome visual for my decision. I'm an old spoon style changer, so this looks perfect for my needs. Thank you again.
Black "Sharpie" marker is your friend here. It's what I use. Just color in the scrape and by the time you have the wheel mounted on the bike you can't see it and it's all forgotten about....Until you mount your next tire, at which point you say..Who the hell scratched up my rim? (Oh, I did, LOL). Bust out the Sharpie again. Good as new.
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Thanks for sharing. This is a big help in my next new tire install now that I know eBay has this tool! You saved me money! Nice platform too. And no music blasting at us makes it better watching.
I never knew how to do this job before now. Outstanding video and no hokey background music . I’m going to buy the equipment and save myself some cash on all of my motorcycle tires. Outstanding job!!Thank you for this video Sir👍👍
Thanks, I was searching for some "practical" mounting/dismounting tests, all official videos show suepr perfect people, but the reality is always very different. 1st of all I need to understand if a fix to earth is really necessary ... yes, it's it, when you mount the tyre the rotational force is high. Your post is very very useful, thanks.
I little advice. I have changed many tires on my motorcycles in the past. Take that disc off. It doesn't take much to remove it, and it doesn't take much to warp it. I have learned that lesson the hard way. Get yourself some blue loctite and coat the threads when going back together, but protect that disc. If you don't, it will cause a brake vibration if you bump or pry against it.
Removing the disk will usually require new bolts to reinstall. They aren't meant to be removed and reinstalled multiple times. They are literally what is going to save your ass when you grab a fist full of brake.
Thank you for making this video. I have been looking into the style of a manual tire changer and it has helped a lot. I would love to see one with a car and truck tire to. Great job.
Thanks for showing the tire change real time. Looks like something Harbor Freight would sell. Probably a lot cheaper than a Rabacanda. Thanks for sharing!
Your a brave man showing your First attempt, Im not surprised you scratched your rims doing it like that, I did my first time too. Stick with it, it gets easier. Top Tip for that tool, if you get a couple of short lengths of hose pipe and heat them in boiling water then slip over each end of the tool this will save your rims. Heat shrink works well too.
I'd rather learn the hard way and get a couple of scratches and learn skills that will save me 1000s of £$€ in years to come, he knew he made the mistake and still posted the video he is helping others right now, everyone changed their 1st tyre at somepoint and was a novice, this lad will go on to do 100s of these and perfect his technique, don't talk down your nose to tryers ti make yourself feel better about being a low life, cause 90% of people would rather give it to a garage and pay over the odds cause its easy instead of investing time and money into themselves, this guy is a winner. Thanks for the vid, I ended up watching this after thinking of buying my own machine and now I'm inspired to 🤘
thanks for the video. do you have the link for the tire changer? what size rim was that tire? most say 4 - 161/2 inch and of course I have 17 inch rims. do you think there is 1/2 inch wiggle room in the changer for a little bigger rim?
I think I know why you had trouble mounting the tire: The mount head of the mount/demount bar is supposed to travel ahead of the point where the bead drops below the lip of the rim. Think of where you would put a tire spoon when taking little bites. By hooking under the lip of the rim, the bead is forced out past the edge of the rim. Once it is past the edge it can drop down on the trailing side. Pivoting off the center post to arc the mount head is like making consecutive tire spoon bites all in one continuous motion. When you put the mount head where the bead is already below the rim lip you will just run right into the place where the bead crosses over. That just doesn’t work right.
Does that arm you use to stretch the bead on scratch the rim at all? Did you line up the dot on the tire which represents the lightest spot on the tire with the valve stem which is heavy side of wheel? Otherwise balancing is a pain and takes extra weight.
It's great that you have an honest video showing it's not always easy to mount a modern bike tire ., Does anyone make something to hold the tire bead in the lower groove of the rim opposite the side you are trying to spoon on?
Great video, I'm considering buying one of these changers and I wondered how easy they were to use and how long it would take me to change a tyre. Based on what I've just watched I'm going to buy one for my workshop so that I can change my own tyres on my fleet of training bikes. Thanks.
At 6:20, you need to push the tire where you right hand is into the drop center of the rim to give you the slack you need. You can use those Irwin One-Handed Bar Clamps to squeeze the tire together. And hey, there is plenty of tire left at the edges.
It looks like your mounting bar needs another foot or more of length to give you more leverage. Is that other black bar sitting on the pallet the extension ? It will take a lot of the effort out of that part of the process. I have a couple of mounting bars that are about 3 feet or so in length and it's about right.
Hey can someone tell me what model this is ... ebay seem to have wheels from 4-16.5"??? What about the most common size 17" like the above wheel he changed???
I thought it was wheelie good to post this video, thank you. Don’t you just get tyred of the haters...they just need to get a grip, and be more balanced. Ride safe my friend 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧
Good effort mate, I'm a tyre fitter myself and it's not an easy process.... If i was to give you any advice, just keep putting air in till it pops over the rim lip /bead. Alot of people are afraid and think the tyre will burst it won't. Great job mate.
Don't forget to balance the tires! That being said, to those who do not want to buy a tire changer such as this one, tire spoons, elbow grease, sacrificial bruising on your wrists and knees can easily swap out a tire with ease. I swapped my rear tire out in roughly 30 minutes (ignoring the 2 and a half hours of just wondering what I could use or do to help remove the tire (elbow grease and knees)).
i have been looking at these really hard lately. im sold on the bead breaker but seems to end there. thank you for posting this video to help my decision! keep the rubber side down friend. at least the back one lol#!!
I have this set up and I bolted it to the concrete so I can remove it and put it back when I want to. I used drop in anchors. Also if you have nice wheels the crappola tyre bar is not going to work because it will scratch your wheels up. I got a motamec tyre bar (same style available with other makes too) it has 2 cotten reels on the front and one larger one on the back and a nylon flat plate which all work to stop scratches. The bar itself is high quality and very weighty. Also quite costly but works really well because it's fast and efficent.
not bad bud, I went with the harbor freight tire changer. for 80 bucks, its hard to beat, howver it need to be modded a little to actually work haha. I would suggest spooning the last bit of the lip of the tire on though....to much work with the tool that you was using, spoons would make it much easier for you. oh and another tip....dont tell to many of your friends that you can do this.......you will be changing tires for all your rider buddies in no time.....haha trust me. cheers brother.
Good work dude, it was first time, gradually you will be able to change tires in no time. Those who are commenting bullshit are those who never tried to do it themselves..... they don't know pleasure of DIY. welldone
Hey man, good job. much easier than what I did. how much was that tire changer? crappy thing about living in AK, many places won't ship here or they charge as much as the item to do so.
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The comments here are really a dis-service to anyone. The man posted a video titled "tire change with ebay tire changer" - It wasn't a title like "Best way to change a tire" or "how to change tires without scratching rims" or "This is how it's supposed to be done" kind of thing.
@Bridge_Jumper - your video was helpful. It shows what it takes to change tires with that specific tire changer, the good, bad and ugly. Thank you for posting.
You could make the best video in the world and you will get some idiot saying they dont like your hat or something stupid, usually some goon who would have no ability to complete the job themselves
Exactly
And probably don't even have a motorcycle
The scrubs talking shit most likely have never worked on anything.
No shit, this is one of the better videos, no stupid long intro, no marketing products, no annoying loud crap music, no life story as to why he is changing his own tire. Just put a camera up before I try this for the first time with these new tools, lets see what happens. glad I found this video. Here is what I learned from this video, interest using a pallet to mount (can build on this idea), can see the (assuming stock) pry bar is shit, look for better after market pry bar, with enough patience and acquiring a similar setup might save me some money changing my own tires over the life of a motorcycle or two or three.
I think that everybody is missing the point it is about the tire changer.
You guys should see and hear me changing motorcycle tires. I give the guy an A+ for holding his cool.
Nice to see the 'realities' of doing this on a home use, lower price unit. I prefer to do my own maintenance...both as a money saver and the fact that I love learning this stuff as well. That machine seems like it would do the job and yes, some practice and patience is needed. Thanks for posting. Also, a no nonsense video without all the music and unnecessary chatter. Good job!
Well I think for a first attempt you did good!!
For everybody remember the secret is to keep the bead in the well on the side opposite to where you are working.
And if you scratch the rims - well you learned something! And when it's all over and the wheel is back on the bike you have the satisfaction of knowing - "I did that!"
Good effort mate!
don't you love it. make a video about anything. and the pro is always waiting silently in the corner. until his chance to troll all over any mistakes you make. I say thanks for having the guts to do it for yourself.
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charles chidester Welcome to earth. There will always be someone pro at something. There is even a pro underarm sniffer (no kidding).
This tyre is childs play
As a lifelong professional MC mechanic, I think he did a great job.
Not a pro but I’m about to tell him why he had so much trouble mounting the tire. There was a time when we as a society didn’t resent advice, especially when it is also meant to help those who come here to see how it’s done and might otherwise be misinformed.
I don't know why some people always have to be negative with their comments. As far as I can tell, you did everything carefully and correctly. It looks a bit rough on the tire since you're using muscle power instead of hydraulics. But, that's what you have to do with a tire to get it on the rim. Great job and thanks for taking the time to make a video for the rest of us.
Thanks for having the balls to show the learning curve, it was genuinely helpful.
Thanks for the video! I'm looking at getting one myself and you've convinced me it's the way to go.
Good video, even the part where you struggled a bit. Its nice to see how you got around the issues
Footage Factory
Sport tires a pain in the ass. No matter what machine you use. They have strong side walls and the drop zone is not deep. I remember when I was a tech for Mercedes and had to change low profile tires, wide on aftermarket rims. It took much longer.
This machine seems to help in a couple of ways. I always change my tires with spoons and my knees..... Might look into one of these. Good video!
Good job man, ignore the haters. Even if you did make a mistake or any scratch at least you did it yourself.
chasiu75 exactly! Too many lazy pussies out there now days that can't do the first bit of maintenance on their bikes/cars and just take them somewhere and pay some clown to do their work.
People hate everyday for no reason and i bet half of them don't own bikes haha
Yep agreed.
Thanks for posting this. Been looking at exactly this model unit, your video gave me an awesome visual for my decision. I'm an old spoon style changer, so this looks perfect for my needs.
Thank you again.
Good job man, You stayed calmer than I would of done :)
Black "Sharpie" marker is your friend here. It's what I use. Just color in the scrape and by the time you have the wheel mounted on the bike you can't see it and it's all forgotten about....Until you mount your next tire, at which point you say..Who the hell scratched up my rim? (Oh, I did, LOL). Bust out the Sharpie again. Good as new.
Thanks for sharing. This is a big help in my next new tire install now that I know eBay has this tool! You saved me money!
Nice platform too. And no music blasting at us makes it better watching.
I never knew how to do this job before now. Outstanding video and no hokey background music . I’m going to buy the equipment and save myself some cash on all of my motorcycle tires. Outstanding job!!Thank you for this video Sir👍👍
I have the same one to. modified it and it took one change and It's like muscle memory now. good video. it pays for it self after only 2 uses.👍👍
I want to buy one of these tire changers
What brand is it??
How much did it cost??
Great realistic video indicating exactly how this works and how long it takes. Nice job.
i used a tool almost identical to this to swap out my truck tires. it worked well. I'll give it a shot on my bike tires. nice video.
Thanks, I was searching for some "practical" mounting/dismounting tests, all official videos show suepr perfect people, but the reality is always very different. 1st of all I need to understand if a fix to earth is really necessary ... yes, it's it, when you mount the tyre the rotational force is high. Your post is very very useful, thanks.
I little advice. I have changed many tires on my motorcycles in the past. Take that disc off. It doesn't take much to remove it, and it doesn't take much to warp it. I have learned that lesson the hard way. Get yourself some blue loctite and coat the threads when going back together, but protect that disc. If you don't, it will cause a brake vibration if you bump or pry against it.
the good advice
No need to take the disk off
Removing the disk will usually require new bolts to reinstall. They aren't meant to be removed and reinstalled multiple times. They are literally what is going to save your ass when you grab a fist full of brake.
Thank you for making this video. I have been looking into the style of a manual tire changer and it has helped a lot. I would love to see one with a car and truck tire to.
Great job.
Thanks for posting great video and I may have to buy one myself now.
I'm thankful this guy put the video up. Not everyone grew up around bikes..
slick setup, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for showing the tire change real time. Looks like something Harbor Freight would sell. Probably a lot cheaper than a Rabacanda. Thanks for sharing!
DIY type of guy. I admire
Your a brave man showing your First attempt, Im not surprised you scratched your rims doing it like that, I did my first time too. Stick with it, it gets easier. Top Tip for that tool, if you get a couple of short lengths of hose pipe and heat them in boiling water then slip over each end of the tool this will save your rims. Heat shrink works well too.
bought one and didnt know how to use it. thanks for the great video, now I know how to use the tools
That's a nice changer ..
I still use the spoons n soapy water or windex. I have been considering one of these sort of things.
I'd rather learn the hard way and get a couple of scratches and learn skills that will save me 1000s of £$€ in years to come, he knew he made the mistake and still posted the video he is helping others right now, everyone changed their 1st tyre at somepoint and was a novice, this lad will go on to do 100s of these and perfect his technique, don't talk down your nose to tryers ti make yourself feel better about being a low life, cause 90% of people would rather give it to a garage and pay over the odds cause its easy instead of investing time and money into themselves, this guy is a winner. Thanks for the vid, I ended up watching this after thinking of buying my own machine and now I'm inspired to 🤘
Seems beefier that the harbor freight one. Great video!
thanks for the video. do you have the link for the tire changer? what size rim was that tire? most say 4 - 161/2 inch and of course I have 17 inch rims. do you think there is 1/2 inch wiggle room in the changer for a little bigger rim?
This is the type of video that I learn from. Great job!
Good job, dude! Even with the learning curve, still done faster than with spoons. Props to you for showing your first attempt too!
Great straight forward video no crappy music or excessive commentary.
thanks for this vid. Want to buy one for my enduro bike, needed to know how it works.
post a vid when you do the front wheel, man it looks tough putting tire back on. great vid.
Thanks for making this video. Does the black tire bar scratch the wheel when you mount it?
You're a rock star! Inspiration!
Good effort mate, never mind the critics. Practice makes perfect.
I think I know why you had trouble mounting the tire:
The mount head of the mount/demount bar is supposed to travel ahead of the point where the bead drops below the lip of the rim. Think of where you would put a tire spoon when taking little bites.
By hooking under the lip of the rim, the bead is forced out past the edge of the rim. Once it is past the edge it can drop down on the trailing side. Pivoting off the center post to arc the mount head is like making consecutive tire spoon bites all in one continuous motion. When you put the mount head where the bead is already below the rim lip you will just run right into the place where the bead crosses over. That just doesn’t work right.
Good job brother.
Thanks for taking the time
Does that arm you use to stretch the bead on scratch the rim at all? Did you line up the dot on the tire which represents the lightest spot on the tire with the valve stem which is heavy side of wheel? Otherwise balancing is a pain and takes extra weight.
Thanks for the video, and for not having a 10 min intro or stupid music. Straight to the point, nice!
good job! looks like that one might be a little heavier duty than the harbour freight one ? thanks
Thanks for the video! You got me interested. How do you balance them?
It's great that you have an honest video showing it's not always easy to mount a modern bike tire ., Does anyone make something to hold the tire bead in the lower groove of the rim opposite the side you are trying to spoon on?
Great video - I have the same setup however I didn’t have the yellow thingy you used for the install. Where did you get that from?
Great video, I'm considering buying one of these changers and I wondered how easy they were to use and how long it would take me to change a tyre. Based on what I've just watched I'm going to buy one for my workshop so that I can change my own tyres on my fleet of training bikes. Thanks.
Does the black tool cause wheel damage?
At 6:20, you need to push the tire where you right hand is into the drop center of the rim to give you the slack you need. You can use those Irwin One-Handed Bar Clamps to squeeze the tire together. And hey, there is plenty of tire left at the edges.
It looks like your mounting bar needs another foot or more of length to give you more leverage. Is that other black bar sitting on the pallet the extension ? It will take a lot of the effort out of that part of the process. I have a couple of mounting bars that are about 3 feet or so in length and it's about right.
For your first time you was the best, well done and from this moment you dont need any tyre shop and you can get better price for a tyre pair.
Hey can someone tell me what model this is ... ebay seem to have wheels from 4-16.5"???
What about the most common size 17" like the above wheel he changed???
I thought it was wheelie good to post this video, thank you.
Don’t you just get tyred of the haters...they just need to get a grip, and be more balanced.
Ride safe my friend 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧
Good effort mate, I'm a tyre fitter myself and it's not an easy process.... If i was to give you any advice, just keep putting air in till it pops over the rim lip /bead. Alot of people are afraid and think the tyre will burst it won't. Great job mate.
every tool that you have used was in this set?
Thanks for taking the time to show us your tyre changer.
To all the experts giving negative comments ..... you can just turn off 🤷🏻♂️
Great video Bro thanks for sharing.
Well done!
+ 1 on the pallet mounting
Don't forget to balance the tires! That being said, to those who do not want to buy a tire changer such as this one, tire spoons, elbow grease, sacrificial bruising on your wrists and knees can easily swap out a tire with ease. I swapped my rear tire out in roughly 30 minutes (ignoring the 2 and a half hours of just wondering what I could use or do to help remove the tire (elbow grease and knees)).
great video bud!! Thanks for sharing
I just did this and have a good tip don’t go overboard with the spraying soapy water it will screw up the balance if too much gets in the tire
Pretty good effort. I can change the skinny tyres on my classic bikes but modern 190's are beyond me.
Great job! Thanks for the video.
Nice! I'm very envious of how easily you removed the old tire, using this thing! :D
Good job! I'll be getting one! And thank you!
Thanks! I see its worth buying now. The yellow knuckle dealy too.
Think I'll stick to levers and blocks of wood, great video 👍
Awesome clip mate
i have been looking at these really hard lately. im sold on the bead breaker but seems to end there. thank you for posting this video to help my decision! keep the rubber side down friend. at least the back one lol#!!
thumbed it. but y did you hammer the tires after filling it with air? thanks
looked Pretty good to me. thanks for posting
Good video well done for giving it a go.
I have this set up and I bolted it to the concrete so I can remove it and put it back when I want to. I used drop in anchors. Also if you have nice wheels the crappola tyre bar is not going to work because it will scratch your wheels up. I got a motamec tyre bar (same style available with other makes too) it has 2 cotten reels on the front and one larger one on the back and a nylon flat plate which all work to stop scratches. The bar itself is high quality and very weighty. Also quite costly but works really well because it's fast and efficent.
not bad bud, I went with the harbor freight tire changer. for 80 bucks, its hard to beat, howver it need to be modded a little to actually work haha. I would suggest spooning the last bit of the lip of the tire on though....to much work with the tool that you was using, spoons would make it much easier for you. oh and another tip....dont tell to many of your friends that you can do this.......you will be changing tires for all your rider buddies in no time.....haha trust me.
cheers brother.
I know you said 'ebay tire changer' but which one on ebay?
So would you say it's worth it rather than using tire bars?
Thanks for posting dude
I have this same machine and this guy makes it look easy.
Who makes it? And where can I buy one? Tks.
Just changed front tire 2016 gold wing trike. One thing I learned is tape outside edge of rim. Takes time but is worth it.
The ones on eBay say 4” to 16.5”. And you say it can be modified? Modified how? Just by the adjustments that it comes with?
I'm 65 and changing my tires soon myself,hope I do as well.thanks!
Can it do a 17" wheel? or hell, can it do a 21"? What happens if the axle is 1" and there is some play on the stand?
Would you recommend buying this tire changer? I think spoons would be easier than this
can I inflate the tire with an electric fast pump? what about balancing?
That'll certainly save a lot of time from driving back and forth to the dealership.
not bad, I bet it gets a lot easier once you've done it a few times....Thanks man!
Good work dude, it was first time, gradually you will be able to change tires in no time. Those who are commenting bullshit are those who never tried to do it themselves..... they don't know pleasure of DIY. welldone
Nice - thanks for sharing and doing this ! Great job
Well done man. That looks like hard work
That new tire come with the white letters or did you paint them prior?
I used a paint marker
That looks good!
Hey man, good job. much easier than what I did. how much was that tire changer? crappy thing about living in AK, many places won't ship here or they charge as much as the item to do so.
Job done,well done mate.
Ho lo stesso smontagomme e oggi lo stó usando e mi era complicato, grazie al tuo video ho avuto uno spunto in più 👍✌️
Good job mate, I’m looking at one of these secondhand was hard to find any info good job
how did you balance them?
What kind of tire lube are you using?
Also be sure to check the valve seat for leaks not just the rim seal.
it's just soapy water
Can you use this on scooter wheels with size 14 and 15 wheel?