08-22-2020, 12:47 PM
Getting ready for a road trip that starts 8/29 and heads west. My Bridgestone T31 tires have a good 1000 miles left in them, but the trip is going to be 4000. So new roasdsmart 3 were installed today. GG, I now understand why you had so much trouble using your new Cycle Hill machine. As you know, I use the same rig and have always had good results with it. So today, with the Dunlops I have to say this rear tire was the second hardest to get on the rim that I've done. Hardest one was a Hedenau(sp?) for a BMW GS bike a friend had. That thing was a monster. For this install today, I'm at my new condo. At the old place I had the cycle hill bolted to the floor. Solid as a rock. Here, I did as per GG with a 2x10 under the car tire and the cycle hill bolted to that. Very unstable, and I'm not gonna use that method again.
So the tire was **very** hard to get on the rim. Took me a couple hours to make that change. The front was a matter of 15 minutes. All balanced up and ready for a test ride. Along with new oil in the engine I'm ready to head to Colorado. Please put out the fires before I get there.
So the tire was **very** hard to get on the rim. Took me a couple hours to make that change. The front was a matter of 15 minutes. All balanced up and ready for a test ride. Along with new oil in the engine I'm ready to head to Colorado. Please put out the fires before I get there.