Getting ready to spoon another another rear tire,, Shinko 777?

[cowpuc]

Hey cowpuc I hear you brother! You make it look so easy in your video tutorial on changing tires, but I have to admit I was "sweating to the oldies" last night in the garage wrestling with getting the old hard dried out rubber off the rims.....even with your "bug" and "missing body pieces" you probably can still work circles around me Puc! My hands are soft like butter from too many years behind a desk.

 

As for finding an easy and portable bead breaker I actually have been looking into the same topic as well and have found an interesting tool that would probably fit in your travel sack of tools.....it is called the BeadBuster XB-450. The design looks pretty simple, so simple that I've been thinking of attempting to make my own version. Here is link to a youtube video showing it in action. Sure beats pushing, prying, and using human brute force to break the bead when a simple locking screw mechanism can do the same thing in a small package. Basically the same clamp concept but better. What do you think, could that work for you?

 

Their website:

 

https://beadbuster.com

 

Link to Amazon.....the economical $99 model:

 

https://www.amazon.com/BeadBuster-XB-455-Motorcycle-Tire-Breaker/dp/B00X4J75OI/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1501133597&sr=1-1&keywords=bead+buster+xb-455

 

Video of it in action:

 

 

@VanRiver,,, Riv - I have NO idea how on earth I missed this post - INDEED - WOWZY is that AWESOME!! If I were back a few years where I felt I had many moons left out goofin off CTFW I would definitely be interested in purchasing one - almost brings tears to my eyes thinking of all the bead busting I did thru the years with 2x4s n cars rolling over em, C-Clamps, 16 inch Channel Locks, great big sludge hammer in one hand and a huge heavy busting bar in the other and then,, finding my HF Bead Breaker that works OUTSTANDING but is just to big to haul on the scoot.. Indeed my brother - I LOVE what you found there!! I bid you ALL the very best in figuring one out and building it - YOU are my kind of folk = ol Puc is mighty proud of you - MIGHTY proud!! Now get out there in that garage,, cut some steel and fire up the wire feeder,,,, get er done and then take some pics of road side tire changin with NO bead breakin sweat rolling down and burning the eyeballs!!

 

Got my :thumbsup: Riv!!

ur ol buddy

Puc

[Du-Rron]

Tire I was looking at was http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shinko-777-HD-Rear-Motorcycle-Tires-140-90-16-/222402604645?epid=214767670&hash=item33c83a6e65:g:qE4AAOSwTglYmo~k&vxp=mtr

 

with a part number of 4596...

 

The 777 is... a 77 load rating. Ta da... Lots of 7's. Really need to try one Puc. Maybe tire number 7 for this season should be a Shinko 777 with a 77 load rating.

 

 

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