| Stephen Bonnici at motopsychos.co.uk has worked as | | | | that you can not push the tyre bead in at the area |
| a tyre technician on all types of vehicles . Stephen | | | | of the tyre bead lock, to do this you need to push |
| Bonnici worked as a tyre break down fitter or what | | | | the bolt on the bead lock inwards through the hole |
| is now known as a mobile tyre fitter for a large tyre | | | | until it stops at the nut on top, this is why the nut is |
| company. | | | | not taken completely off. |
| While working as a mobile tyre fitter , Stephen | | | | Now that the motocycle tyre bead is down you can |
| Bonnici removed replaced and repaired all kinds of | | | | soap the beads using tyre bead soap and a brush, if |
| tyres such as plant machinery tyres,haulage trucks | | | | the motorcycle tyre is very stiff you can use the |
| tyres ,cars tyres ,vans tyres ,motorcycles tyres . | | | | tyre bead breaker to assist with this by holding the |
| Although tyre changer machines are available now to | | | | tyre down so you are able to get the brush in where |
| use for mobile tyre fitting they were not at the time. | | | | needed, add a little water to the tyre soap, this helps |
| Stephen Bonnici mastered the art of tyre changing | | | | it to run deep inside where you may not reach. |
| just with the use of tyre levers, Stephen Bonnici | | | | Next, at the valve, place the two motorcycle tyre |
| raced motorcycles and always found himself changing | | | | lever into the gap between tyre and the rim, almost |
| his own motorcycle tyres. | | | | both levers at a 12 o'clock position to you, before |
| Removing a moto x tyre from a wheel with | | | | you start to pull down on the levers, press down |
| motorcycle tyre levers. | | | | with your knees opposite at the 6 o'clock position to |
| Tools needed to do this. | | | | insure the tyre in the well. |
| 1, Valve Key | | | | The curve on a tyre lever bends more one way so |
| 2, Tyre Bead Breaker, | | | | you have more leverage on one side, its good to put |
| 3, Pair of Tyre Levers, | | | | one lever facing the other way when first pulling the |
| 4, Tyre Bead Soap & Brush, | | | | levers down lifting tyre bead over the rim, this helps |
| 5, 13mm / 14mm Spanner | | | | you to slide one of the tyre levers out ready for you |
| 6, Rubber Mallet | | | | to take another bite of digging the tyre out. |
| Moto X or Off Road tyres can be more difficult than | | | | Be shore to take little bite, this mean the distance |
| a large tractor tyre, a tractor tyre is only difficult in | | | | from the other tyre lever that is holding the tyre up, |
| the sense it is heavy and not easy to flip over and | | | | this lever some times can be held down by jamming |
| move around, where as the moto x or off road | | | | it under the brake disc or the sprocket if on a rear |
| motorcycle tyre is small to handle but the tyre ply | | | | wheel. |
| casing is very stiff. | | | | When putting tyre levers into the tyre you must not |
| Be patient and never force the tyre bead with the | | | | pinch the inner tube so care is needed ! |
| tyre levers, this will snap the bead of the motorcycle | | | | Keep going until the one side of the motorcycle tyre |
| tyre. | | | | is off the rim, now put your fingers inside and pull the |
| The wheel has been removes from the motorcycle. | | | | inner tube out, be careful not to snap the valve. |
| First loosen the tyre lock nut , take the nut up to | | | | Now stand the motorcycle tyre up with the wheel |
| the top of the thread but do not take right off. You | | | | hanging through it, wheel facing away from you, and |
| will find this usually opposite the valve area. | | | | the tyre up against your knees . |
| Remove the valve nut with a spanner and the valve | | | | Place the two tyre levers into the top of the tyre at |
| core with a valve key ( Valve remover), keep the | | | | the 12 o'clock position, start to bend the tyre levers |
| valve safe ! | | | | over then hold, this creates the space for you to |
| Once all the air has gone from the tyre it is time to | | | | soap the tyre beads, if this was a commercial tyre |
| place the motorcycle tyre into the bead breaker, | | | | the wheel would pop out of the tyre, but in this case |
| some motorcycle tyre bead breakers are pneumatic, | | | | with a moto x wheel, the wheel is to light and the |
| these are great for commercial use, a manual | | | | tyre flexes , you have to repeat the digging with the |
| Motorcycle Tyre Bead Breaker is all you will need . | | | | tyre lever by hooking the rim out of the tyre, when |
| You can see a Motorcycle Bead Breaker here by | | | | pressure is added by bending the tyre levers over, a |
| visiting this link . | | | | rubber mallet can be used to tap the tyre bead off |
| Place the head of the bead breaker on the edge of | | | | the wheel. |
| the motorcycle tyre close to the rim. | | | | The motorcyce tyre should be off rim by the time |
| Press the Tyre Bead Breaker down so it pushes the | | | | you have hooked a third the way around. |
| tyre down a bit creating a small gap between the | | | | When looking for motorcycle tyre levers, try to buy |
| bead and the rim. | | | | ones that are not thick on the ends, thick levers |
| Take the pessure off and now turn the wheel slightly | | | | take up to much space and are more difficult to put |
| and repeat pushing the motorcycle tyre down into | | | | into the gap between the tyre and the rim. |
| the well of the motorcycle wheel, be shore to work | | | | You can buy motorcycle tyre levers from |
| your way around to at least a third the way round | | | | motopsychos.co.uk , see this link |
| the tyre to save on forcing the tyre down on the | | | | Thank you for reading.motopsychos.co.uk |
| first go. | | | | motopsychos.co. |
| Repeat this on both sides of the tyre, please note | | | | |