top end/engine needed

[Rodney Copeland]

You guys are givin me nightmares, course if I ever sleep! I've changed/balanced over a dozen car, bike and trailer tires this year. Now I see a fresh set of 606s sittin on the porch. I just did Pam's Sherpa with 858s. Does it ever end! Rod,,,,,,(tired) out, but when I see the 606s on the Mighty KLR, pretty sure I'll feel better Practice makes perfect, like some say, but wears your ass out! --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "cactus_reese" wrote:

> > For me, I've found a little finesse works best to break the bead.

I

> work my tire irons in between the rim and tire and pry the bead

away

> from the rim by pushing up on one iron while pushing down on the > other iron to press the tire off the rim. I use the curved end of > the tire iron pressing down on the tire and the straight end of the > iron lifting the bead off the rim. This usually works with minimal > sweat. If it doesn't go easily I'll dab a little soap mix into the > area I'm working and get a piece of 2x4 to place under the downward > pressing iron. > > As others have said, practice improves your abilities in this area. > -Bryan > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Analog Aardvark > wrote: > > > I didn't finish the thread yet, but a trick people > > swear by is using a second bike's sidestand to pop the > > bead... I haven't tried it but folks swear by that > > method. I tend to use a lot of cussin' myself. > > > > -Luke > > a17 > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > >

[Jeff Saline]

Listers, One thing I've found very helpful for my tire changing adventures is to clean the rim at each tire change. Getting the old rubber off the bead seating area allows the bead to seat, and unseat later, with relative ease. I use a wire wheel in an air powered die grinder. Takes maybe 10 minutes to do a tire and allows me to closely check the rim for cracks or other problems I'd like to know about. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Bogdan Swider]

Getting the old rubber off the bead

> seating area allows the bead to seat, and unseat later, with relative > ease. I use a wire wheel in an air powered die grinder. Takes maybe 10 > minutes to do a tire and allows me to closely check the rim for cracks or > other problems I'd like to know about. >

I do a short cut version of this - admittedly less thorough but still helpful. I run my finger along the seating areas of the rim and feel for burrs; if I find them I file them off. Seems to help prevent those stubborn sections that won't seat. Bogdan

[ratkiller2001]

Need a top end or complete engine. Located in AZ. Please reply to crazydave@... and ddavis@.... Thanks, Crazydave