Ok, got some cracks down my rear tire and its showin the threads so i need to replace the back tire. Dont have the money to have Honda do it so i need to know how to do it myself. Got the new tire, just not the know how. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Prepare to be pissed off. First remove your tire and wheel. Then remove the valve in the valve stem to let all the air out. Next, put the tire in a vise. You will need to pinch close to the bead to break the bead. (frustrating) Do this on both sides. Now you can pry the tire off working your way around, now pull the 2nd side off the same side as the first (real frustrating). Now your tire should be off. You will need two or three pry bars and probably a friend. Now for the new tire. It should be marked on the side wall with a yellow mark. that is the heaviest part of the tire. Put that on the opposite side of the rim as the valve stem.(to even weight). Put some soapy water around the bead of the tire on both sides. now push it on and pry as needeed to get the tire on. Once it's on, leave the valve out and throw some wicked air pressure at it until it seats the bead on both sides. Good luck and you WILL be pissed off when you're done. It's not hard, just frustrating. Use care not to chip your rims as it happens easily. Use rags or something to help ward that off. Good luck.

 

thanks, im gettin used to bein frustrated and pissed off when it comes to fixin this bike lol.

 

It's not worth the risk, don't mount it yourself. Get a credit card, buy a new tire, take it to a shop and have them mount and balance it for about $40-50 bucks. Order the tire online, I got a Dunlop Qualifier rear tire for 125.00 shipped to my house. I had the tire mounted and balanced at the local shop. Total, it was under $200 bucks.

- This is SO much better than having rear tire faliure on the highway or going around a corner.

 

just round up $80 and go to harbor freight's website you can get the tire changer and motor cycle attatchment! I just had to repair my tire this last weekend put a inner patch as i had a temp plug in worked well and worth every penny!

 

By the way, the yellow paint mark is supposed to line up to the valve stem, not opposite it. And you do need to balance it once you're done mounting it or else you're gonna have some serious vibrations once that tire gets up to speed. Take the wheel off and take it to a dealer. Most of them will do a tire change off the bike for around 30-40 bucks. Hell the dealership I work at only charges 50 bucks to change a tire that's still mounted on the motorcycle!

 

Changing tires isn't that hard, buy the stands, irons, valve stem remover,and a c-clamp for the bead and get busy. I haven't balanced a tire in almost two years and have never felt any vibs. Maybe next time I will check to see how close it is to being balanced before I put it on the bike. Unless you're an idiot, I can't see any danger of doing the tires yourself.

 

[8D]Hey check out a tire stores & some dealerships,You know it does'nt have to be a HONDA dealer you con get a tire change through most of them.Find your best deal.