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@motorcycles Guess who just mounted their first motorcycle tire? #motorcycles

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I change my own moto tires. Want to share a neat trick I learned way late into my journey.

If you’re having trouble getting the bead to seat, wrap a ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire and tighten a bit to keep the whole tire squashed onto the rim. Doesn’t take much, just enough to maintain contact. That bead will pop on like nobody’s business after that.

[–] BlindBunny@mastodon.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@CarbonatedPastaSauce that's genius I didn't have a problem getting a bead but I'll definitely keep this in mind

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

It is genius, but it wasn't my idea. We stand on the shoulders of giants!