7 Ways You Can Break a Motorcycle Tire Bead

Changing your motorcycle tire part 1 of 3:
The first step to changing a motorcycle tire is breaking the bead. I explain what this means and show you seven different ways to do it.
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[@JeffNoel]

All those different tips with the 2x4 are VERY nice! Already ordered the motion pro, I might carry them in my backpack in case of emergency. Very high quality video, you deserve way more subs and views man!

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks for the kind words and glad you learned something from the video! I'll keep the videos coming and hopefully the subs will follow!

[@cac2244]

The vevor and the shed seemed the best. Vevor in my shopping cart... Thanks so much.

[@mustachemoto]

You are so welcome!

[@Graybeard_]

As a wood worker I went with three 12" Jorgensen wood clamps. They worked great because as you open/spread the back of the clamp, the front pinches in nicely. I also set the wheel/tire in the sun for a bit to soften it up.

[@mustachemoto]

those clamps look like they would work much better than a C-clamp!

[@skarebsuper]

That trick with the long wooden plank was nice! Thanks

[@mustachemoto]

You bet!

[@twDriftwood]

Great shirt Ben - YETI ARMY!

[@mustachemoto]

YES!!!! I was wondering if anyone would notice!

[@jude.v25]

When you set the tire down by the bike to break it down with the kickstand, I thought, "No way would I attempt that alone." Glad you chose not to as well. Good video.

[@mustachemoto]

Hahahah, I had actually planned to try it, but way too sketchy unless it’s an emergency.

[@NomadHarry]

Great video!

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks!

[@BeardedBiker69]

I got new tyres just last weekend on my RC and had to pay 800 to get them changed. I'll try this the next time. Great video. Thank you :)

[@mustachemoto]

Awesome! It's a great skill to have!

[@filipe9916]

Amazing thank you so much 👌

[@mustachemoto]

You’re welcome! Please subscribe if you haven’t. If you keep watching, I’ll keep posting.

[@markbello311]

Really enjoying your videos...thanks for your efforts

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-cu2wh4il4x]

Great video ! even though I ride an older R1200RT 99% pavement , lots of great info!

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks! Do you change your own tires? I actually enjoy doing it (usually) and find it's much quicker to do myself than to have to bring my bike or wheels to a shop.

[@user-cu2wh4il4x]

Oh yeah I learned years ago, love working on my bike it’s therapeutic for me,I adjusted my valves last week (hex head) . But I will cut up wife’s laundry jug for rim savers from now on, Great tip.

[@kirillkuptsov7508]

That's a great video. Thank you. Could you please video of the tire works if we are stuck in a forest for example. I suppose In that case we have other conditions and that would be an awesome video also. Thank you again for your teaching. ❤

[@mustachemoto]

Thank you and thanks for the suggestion! Hopefully I won't HAVE to do a repair in the woods anytime soon, but I'll think about how I can shoot that.

[@steveschaefer5835]

Hey mustache dude; thanks for this video. That was awesome. I appreciate all the different ways you showed, but I'm sure I'm not using the motorcycle or back-in-the-car-up method unless I'm going to die if I don't. There's no might about it. It is sketchy. Thanks again for the video

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks! A little sketchy can be good, but the thought of dropping my bike while trying to fix it isn't pleasant.

[@Keithiopian]

Hi Ben, there is another method. For years I have used the garden spade technique. Simply place the spade on the bead and stand on it. You will need to support the rim on two pieces of 4 x 2.

[@mustachemoto]

ahhh, that sounds like a winner too! I imagine you use a flat spade, not a pointed one. Thanks for sharing... keep watching and I'll keep posting!

[@chinwakebhai]

You can reduce the strain by using a piece of pipe to lengthen the handle on the clamp and improve your leverage.

[@mustachemoto]

Now that's a simple and smart solution. Thanks, keep watching and I'll keep posting!

[@KleineChat]

I've used all those methods except for the backing up the car onto 2x4. But it's kind of cheating with that tire - try one of those super-stiff sidewall tires like a Heidenau K60 and they don't work so good. I've used TyrePliers from Australia which were OK but rather expensive and I managed to break the tool on a particularly difficult tire, and then tried BeadBuster which in my opinion is by far the best. Also small enough that you can take it on the road, albeit a bit heavy. Wish they made one out of Aluminum...

[@mustachemoto]

It's the only tire I had, so that's what I had to work with! The BeadBuster looks interesting.

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

That YMCA mustache 😄

[@mustachemoto]

hahahah

[@briankristensen349]

Break the bread. Communion

[@mustachemoto]

Hahahhahs

[@abruptlyblunt]

as someone who's been changing motorcycle tires of all sizes for more than 40 years i think most experienced bikers would agree that your effort to level the field by pre-breaking the tire pretty much rendered all your subsequent tire removal evaluations irrelevant. Again i think most would agree that your outcomes would have been totally different had you been using a separate long time mounted wheel and tire for each of your different evaluations. there is no way those little spoons would ever break a tire that's been mounted and weathered for 10 years or more. while i can appreciate all the effort you put in to the video, i'd be remiss if i didn't say that in 40 years all i've ever need to break a bead is a bench vise but then again all the tires i've ever changed were worn out and i didn't care if they got damaged in the process, if i were going to R&R the same tire over and over again then my method probably wouldn't work out to well.........

[@mustachemoto]

If I had had four bikes with worn out tires it certainly would have been much more accurate, but since I didn't I figured this was the best way to compare the methods. That being said, the first time I broke the tire (before shooting the video) I used the two-piece tool and it broke the bead just as easily as in the video and surprised the hell out of me. The tire had been mounted for 8,000+ miles.

[@louiswalthall5829]

Yep. I'm removing a tire right now thats been on a while. I tried with the spoons just for kicks. Didn't think it would work. I'm at home and have plenty of tolls but want to use only what i would have on the bike during a camping trip. So going to use the c-clamp.

[@davidhernandez176]

Hey...just ride enough so ur tires don't stay mounted for 10 yrs...haha I just finished struggling with the 3 spoons method on my harley...still worked was just a pain

[@no_nuts]

I used a wood splitter to break a tire bead down this one time, Maybe avoid that technique.

[@mustachemoto]

hahahahahahah

[@RayzGarage]

Now show us the easiest way to remove the tire

[@mustachemoto]

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[@atedekerhotmail]

fantastic

[@mustachemoto]

Thanks, hope the ideas help. Keep watching and I'll keep posting!

[@atedekerhotmail]

@@mustachemoto will do