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I recently acquired all of the tools I'd need to perform tire changes myself and found the complete procedure online laid out nicely with step by step details but only now did I see this little bit of important information...
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Oh, and those of you with single-sided swingarms (VFRs, Ducatis, Triumphs, etc.) ... I bet you thought that single sided swingarms were pretty cool, huh? Well, not when it comes to tire changes. You won't be able to put the wheel on the balancer shown in this document, nor will you be able to use the wall-pivoted bead breaker without a helper to hold the wheel on the stand. But unless you plan to do without balancing (not recommended!), you'd either need to make a jig that'd let you slide a 5/8" threaded rod through the center of the rim, or you'd need to take the bike to an Authorized Dealer for your marque to get your tires balanced. It's OK; the rest of us won't laugh at you. Much.
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Do we have any Superbike owners on here that are doing their own tire changes? What did you do about the rear wheel when it came down to balancing it? There is a solution for the VFR and it's mentioned that one is being developed for Ducati but there is no mention of it on the site yet. I'm going to drop them an email I guess but also wanted to see if the answer could be found here. Thanks.
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Oh, and those of you with single-sided swingarms (VFRs, Ducatis, Triumphs, etc.) ... I bet you thought that single sided swingarms were pretty cool, huh? Well, not when it comes to tire changes. You won't be able to put the wheel on the balancer shown in this document, nor will you be able to use the wall-pivoted bead breaker without a helper to hold the wheel on the stand. But unless you plan to do without balancing (not recommended!), you'd either need to make a jig that'd let you slide a 5/8" threaded rod through the center of the rim, or you'd need to take the bike to an Authorized Dealer for your marque to get your tires balanced. It's OK; the rest of us won't laugh at you. Much.
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:flame:
Do we have any Superbike owners on here that are doing their own tire changes? What did you do about the rear wheel when it came down to balancing it? There is a solution for the VFR and it's mentioned that one is being developed for Ducati but there is no mention of it on the site yet. I'm going to drop them an email I guess but also wanted to see if the answer could be found here. Thanks.