Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Tire changing instructions
mikesmith:
I also use undilluted dish soap,works great.
MIKECALDERA:
Damm thats long. is there a test on this later?
For those who want really fast changes: Trick is to use VICE GRIPS on your rim essentially stoping the tire from slipping. It works 100% but not on pretty rims!
Its ulgy but I can do it in under 5 mins.
Mike
KXcam22:
I like amazing my friends (most of who can barely change a tire) with a sub 5 minute change. I need to use 3 tire irons. When you're doing it that fast however best to count your tools. I once left a tire iron inside (oops). Later when I was lubing my chain it didn't dawn on me why my wheel was so out of balance. As you can guess I got a flat next moto (but found my missing tire iron).
I also toss the rim band in favor of duct tape. Cam
KXcam22:
Rick,
I was reading your description again. It is really quite excellent. From experience, I know that it takes a lot of thought (and work) to describe a complicated action in words that others can easily follow. Great post. Cam.
KXcam22:
A final note of wisdom. Don't leave one of your tire irons inside (I actually did that once - couldn't figure out why the wheel balance was so far off). Cam.
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