ADV Workshop - Rear Tire Change with field tools

Using the tools in a basic tool kit to change a rear tire on an ADV bike. Getting a tire off and back onto a rim is a necessary skill to develop and practice if you are going to be riding in remote areas. Would suck to get stranded somewhere just because your tire or rim got damaged and you needed to get the tire off the rim to make repairs.
(Yes I used my shop air to inflate it, lol. I have a pump and I carry CO2 but I had no desire to burn through co2 cartridges or pump the tire up by hand since I didn't need to. :)

[@tshansen]

Damn, that tip with the sockets was great mate! Haha, so simple and effective 🔥

[@Windblown]

Thanks! The are are plenty of speciality tools designed to help keep the tire down in the wheel drop that can be added to a tool kit but anytime I can make a tool serve double duty and save some space and money it makes me happy. :)

[@coolfool102191]

Thank you so much for the trick with the sockets. I had spent nearly an hour in 95 degree heat in my garage trying to get the last 20% of the tire over the rim unsuccessfully. I used the trick with the sockets and got the tire over the rim on the first try within like 3 minutes

[@ViliamHorvath-ky4vy]

This is one of the job i tried and will never go back to. Its just too dificult and tiring. Shop can do that on machine in no time.

[@Windblown]

Yep, definitely an option! For me I find that In the time it takes to go to the shop I can have it done, save some money, and stay in practice for making field repairs to damaged tires/wheels when far from help.

[@cracotator]

Thanks a lot, i really need to practice it as I've always been running tubeless and want to go TT as there are more choices for off-road tires ;)
Is it possible on the 790 to put 140/70 18 on the OEM wheel ?

[@sritter]

Thanks for making the video... what lube do u use.

[@Windblown]

Pretty much anything that is handy. I carry a very small bottle of dishwashing soap with me on rides but have used WD40 and other things too. Pretty much anything that is a bit slippery though I dont think I'd use motor oil unless I was desperate. The "lube" I happened to use in this video was Shout stain remover I had laying near the bike when I started and it was handy so I used it, lol.

[@blairknight7793]

4 G clamps, 2 levers won't shift the bead on my KTM adventure R, im ready to kick over and burn it

[@Windblown]

I ran across a Yamaha T700 rear OEM tire that was the same way. Never seen one as tough to get off and I nearly threw in the towel on it. Options I can think of are - Remounting and going for a hard pavement ride with low tire pressure - or- Sitting it out in the hot sun for an hour -or- A longer lever bead breaker. Also, don't shy away from using a soap and water mix even for unmounting. As you make even small progress with the bead it will seep onto the edge of the bead where you managed to move it even a little and that will help as you go move around the tire working the bead. Goodluck!

[@martingrem4143]

Directions pls? Remove valve? What lube? So many questions thru this too short and poorly produced video. Good idea with the sockets but that’s about all

[@Windblown]

Thanks for the feedback. This was not intended to be an exhaustive tutorial on tire changing. It's just a quick demonstration of the process with field tools since most tire changing demonstrations are done with tools not commonly brought along during a ride. To answer your questions - Yes the valve should always be removed. For lube I'd use whatever lube one might have handy in a pinch. Some folks will pack a small tube of actual tire lube, others will use a bit of liquid soap, etc. I'd shy away from using oil though. Glad you found the socket tip useful.