Yep, some of the guys on here run those things- haven't heard anything bad. beats the 20 bucks or more per tire change down the road.

 

yep, I change mine all the time. I save a bunch of $$$$$ too. I made my own tire changer that protects the rotors and holds the wheel so I can use spoons and just do it manually. It scratches the crap out of the wheel, but its a track bike. I use a coats balancer but you could also use a static balancer. I only do it for trackdays, at the races the dunlop guy mounts em for free. Even then, if you have to switch back and forth too rains they charge for it.

 

I have the Harbor Freight tire changer setup in my garage. Nice unit for the money. You have to get rim savers and even then, there is a good chance you will scratch your rims. The mount bar that comes with the HF setup sucks ass. I spent another $100 or so for a NoMar bar. Much better and I rarely scratch a rim from mounting/demounting a tire. I can demount, mount and balance a tire in about 20 minutes.

If you got the cash, get the NoMar setup at http://www.nomartirechanger.com/ ... Expensive but it will save you money in the long run.

Remember you also need wheel weights and a tire balancer. Get ready to be really popular. Everyone will call you for tire changes, even if you scratch their rims.

 

+1 on the Harbor Freight deal. My buddy got one and it was easily the best investment he has made so far.To keep from scratching the rims we just cut a piece of plastic from a milk jug and tape it to the bar. We use jack stands to balance the tires but I just made a balancer using some scrap lumber and some old skate bearings (can't wait to try it in a few weeks).

 

It also helps to secure it directly to the concrete floor in your garage rather than the sheet of plywood.

 

It also helps to secure it directly to the concrete floor in your garage rather than the sheet of plywood.

Definitely. I have mine secured to 4 anchor bolts in my garage. I remove the changer when not in use.

This is the wheel balancer I built. I can balance up to a 200 series tire. Can go wider if I mod it up some more.

 

I have the Harbor Freight tire changer setup in my garage. Nice unit for the money. You have to get rim savers and even then, there is a good chance you will scratch your rims. The mount bar that comes with the HF setup sucks ass. I spent another $100 or so for a NoMar bar. Much better and I rarely scratch a rim from mounting/demounting a tire. I can demount, mount and balance a tire in about 20 minutes.

If you got the cash, get the NoMar setup at http://www.nomartirechanger.com/ ... Expensive but it will save you money in the long run.

Remember you also need wheel weights and a tire balancer. Get ready to be really popular. Everyone will call you for tire changes, even if you scratch their rims.

Does the Harbor Freight work like the Nomar setup?

 

Does the Harbor Freight work like the Nomar setup?

Nevermind, just answered my own question.

http://www.4strokes.com/reviews/harborfreight/mctirechanger/

I think I might go with the harbor freight deal. Where can you get the stick on weights?

 

This one is a bit spendy but well worth the money if you need it now in a hurry.

http://www.nomartirechanger.com/

This is the one I use,takes about 1 hour to remove them from the bike,tale off and install new tires and put them back on the bike.

http://www.tireqwik.com/

EDIT
I should read every post. :dancing2:

 

check out http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7546109776315225781&q=changing+sportbike+tire&hl=en

 

^^^^ this is VEEERRYYY interestinng

 

I change my own tires and tires for friends. I use a couple 2X4's, three tire spoons and a set of rims strips. Balance on a rod for my friends, I don't bother balancing my own.

 

3rd package down:

http://www.king-cart.com/n0m5rent/product=No-Mar+Tire Changer/exact_match=exact

 

I use the Harbor Freight one.
Works fine
Duct taped the cleats that hold the rim (gotta change the tape fairly often)
Rim savers to help avoid scratching the rim with standard M/C tire levers.
The NO-Mar tire levers look interesting.....might try some