How To Replace Your GSX-R Tires, Chain & Sprockets | Suzuki GSX-R 600 Rebuild | Part 5

[@farq2m8]

These are great vids mate.

[@mendingmotos]

Thanks again and More videos will be coming!

[@marklulay]

This is a sweet video! Nice video shots and transitions. I’m nearing the confidence to do this on my 08 gsxr sixxer myself. Thanks for sharing! Subscribed!

[@mendingmotos]

Thanks!! Good luck and remember it’s just grown ups legos! Lol

[@antotmac]

Great videos mate! I love the details. Very informative :) What’s the blue spray you using to clean?

[@mendingmotos]

Thanks! It was just some good old fashion soapy water(dawn)! The automotive degreaser did most of the work the soapy water was just for wiping really.

[@miguel300ish]

great video! i just got myself a gsxr 600 k8 and im happy to see this video as im also gonna restore it! keep up the great work.

[@mendingmotos]

Thanks! And congrats on the purchase!

[@ppg19782]

Bruh... Am new at this riding adventures... Any recommendations of what is a good year(s) on the gxrs, with some technology I guess and better mechanicals in order to work on the bike...? Am doing research on the years but is confusing sometimes... Between 600 or 750...I just don't need to speed just to do casual riding chilling. Appreciate your input 👌 Safe riding Much blessings 🙌 Ty 🏍🏍🏍😎😎😎💪💪💪

[@Twisty901]

The finish on the rims look really good, awesome work! Been wanting to do this for my MC22 for a while now but just haven't got around to doing it lol. I've got one question, what's the stuff you sprayed on the rims after you sandblasted it? Keep up the good work, keen to see her resurrected to her former glory!

[@mendingmotos]

Thanks! Yes the rim paint came out better than I expected too! And the stuff I sprayed was just a 50/50 Alcohol solution to get any grime off before I painted. Yep I have one more vide left for this build and then is on to the next bike.

[@culturdcustom]

help me understand the balancing of the wheel and the weights

[@mendingmotos]

Hey yea so I learn from a expert race tech one time it’s always best to first find the actual heaviest spot on your rim with out a tire. Everyone assumes it’s where the valve stem is but some time it’s not, you need to mark the heaviest spot on your rim, then when it time to put on a new tire the tire will have a bright yellow or red dot on the side wall. That is the lightest part of the tire right where the yellow dot is. The idea is to match the heaviest and lightest spots so the tire and rim will have a good starting point for balance. Once that’s done you then put the wheel back on the balance bar and hold it at different angle and let go and see if it starts moving, if it doesn’t it’s balanced if it does, you have to wait to see where it settles. Once it settled you now know there is a slight heavy spot at the bottom and a lighter spot at the top. The goal is to put on a little weight one at a time, at the light spot, to see when the wheel will just hold still on not rotate. You can get a feel for how much weight it needs by how fast the wheel wants to turn to settle. But if it turns way too quick… either you didn’t do step one or something else is wrong lol hope this helps.

[@culturdcustom]

@@mendingmotos I appreciate that, helps a lot

[@RideThe6]

Wheels aren't fun. I won't do my own rubber :)

[@mendingmotos]

It would have helped if I had the longer set of tools and if I had stronger muscles lol I had done it once on dirt bike tire but sport bike tire are a whole different ball game….