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Scooter808484
| | Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 10:29 pm: | 
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but when I got my rear tire replaced last year at the HD dealer, it ended up costing me about $400
These days I don't really consider the HD dealer local. I only go in there to buy chaincase lube.} |
Bluzm2
| | Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 11:31 pm: |
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Some folks above (Bill for one) mentioned soapy water as lube when changing a tire.
I did that for some time then bought real tire lube from Napa.
It's called Ruglide if I remember correctly.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
I'd never use soapy water again.
It wasn't that expensive but well worth it.
Now that I think of it, I need some more. Ran out changing my neighbors ATV tire.
Brad |
7873jake
| | Posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 08:31 am: |
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+1 on the real tire lube-n-goo.
The rear tires on off-road bikes are the worst and soapy water or windex make it slippery for a moment or two and then its back to  and spraying and wrestling that bead. |
Ronmold
| | Posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 09:01 am: |
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I used K-Y last time!
I ran a scroll saw around both sidewalls to get the old tire off. The bead left was easily knocked down with a hammer & block of wood as you could now lube the inside of the rim. |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 09:06 am: |
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+2 on the real tire lube. Fairly cheap (~$5/gallon?) and a gallon is enough for 50 years of M/C tire changing. |
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