Thread for helping 82 with tire stuffs

[Stardog82]

So my rear tire's about to go out. I bought a new one that's an identical replacement for the one that's coming off. It's already on the way so it's too late to change my mind about it, but I was kinda looking for some feedback on what I'm using. I'm doing mostly highway riding, and have no plans of taking the bike to the track in the near future.

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Next question: Can you guys recommend a shop that'll mount and balance a tire that'll do it for cheap, preferably near the Arlington/360 area? I've never done it before, but I've got some guidance and I feel fairly confident that I can get the wheel off the bike myself. I've heard that helps keep the cost down.

Also, for no reason:

[Bewst]

Bryce will do it for cheap where he works. Family PowerSports in Hurst. Not by 360 though, lol

[Stardog82]

Hurst is close enough to work so that it isn't too terribly out of the way. Thanks!

[Stardog82]

Daaang, his shop is practically right down the road!

[fixxervi6]

Family Power sports, Cycle Werkz, even Cycle Gear (if you take your wheel to them)

For highway I like the pilot road 3, nice long life tire, and performs well for the kind of tire it is.

[milesmiles]

Around here i save 25bucks for taking the wheel off myself. Well worth it!

[Stardog82]

Bewst and Bryce are badasses. Fact.

[Bewst]

Bewst and Bryce are badasses. Fact.

lol

[Firewa11]

One thing, be careful of your rims when you're taking them off. My recommendation, especially your first time, is to put a couple layers of blue painter's tape along the edge of your wheel rim until you get used to taking the calipers off of the brake rotors while unmounting the tires. You'll save yourself some scratches!

[Stardog82]

Thanks! I'll look into that!

[russian]

twisted technologies is off rufe snow/820. they sell 'take offs' for very reasonable prices. thats where i get mine from since i go through a rear tire about every month or 2

[WillK675]

Also, if you haven't taken the rear wheel off yourself before, hit me up. Sounds like I'm in your area, and I'll be happy to help ya.

[Stardog82]

Thanks for the offer Will. I got it off myself this morning with minimal effort. It was actually more difficult to get the bike up on the center stand than it was to pull the axle :P

Destruction is easy though. My concerns with putting it back together is a) adjusting the chain. Is eyeballing it good enough? and b) putting the brakes back on. The whole assembly just kinda slid off. Is there anything in particular I need to watch out for when putting it back on?

I'll be reassembling it on Friday morning, God willing, so if you're free and are willing to help, I'll buy the beers.

[Stardog82]

I'm in south arlington, btw!

[Rhino]

Thanks for the offer Will. I got it off myself this morning with minimal effort. It was actually more difficult to get the bike up on the center stand than it was to pull the axle :P

Destruction is easy though. My concerns with putting it back together is a) adjusting the chain. Is eyeballing it good enough? and b) putting the brakes back on. The whole assembly just kinda slid off. Is there anything in particular I need to watch out for when putting it back on?

I'll be reassembling it on Friday morning, God willing, so if you're free and are willing to help, I'll buy the beers.

Putting the brakes back on is easy, just DO NOT PRESS YOUR REAR BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE BRAKES ARE OFF. Otherwise they just slide right back on the disc.

Adjusting the chain is easy, your owner's manual will tell you how much slack you need. The main thing you need to be concerned about is alignment. You can use the notches on your chain adjuster on both sides to get it pretty much right, and there are alignment tools you can buy for pretty cheap from Cycle Gear that help too. It's pretty much a little clamp that you put on your rear sprocket with a little metal bar that points up your chain. When it's in line with your chain, you wheel is aligned.

[DarcShadow]

So long as you make turn the nut/bolt/screw the same number of turns on each side for the chain adjustment you shouldn't have a problem.

[WillK675]

Thanks for the offer Will. I got it off myself this morning with minimal effort. It was actually more difficult to get the bike up on the center stand than it was to pull the axle :P

Destruction is easy though. My concerns with putting it back together is a) adjusting the chain. Is eyeballing it good enough? and b) putting the brakes back on. The whole assembly just kinda slid off. Is there anything in particular I need to watch out for when putting it back on?

I'll be reassembling it on Friday morning, God willing, so if you're free and are willing to help, I'll buy the beers.

It's fairly easy. As Rhino said, don't press the brakes while it's off. And aligning it is pretty easy I'm particular about it, and will break out the tape, and have been known to break out the micrometer to measure the block plate. The only tough part (depending on the bike) is keeping the bushings in the wheel, while you slide it back in. It can be a pita some times.

I've got to work Friday morning, but I can help you early friday evening, after I get out of the office.

I'm in south arlington, btw!

I'm in G.P. and my office is Arlington in the I-30 / 360 area.