I think one more "secret" could have been to check the tire...inside and out, for sharps. Only thing more fun than fixing a flat tire once is fixing a flat tire twice 😉

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

An excellent point! And a mistake I made once assuming I hade a pinch-flat after a rocky section only to find a nail once I inflated the replacement tube! Thanks for adding this comment 👍

@djantix1200

3 ай бұрын

LOL, yeah just happened to me! Always inspect the flat tube and the tire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great stem tool! Another tip- if you put the nut on the cable before you push it through the rim, once you have attached the tube and pulled the stem through you can thread the nut on without unscrewing the cable. Sometimes getting the stem to stay in the hole while threading the nut on can be tricky and this would help that.

@wheelhousegarage

9 ай бұрын

Great point!

Well Sunday morning in England , just made some american pancakes and coffee, watch another great film by Vintage Wheel House Garage Motorcycles .great stuff, Thanks KIWI

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching every week!🙏 🙏

What a great video! It's really made me rethink my processes. Thank You.

when removing a tube type tyre you start at the valve. this is so you can push the opposite side into the wheel well to make it easier. and finish at the valve when refitting.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Sound advice👍

Why do so many use an adjustable wrench upside down?

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

oops!

I must, must, must, must do one in the garage. I have been told to screw the valve retaining nut down about half way.

@wheelhousegarage

5 ай бұрын

Different people do it differently- I thread it up to the cap.

Malcolm Smith said that in the ISDT, they would run on a flat tire for a mile or so until it naturally broke the bead. Those guys could also change a flat in 4 minutes.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Malcom's the man! Hell, any IDST rider has my respect. Malcolm is the reason you never see me take my helmet off in this video (see comment response to @Mr39knuck). I lucked into an incredible group of "moto-mentors" (mostly thanks to my outgoing and fellow moto-enthusiast father) including Chris Carter (mentioned in this video) another ISDT hero and hell of a tire changer!

@jeffwright9431

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if they still do it but in ISDT the diameter of the rims would be shaved a couple of millimeters on one side to help speed up tire removal.

Made it look easy! Thanks for taking the time to put this together, didn’t know the tube size trick. 👍

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad it helped!

I did my first tire change last year. I had a 20 year old tire on my CB750 that was a real pain in the butt to get off. I was impressed how much abuse my rim could take as I fought that tire. I bought one of those tire stem tools off Amazon because I couldn't get the tube stem into place without it, no matter how hard I tried. That tool made it easy.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Saves a ton of frustration!

Two rim locks ! And you made it look easy ! 3 short tyre levers, tick. Such a good build on that bike, and they didn't use a QD rear hub. One thing you did, but didn't mention...start at the valve, end at the valve, drummed into me as an apprentice.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Good advice to add! Thanks for mentioning it here 👍

Great video. If I remember, I put the stem nut onto the cable of the valve stem puller before attaching to the tube. That way, the stem can be secured with the nut with the puller still attached, thereby preventing the valve stem from accidentally slipping back through the rim hole.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!! Thanks for sharing!

Man I need to get some of those CO2 cartridges. good video! I am extremely guilty of not ever being properly prepared. Zip ties, 1 spark plug and wrench, and a leatherman.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Haha. It's good stuff to have!

Where to. begin… so much value in this video. Yes your suggestion about practicing tire changes at home made me want to run right down to the garage now and start practicing. Is there a reason why you wore your helmet the whole time? Yes the bead locks are cool but as you get older you will likely find your desire for coolness fades. Although when it does you will still yearn for the days of fitting bead locks. The image of the red towel brought to mind subliminal marketing tactics. You let the towel speak for itself and that was a very nice touch. Brain is telling me I must get that towel. Tool bag roll presentation had the qualities of a late night infomercial. My next stop is their website. Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos they are entertaining and fun.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

What a kind and thoughtful string of comments! Great question about the helmet! I learned that from Malcolm Smith whom I have had the distinct pleasure of watching change tubes on the the side of trails in Baja more than once! (although he's always helping others, he never seemed to get flats himself) He never takes his helmet off. Someone asked him why once and I can't remember what he said - I'm sure it was a tastefully funny response.😁

I noticed the sprocket on the sprocket, haven't seen that before! Nicely done though, sounds great too. Thanks👍

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Layover sprocket were all the rage in the 50's and 60's 😁👍

Now I have a shopping list for the Biltwell 100!

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Right on!!

nice work

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

sir, what's the size of you rear tire? thank you and RS always.

I only find CO2 cartridges for bicycle tires…is that what you’re using or something else. Love your videos and thanks for your help!

@wheelhousegarage

8 ай бұрын

Yep! Those will work just fine! They have varying capacities so the bigger you can find the better for moto other wise you will just need to use two of the bicycle ones. I usually carry 3 at time if I'm carrying the smaller capacity ones👍

@Mindseyetjt

8 ай бұрын

@@wheelhousegarage thanks again and keep up the awesome content!

Should gave worked from the other side, less chance of catching your hands on sprocket.

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

Definitely could, but I didn't want to put a lot of awkward force on that brake lever arm.

2 rim locks on rear? one for braking and one for acceleration. Is that those handlebars off that tiger cub?

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

No. I'm lucky enough to have two pairs of vintage Webco bars.

What 18" tire are you running?

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

That's a Shinko 520 Dual Compound 👍 Good tire so far!

@joegoldens

Жыл бұрын

@@wheelhousegarage Looks like you got some good grip with that thing!

You never checked to see why you punctured, it could still be stuck in your tyre

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

You are 100% right!... and I've made that mistake on the trail only to have to borrow a tube from my buddy. Sound advice!

Slime

@wheelhousegarage

Жыл бұрын

If you want to make a mess 😉😁