Darkside my rear tire...HELP

[roboto65]

Just make sure I am off the boat and I will make it happen Wrenching is easy and would be happy to help heck even have an extra bed if ya need it!!!!

[lragan]

I'd like to do some serious wrenching ...maybe

steel brake lines
progressive springs
darkside rear tire
speedo

what else

Now if you were overhauling the transmission, or doing rings and valves, you could qualify for "serious".  The stuff you listed is about 2 hours work for a guy like Allen, maybe 4 hours for me.   

As they used to say on the goofy game show "Come on down..."

[roboto65]

As they used to say on the goofy game show "Come on down..."

"Your the next contestant on the MOOT Wrench Session Show"  

[dgc67]

Now if you were overhauling the transmission, or doing rings and valves, you could qualify for "serious".

Clearly it is serious wrenching to Dan's point of view.
Your sounding a little like one of those chopper guys there....  Kind of my opinion is THE opinion...

[lragan]

Clearly it is serious wrenching to Dan's point of view.
Your sounding a little like one of those chopper guys there....  Kind of my opinion is THE opinion...

Guilty!   Sorry...

[Charles S Otwell]

Shame on you Lawrence, I thought you were bragging on the wrenching abilites of Mootsters

[swampbilly]

I was able to accomplish the task with two tire irons I bought at Harbor Freight.  It is not easy, and I scratched the wheel with crowbars before I bought the tire irons

Funny you should mention this to Dan.. I also used HF tire irons, but
1) I dipped the ends in liquid plastic - that eventually popped off
2) I cut up a milk jug and used the strips to protect the rims..
   Ahhh Milk jugs, there are a thousand uses for them.. Someone should write a book for men on the subject!! 

The milk jugs idea is one I'll definitely hang onto, but I wonder how well, and how long, one or more layers of heat-shrink tubing would work as an anti-mar coating for tire irons?

[hootmon]

Funny you should mention this to Dan.. I also used HF tire irons, but
1) I dipped the ends in liquid plastic - that eventually popped off
2) I cut up a milk jug and used the strips to protect the rims..
   Ahhh Milk jugs, there are a thousand uses for them.. Someone should write a book for men on the subject!! 

The milk jugs idea is one I'll definitely hang onto, but I wonder how well, and how long, one or more layers of heat-shrink tubing would work as an anti-mar coating for tire irons?
[/quote]

Both were semi effective at best.. BUT, it was a last minute thing as the guy I took the tire to to mount the CT did not have enough air pressure to get the tire to seat.. He tried several different solutions (the liquid kind) to ease the tire on, but to no avail.. Since I was going to use DynaBeads, I needed to dry out the inside of the tire before progresssing. Hence, the need to demount and remount the tire and need for scuff protection..
When I buy a new tire, I will buy the proper plastic tool for rim protection, it's worth the $$$

[lragan]

When I buy a new tire, I will buy the proper plastic tool for rim protection, it's worth the $$$

So, Hoot, what is this magical plastic tool, and where does one obtain such?  Don't keep us in suspense, man...

[roboto65]

http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/category/rim_protectors/

There ya go there are other ideas out there I am sure

[Jim8208]

When I buy a new tire, I will buy the proper plastic tool for rim protection, it's worth the $$$

So, Hoot, what is this magical plastic tool, and where does one obtain such?  Don't keep us in suspense, man...

Here's another choice you may be interested in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Rim-Protector-Saver-Tire-change-Tool_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4ceca86b8dQQitemZ330387975053QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools

[hootmon]

This is from the company I have bought most of my MC tires from

http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=632_647

[MarylandMagnav45]

I'd like to do some serious wrenching ...maybe

steel brake lines
progressive springs
darkside rear tire
speedo

what else

how much will steel brake lines and progressive springs cost btw?

[lragan]

I spent approximately $75 for the SS brake line from my local Cycle Gear store, and ordered the Progressive Springs online for about $55 as I recall.

You will need a way to lift the bike to install the springs.  There is another thread that includes details.

[roboto65]

But you have a first gen so those prices maybe a little different!