About time I got a tire changer

[Grumpy Goat]

That price will likely change the closer it gets to December. I purchased my Classic last year for a Christmas present. It is very solid and well built. I have mine bolted to the floor in my garage. No Mar had some really good sale prices for the changers. There were a few different options that included various accessories as a package deal. I had performed enough tire changes, for myself and friends, to justify the cost. I have had a couple of cruiser tires that still required help with spoons, but the typical sport bike size tires (like on our RS) are relatively easy to change. The Yellow Thing bead keeper, XtraHand Clamps ( I have 2) and the No Mar branded tire lube paste are must haves. I also have the Marc Parnes balancer with the BMW adapter.
I would be a terrible person to defend the cost - benefit ratio of this changer. But it is very satisfying, to me, to be able to perform my own maintenance.

I was looking at the Harbor Freight one since making the post, but it needs modifications and by the time I make those it would probably be closer to $400. I would have to buy the No-Mar bar (or the Mojo Lever, bit of which have plastic ends) and also Mojo blocks to grip the rim. Then I'd also have to get a Yellow Thing from No-Mar ... Maybe I will wait until closer to Christmas as you suggest, and hope that I don't get another puncture in the meanwhile. Being able to easily do these tire changes would be very satisfying to me from a cost and personal satisfaction standpoint.

One of the complaints about the HF motorcycle attachment is the pole that goes through the axle (e.g. front on our bikes) being too big to fit through the axle hole. The No-Mar one looks pretty thick too. Any problems with the RS front wheel?

Do you think I could mount it to a plywood topped platform? Don't really want to mount it to the floor. I have to remove stuff from my garage too ... I need a shed.