Free tire changer

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Free tire changer

Post by fixxervi6 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:58 am

The first person to get it out of my garage gets it - no calling dibs.

No Mar bar/blocks included.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by Tooner » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:07 pm

Are you upgrading, or getting out of the busted knuckle club? Looks like a decent changer.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by dufremle » Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:02 pm

You home now?
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by fixxervi6 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:07 pm

Jeff is on his way.

I'm tired of not having room in my garage to not do anything. Just getting the bikes out has been a pain in my ass.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by JeffStrom » Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:08 am

Jim, once I get it set up you can come over and visit.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by dufremle » Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:50 am

Cool. Debating on whether or not to switch the GS back to street tires. Rick said the tire changer is useless for those wheels, but I like to learn the hard way. :D

Freedom Powersports charged me $116 to switch them to knobbies. :(( Not going back there to have them switched back.

That reminds me that I need to pick up a set of spoons.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by fixxervi6 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:32 pm

I'm going to leave my GS with knobbies
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by dufremle » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:19 pm

I'm using it to commute to work, so I'd rather not keep knobbies on it. To bad an extra set of wheels is so expensive.
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by JeffStrom » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:26 am

This guy makes it look easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nrZadIQxA
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Re: Free tire changer

Post by dufremle » Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:12 am

He never posted a video of changing the front tire.
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