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<blockquote data-quote="Ray" data-source="post: 545474" data-attributes="member: 9524"><p>Thought I would share my disaster in changing the rear tire on my FJR. I can do it as a mastercard add:</p><p></p><p>purchase harbor frieght tire changer with motorcycle attachment - $120</p><p></p><p>tire balancer - $100</p><p></p><p>no-mar bar - $110 - including breaking the tip off after first time trying to use it</p><p></p><p>disposable gloves that were put over the harbor frieght clamp but stilll tore causing the wheel to be scratched - $1</p><p></p><p>2 blades off dreamel as I tried to cut the bead because I could not get the no mar bar under the bead $0.20</p><p></p><p>Cost of taking tire to dealer after trying for 4 hours to get tire off with harbor frieight changer and no bar bar till tip finall broke off bar - $44</p><p></p><p>totally feeling defeated as I look at the scratched up wheel and wonder what to do about the front - especially when other friends have had no problem using the same set up - priceless!</p><p></p><p>Anybody know where we can get paint that matches the wheels - it is the dark gray on a 2006 AE</p><p></p><p>Plan on going over to my friends and watching how they did it - have seen demo and videos - it looked so easy. I could not get the bar under the bead no matter what - including trying to clamp the tire together to pull it way from wheel. Hope they go a lot easier on my racing SV 650.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ray, post: 545474, member: 9524"] Thought I would share my disaster in changing the rear tire on my FJR. I can do it as a mastercard add: purchase harbor frieght tire changer with motorcycle attachment - $120 tire balancer - $100 no-mar bar - $110 - including breaking the tip off after first time trying to use it disposable gloves that were put over the harbor frieght clamp but stilll tore causing the wheel to be scratched - $1 2 blades off dreamel as I tried to cut the bead because I could not get the no mar bar under the bead $0.20 Cost of taking tire to dealer after trying for 4 hours to get tire off with harbor frieight changer and no bar bar till tip finall broke off bar - $44 totally feeling defeated as I look at the scratched up wheel and wonder what to do about the front - especially when other friends have had no problem using the same set up - priceless! Anybody know where we can get paint that matches the wheels - it is the dark gray on a 2006 AE Plan on going over to my friends and watching how they did it - have seen demo and videos - it looked so easy. I could not get the bar under the bead no matter what - including trying to clamp the tire together to pull it way from wheel. Hope they go a lot easier on my racing SV 650. [/QUOTE]
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