How Hard Can It Be To Do A Tire Change On Your Motorcycle? Here's How It's Done!

( www.revzilla.com/motorcycle-p... ) Thanks to RevZilla for sending us the parts used in this project! What's the process for changing out tires on your motorcycle? To learn how it's done, Alex changes the tires out on this new Honda Monkey.
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[@atvseatexchange2176]

Never paid attention to the whole process before. Tires get changed every day at the shop but sitting around watching somebody work is not the usual option. Great job.

[@derweibhai]

I use a heat gun and pvc pipe. Heat the pvc and slide it over the tire iron as a protector. It will conform to the iron and solidify as it cools. Instant scratchproof irons!

[@thechampagneroom1]

What! I might have to try this. I have seen a rubber coating you can apply like paint to tools to add extra grip.

[@rik999]

Excellent tutorial. I've mounted my own tires for years and to seat the beads I usually air the tire with the valve core out for better air flow, then screw the core in to set pressure. Warming the tire (in the sun) helps to seat beads. I only occasionally have to use the ratchet strap trick.

[@josephhall4161]

Exactly, if you go to any tire shop that installs tubeless tires you will always see them seating the bead with the valve core removed.

[@soulchavez6917]

How much are beads? Are they called bead blasters also?

[@pudster2237]

Wow, that was an excellent tutorial. I need to check out more of these videos. Thanks!

[@geneshaw1234]

Every Time I think I should learn to change my own tires and then watch a video I realize that isn't something for me!

[@Steelbluebrick]

The look on his face @12:22 😂

[@linneasmith9522]

Way to go, DAD! Thanks for coming out and picking his brain, TFL! Can’t wait to see more 😊 #askandy

[@chemicalcorral]

Great work on lining up the red dot (light point of tire) to the valve stem! Tire shops seem to forget about this... using extra weights

[@kevin4chaos]

Good information. I always love the videos with Andy in them.

[@crazyeyez1502]

Getting the rear tire off the wheel on my Sportster was fairly easy. Putting the new one on beat me, tho. One bead fully on, but couldn't get the other side on. That last 30% wouldn't budge. I gave in and took it to the shop.

[@Marz_3637]

Andy man, I miss ya! You are a great mentor!

[@WW-wf8tu]

Back in the day I was changing bike tires, I did not have any fancy tools. Screw drivers, crow bars, flat bars, blocks of wood, water bottle, elbow grease. That was it. And there were no disc brakes on my bikes. And I hated changing every last 1 of them. I would defer to a shop today personally. Bigger pain in the ass doing it myself than paying for it. Good instructional video for those that wish to wrestle with it themselves.

[@Waltkat]

I've changed a bunch of 10" and 12" scooter tires at home and it has never been as easy as this video implies. Usually takes me 2-3 hours per tire.

[@ronniecurnutt4309]

I learned it's like doing bicycle tires but on a tougher scale . I feel like I can do it , nice

[@biologicalboutique407]

I dont even own a bike yet and this was worth watching. Thx Guys!

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

Changing tires on a bike is a pain in the butt.. but good job man... you can now teach everyone else...

[@whitehammeer]

I really enjoy watchi g this make some more video with this guy!!!

[@regsparkes6507]

I like and need a couple of those 'flat top' scissor jacks used to raise that bike. Where can we buy these from? Good video,.. especially showing the tire rotation direction which is critical.

[@rynelson85]

After paying people to mount tires over and over again I think I'm going to buy some spoons along with my grom tire today and try to do it myself. This video had some really good pointers, especially the tip of locking a spoon under the rotor as that should be a big help working solo. I've done car and truck tires on a machine so I'm familiar with the process just never tried by hand on a motorcycle wheel. I'll update with how it went, thanks again for the good tutorial!

[@TouchofDepth]

how did it go any update?

[@jtr990]

Not bad at all. Being tubeless dirt tires, they're easier to work on than its tube-type counterpart. But just out of curiosity, has anyone ever balanced them with a tire balancer?

[@montey1017]

Yall glazed right over the part I'm stuck on 🤣☠️☠️

[@grabir01]

very hard.

[@jeffloucks2120]

Pirelli SL60. Wish I could find a 130/80-12 for my Monkey. :(

[@jal187]

I'll just just use the No Mar tire changer. Much easier imo

[@laranjiinha77]

Question: Is it really safe to lift the Monkey under the exhaust pipes? It looks you are putting some load on those pipes, instead on the Monkey frame.

[@TouchofDepth]

yeah I certainly wouldn't lift it by that

[@carljam9067]

That really is a workout! I can hear him breathing heavily...

[@Sea_Jay]

Is it me or is the front tire on backwards? The tread is opposite the back tire. But great video, would love to see more Monkey content!

[@rynelson85]

Thats the correct way of doing it, motorcycle front tires should look backwards of a standard car tread pattern. Pretty cool videos out there on the reasoning behind it and how the water evacuates through the tread sipes but unfortunately I don't have a link to any of them off hand.

[@RVJimD]

I have unrelated question for anyone, apparently the monkey does NOT have a kick starter, so can it be bump started in gear? Thanks for the video! Jim

[@TouchofDepth]

yes it can be bump started, I'd suggest in second gear

[@aaronbehindbars]

Bonus points if yall didn't scratch the rims. The powder coating on these is made of cheese. Honda replaced both my wheels under warranty because they got all tore up when I had new tires installed.

[@alvarosolis7837]

No balancing the wheels?

[@chuongtrungvuong9480]

@TFLbike I have same question. No balancing the wheels?

[@Waltkat]

As long as you match the dot on the tire with the valve stem location, small wheels/tires like these along with the slower top speed of these small bikes/scooters makes balancing unnecessary.

[@mblake0420]

Not sure why we changed perfectly good tires that looked similar 🤔. Try this with flat head screw drivers, a farm jack, roll of electrical tape, jeep and soapy water with low profile supermoto tires with tubes without scratches .....I did it successfully couple times.

[@aaronbehindbars]

You must not have ever ridden a Monkey with the stock tires. They are far short of perfectly good.

[@inseasonandoutofseason]

why not sawzall the tire off?

[@johnmartin2079]

Don't you just remove the Valve stem and ride it around the yard?

[@TouchofDepth]

its a nope for me lol