Motorcycle Tire Install on Rim with Zip Ties - 2007 ZX6R - HOW TO / TUTORIAL
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2013
- Installing a tire on a wheel using zip ties instead of any fancy installation tools. Performed on a 2007 ZX6R.
Video of the tire removal with zip ties here:
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Video of wheel removal from the motorcycle here:
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10 years later and this dude is saving the day for me. thanks man
This really works !!!!! I found this video after I removed the old tire using tire irons. But installed using the zip tie method. I was installing a 180/65B16 81H tire on a 2016 Harley Road King. Extremely rigid sidewalls. 8 zip ties, soapy water, 20 mins and the job was done. Ready to mount on bike. The first zip ties I tried (from the Dollar Store) were to weak to hold the sidewalls together. I had some "GB" brand and they worked. I was able to salvage 4 of the eight zips. The last 4 had to much pressure from the sidewalls expanding to be able to release the tab. The sidewalls on this tire did not "crush" as they did in the video. They just bent in until there was about a 1 inch gap between the beads. Then I just sort of walked around the edge of the tire and it popped on. AWESOME. It took more time to cinch the zips than to install the tire
Remove the core from the valve stem while seating the beads. It allows a higher volume of air to speed the seating, and it keeps you from having to let the air back out manually. Once its seated, reinstall and set tire to normal pressure.
this is genius! who came up with this and how? 2 days of wrestling with the tire with my son, ordered extra sets of irons, gave up, was about to order a tire changing machine and bead stopper and No Mar tool, then youtube suggested this video, a few zip ties on, some soapy water, tire popped on like a cherry after a few minutes of pushing, literally, like 2-3 minutes. thank you! you saved my time and money.
Thanks Red Raider, I've been riding nearly 40 years, changing my own tyres for over 30 of them. This is the way I'll be doing it from now on.
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
Same thing I said I was about to spend all this money and now I dont have to!!
Ingenious!! You can find anything on UA-cam. Thanks homeboy!
I'm an old man that is getting ready to jump into tire changing myself. Been watching a ton of these videos for ideas. Love this zip tie method, been watching these guys using cheap machines and scratching the hell out of their rims. I don't mind if this takes a little longer, think I will add a few tools like a c clamp of a wooden hand clamp. I have some knee pads I will be using for sure. There is a lot of different ways to do it. I will use a little from here a little from there. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant ! Used this method last night, no tyre levers or any chance of damage on the rim. Many thanks for posting.
In addition to the rotation arrow, many tire manufacturers put a dot on the tire that needs to go next to the valve stem. Make sure to balance the tire also after it is all installed and aired up.
You just save my life brother. I’ve been fighting with my 250 rear tire for about 5 hours and for the life of me. I could not get it on the rim. I remembered years ago. I’ve seen this video and it solve my problem. Today, I totally had forgotten. I will buy zip ties tomorrow.
God bless you. Thanks.
I did these steps last night to take off the old tire and put on the new tire of my Harley Road King. Did this based on your video. Worked great. Thanks for sharing this great idea.
You hurt your knee at 4:23. You didn't think we noticed but we did...
lol
lol i was thinking im sure some one put he hurt on his knee, and i found the firts comment lol xDD
oh yeah he did nail it !
i think he dont think that we did not noticed but keeps the act ^^ next time damn wear your motorcycle knee protectors there was a lots of set at your garderobe ^^ saw it in your other video :P
Lmao
I've got the same bike, and used this method to get my tyres on - was so easy! Used tyre spoons to get the old one off, but used zip ties to get the new one on and just use a bit of tyre paste & body weight and it pops back on nicely - compressor to seat the beads and done. I balanced mine afterwards using the static method and the feel of new tyres is awesome :)
well done that man . wish i had seen this before getting arnold schwarzenegger on my rim with tyre irons and buggering up my back and paint on rim.
also wish i had invented the zip tie, probably the best most versatile plastic thing ever made.
This does work, Did it myself in the garage (thanks btw) Took 4 hours, and was hell. but the smile on my face when I was done was worth it. another plus is I used NO tire irons to install WHATSOEVER. no scratches, just place a blanket and or cardboard under it so you dont scuff the rim up. (Also tip, if you arent reusing the old tire, cut it with a razor or a hack saw down the middle, the two halves just pop right off)
Just used this method on a '07 Bandit 1250 rear tire. Worked like a charm! I tried to use tire spoons last week and damaged both the tire and the rim. Had to file down some nicks and repaint. Wish i had seen this video first. Thanks for posting.
great hint, thanks - I'm going to try this out.
BTW, zip ties can be reused. They release easily with a small head flat screwdriver. Hold down the tab and just pull it back through
Thank you so much you save my life and patience!.. I always consult on all the uploders, reviewers and expert here in UA-cam. from the gadgets, home equipment, DIY, tricks and tips. specially in terms of 2 wheels UA-cam is my saver.(but not all uploaders) 😂 but this is my first time ever I decide to write a comment. I almost loose my patience changing my rear tire by myself (first-time) more than 30mins just to install the new tire all my force are all gone. when I decide to consult UA-cam. and I found this... less than 5 mins I'm done!!! more power to you
You don't have to cut and waste large ties like those. Stick a small screw driver tip behind the clip and they release so you can use them again.
+Atouk He did say it the video, but I tu anyhow.
The bag cost him $1.
Plus, they're recycleable.
@@mtlnascarfan This is enviromental responsibility, not saving a few cents. People need to start geting this. Sad that if it doesn't hurt the pocket poeple keeps throwing plastic away.
@@NS-dd9ou I think you missed the "recyclable" part, buddy.
@Sir Tristan Likewise, troll.
I know you made and posted this 9 years ago, but it's still a good video of a technique that actually works. No risk of damage to your rims or tyres from tyre irons. I know as I first tried with tyre irons and and despite using robust rim protectors knackered the edge of my pristine single sided rear wheel rim. Cost me $$$$$$$ to get repaired and repainted and the shop took my old tyre off and put my new tyre on for me to avoid risk of more damage to my bike rim.
I would add, warm the tyre first to make it more flexible, perhaps leave in the sun for an hour before hand or use a hair dryer inside. Still a good video. Thank you.
Great Video.I do pretty much same on my 2005,1000RR.I mark a "T: for top on zip tyes with black marker Marker to prevent this mistake.( i reuse them again and again ,as i use a small flat tip screwdiver to pry unlock tab,just have patience and its fine.) I use a white school chalk or white/yellow tire stick as they use at car tire shops and draw an arrow rotation on the inside centre of my black rim to indicate direction anyway and also on my tire rotation direction. I also use plastic container windshield washer pieces cut out, to place between the tire and my flat iron tool and my beautiful black rim, to prevent scratching it in any way!. I have the harbor freight bead breaker,and also the tire balancer. life is easier>>>great job, excellent Video young man.you are wearing your thinking cap. 100-100
Literally with no tools other than the wrenches to takeoff my tire because of this video and the other one you made I changed patched and reapplied within 15 20 minutes actual work time. To you and whoever taught you that bravo my friend
I was looking to fit my new tyre on my 125cc scooter. I was quoted £60 call out from a mobile fitter. I watched this video, tried it and it worked a treat. Thank you. 😊
Best Tire Installation video Ive seen..thanks man...for NO MORE headaches.....
Thanks god for youtubers like you. About to install some tires on a brand new set of Alpina wheels and don't really want to mess it up. Will try this method for sure.
thanks 4 posting.
couldn't have done it without your vid. thanks for posting it.
Wow - why the resistance. Nice job on the video RR. I've changed my share of tires but I have a manual tire changer which makes it a lot easier. I've scuffed up enough rims that a no tool method is worth a try.
Thanks for posting
Red Raider, thanks for the video brah, front tyre is a little more fun to change though... I appreciate your time to actually put this out for everyone. I used the 2 x 4 method to break the beed and braced it against the bottom of the receiver for the hitch on my truck. Take care brah, Peace
Just gonna say thanks for the really clever, helpful video that will save many people money.
WHAT THE?! I changed my first set of tires (and only time so far) a couple years ago and what a headache! I bought a tire changing stand and it made things worse. I nicked up my otherwise pristine 2000 ZX-9R wheels. They made it 17 years of life without a noob like me nicking them up until I got them. This is amazing! This will change my life!!! :) This also makes putting tire beads (and keeping them in there) much easier (since you can't put beads through a 90 degree valve stem you have to do it while putting the tire on the wheel).
Thanks Red Raider, the zip tie method is brilliant ! Cheers mate ;)
very helpful tips even for experienced bikers, good job and thanx bro
Very interesting. The other day I removed and replaced a scooter tyre using levers & rim-guards and it was a bit of a struggle. I've got to do the rear tomorrow and will try this technique to refit as it seems much easier, with no chance of scratching the rim...
I think it may be a good idea on a warm day to put the tire in the sun so it will soften up and make it easier to tighten up the ties.
you forgot to mention placing the dot on the tire lined up with the valve to help with balancing.
Michelin doesnt do dots anymore. High quality manufacturing
You should line up the Dot with the white mark inside your rim imo, that's not always where the valve stem is. I mean it is 99% of the time but not always. Wheel manufacturers mark the heavy side of their rim as well as tire manufacturers mark the light side of their tire.
@@unggrabb Use the barcode!
@@Tillthemen uh?
Thank you so much. I had to replace the rear tire on my moto guzzi and I saw this. It saved me a lot of heartache. Tire came off with my bare hands and my wire wheels were not harmed. The local gorillas charge $45 or $50 a tire depending on where you go. I have gotten bent rims in the past.
9 years Later of this video and not in a gay way bro but i love you u saved me MAD TIME. This it so nice doing it this way
What a great technique!
I did learn something new.
Thanks m8!
I've mounted lots of tires over the years, with tire irons and wheel protectors, but never with Zip Ties. I just ordered the zip ties. I'm going to try it on my next rear tire change
Brilliant and easy to do I really needed a easy way to do this and this is it , Thanks so much
This works even on a LARGE tire. I was able to zip up a 250/40VR18 on a victory hammer rear wheel and get it on the rim with NO TOOLS!!!! Used a little soap and elbow grease and worked like a charm! I think the trick is to get the beads cinched together as tight as possible and make sure it is crushed all on the same side. The removal was a bit tougher but can be done without any special machinery.
Tire irons wreck nice wheels, and rim protectors are a pia. This works well,& thanks for making this video. A few things I've come up with.I used a wooden c-clamp to collapse the tire. The old tire I squeeze the hell out of to zip tight. The wire ties can be released and reused. A warm tire is easier to collapse. For the old throwaway, I use a heat gun. The new tire, I just leave it inside overnight first.
Do not forget to match the Valve Stem with the Tire Balance dot It is either a painted Circle or just a Paint spot on the tire this is Very important.
Eddie Cramer good to know
And do find the true high spot on your wheel assembly.Spin it on your stand to locate it. It's not always at the valve stem. This has allowed me to need no weight at times. Or little. I've started using Dyna-Beads.
A ratchet strap can come in handy to get the bead out to the wheel surface. Just put in enough air to start setting the bead before you release it
Nice video bro. Great idea with the tie wraps
Looks great-like to see you do front tire on 2016 gold wing like this.
Did you consider stepping on the tire and then cinching the zip tie? Do you know if this damages the belting at all? Thanks guy! Great instructional video.
Tried this with silicon spray and cable ties -- it worked !! my 705 shinko rear tire got installed with no damage .... and nice green balancing beads 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃
Thnx, great tip! This made it so much easier!
I try it these weekend, thanx for sharing!
Thanks! Saved me a world of back pain.
Well done. Thank you. Very helpfull when you don't have all available tools.
Hey you can reuse the bigger zip ties by pushing the little tab up with a small flat head screw driver and pulling the tail end back out. thanks for the vid!
Hey RED and fellow viewers.... it helps to leave the valve insert OUT and add air to seat the tire with just the hollow valve stem. More air enters the tire quickly to POP the sidewalls in place. Once it is seated, then insert the valve mechanism and fill to recommended pressure. JK
I simply run a ratchet strap around my tire and ratchet it down. Works great.
+Rich Wamsley much easier to just have a decent air compressor and knowledge.....
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James Krivitsky at the end of your comment, are you kidding? Or just your initials?
Oh, really?
In case you're new to how valves work...the valve core of the tire is what's used to open the valve of the compressor nozzle. If there's nothing to open the compressor's nozzle valve, there's no air going into the tire.
Nice try, though. :)
Does anyone know if this ruins the belting in the tires at all?
I seriously wish I would’ve found this before man handling my r6 wheels with whatever levers I had laying around. Scratched the crap out of my rims, and broke a brand new tire bead. Definitely going this route every single time from now on.
Good job!!! Goona try that next. Thanks for the share
I tried this method and it works great, He forgot to mention to look on the tire for the dot which shows the heavy side, and line it up with the valve stem on the wheel.
Cool method of installing tires on a rim, though I still needed to use one tire iron and tire saver to give it a nudge. Worked for me.
nice tidy job, well done, will try for myself next tire change and save myself apx £40-50. Thanks.
Awesome idea and a great way to save money if you don't have the tire and rim tools. Still need to balance though. I'll probably still take my tires and rims to my local guy to support him and keep him in business. Great video sir.
Matt Cero, if you've got enough money to buy those heavy duty zip ties you've got enough money to buy a decent set of tire irons......a tubeless tire is the EASIEST tire to mount and dismount and spoons are by far faster and easier than this silly method. Any reasonably competent person should be able to spoon a tubeless tire off and back on in half the time it took this "expert" to install the zip ties!
I don't think he claimed to be an expert and I appreciate any innovative idea including his and the effort he made to share it. In my case, I have two freshly powder coated CX500 Comstar wheels and am putting vintage tires on them that require tubes. So this technique appeals as it seems to naturally be easy on the powder coat finish as well as eliminating the risk of pinching a tube. I still went ahead and took them to World of Mayhem Motorcycles in south Seattle to support the guy. It's a great alternative in the event you're somewhere without tire tools you have to admit.
+Matt Cero there is no way I'd ever consider using this method on a tube type. Costars have a reletively deep trough for a tube type rim and fairly easy to mount tires on.....Done quite a few without incident.
great vid cool idea I had never heard of this way before :D. What kinda compressor do u need to make it bead correctly like how many PSI?
You can use a small flat screwdriver to release the zip ties and reuse them. Also works best to leave the tire in the sun for a while to warm up. Much easier than fighting a stiff sidewall.
So i just tried this method my first time. Was fairly easy to get old tire off, but putting on the michelin Commander II was extremely difficult. I needed my son (180lbs) standing on one side of tire, while I (230lbs) jumped up and down to get final bead of tire to slide over and onto rim. Is this because the Michelin COmmander II are very stiff sidewall?
Super cool idea, inventive.
I was trying for two days until I watched this video best trick out there
Guess I got a back up plan now after ordering irons and stuff for the change, kinda wish I saw this first lol
That is awesome! Thanks a lot. I own a Goldwing GL1800 and I hate to take it down to a tire shop to get charged $25-35 to have someone install my brand new tire that I bought online for 2/3rd what it costs at the shop. Some shops won't install a tire they didn't sell either. I won't tell you that I once used a sawsall to cut the steel belt to get a tire off and wound up damaging my rim. Thanks.
This method actually helped me a lot only problem I'm having now is no matter what I can't get air in the tire the valve stems are new and get in but the little section on both side of the tire keeps releasing the air wont seal. any suggestions?
you don't have to cut/waste the zip ties in this situation, with those extra large zip ties you can easily put a small flat blade screwdriver in the head and lever on the tab so it comes undone
I like the method of removal and install of the tire itself..Very nicely done..... It is, however very dangerous to lean over a tire while beading it.. Just sayin . I have seen many mishaps in the last 40 years... be safe .
SAVE ZIP TIES BY cutting them on the OTHER side of the "nut." Even if you dont use a screwdriver to slip them. They are shorter then, but at least not only 2 inches long! Thanks for the demo, and good luck.
I have always done that! THEN when I go my zip tie collection I try to use the shortest ones that will still work...I have used some ties like 3 and 4 times just being careful to cut on the right side of the tie's latch block... ESPECIALLY on the big fat ones! Those are pricey! Shame to throw away 8" of usable tie simply because too much of hurry to look and think before cutting ....for example do back tire first cut ties off as long as possible and reuse the same ties on skinnier front tire!
thanks man helped a million.
Good job,you left out the balancing procedure,and the dot
On the new tire needs to be aligned with the valve steam.
if you have trouble getting the bead to seal wrap a cargo strap around the circumference of the tire in the middle and ratchet the band tight to squeeze the tire in the middle it will pop the beads outboard to the rim.
That's quite a nifty technique. Hey, shouldn't you check to make sure the tire is still in balance?? I realize you put the same tire on, but maybe the thicker part shifted. Anyway, thanks for sharing that.
Good catch! You can never count on the yellow dot still being there (to locate the valve stem) so if you premark it with a wax pencil or a sharpie (before you break the bead) you can put it right back where it was.
Hey, I ride a 50cc, it goes like 50mph max speed. I don't do a lot of cornering and stuff, obviously because of the lack of power and quality tyres. But do I really need to balance my wheels when I'm going this type of speeds or is it not necessary?
Gotta look for that orange for on the tire, this is the low weight point of the tire and align it with the valve stem do that and you rarely need to add any weights to balance
Pretty cool "shade tree mechanic" method of tire installation.
Is it same principle with kx85 small wheels 14 and 17inch as tried first time and pinched tubes,didnt use much soap spray but does it matter?
Also how do get beads in right place as they not good either?
If you're cheap you can use a small screw driver of knife point to release the zip tie tang thingy to avoid cutting them.
Was that a new tire, or a used one, it's hard to tell, it seemed to be a soft compound tire. I know some tires are really hard to put on, because they have stiff sidewalls, at least mine are.. But it looks like it would work on some fine, just not sure if it would on all tires, or not ? Zip ties come in handy for lots of things, and they are fairly low cost too. I always carry some on my bike, for emergencies ect. Thanks. yl
can you do this with pr4 gt tires? the reinforced sidewall ones
Knee protection and rubber hammer can be useful
Thinking about using this on my dirt bike. Would this work with a tube inside the tire?
Thanks for a great video.
Exellent tip, thank you
Excellent tutorial. Sorry about your knee and damage to your rim.
your forearms is much bigger than mine so this may be hard for me. but ima try it thanks for the help bro!!!
Nice trick, i also use this one. The only thing is that i use pull straps rather than zip ties to avoid wasting them.
Very well done.
I thought I'd try it because I have used tire irons and home-made rim protectors all my life. You mean cinch them till the beads touch themsselves? Maybe on that tire, but you obviously haven't tried it on a Michelin Anakee 3. When I have that tire flat on the ground my body weight hardly moved the sidewall in.
so cool, good job
Hello, cool method with zip ties ! and no scratching rims like that. How about removing it with zip ties?
Also question: i only heard one pop / bead out . Are you not always suppose to get two distinct pops? I have here friends who would remove the tire again,and re-fit it until it pops twice. Tonight i've fitted mine, and only heard one pop. Don't know if I should remove & repeat the process....
You normally hear two pops - one from each side of the rim (brake side and sprocket side). However, there could be times when you'd only get one pop, if the other side was already almost fully seated. The smaller sound may have been muffled by the compressor. On my bike, using this method about a year ago, I got a loud pop from one side, and only a tiny little "ping" from the other. A life pro tip - clean the INSIDE of the rim carefully! Clean polished aluminum is a lot smoother than dirty aluminum. Plus, it'll give the bead a smoother seating surface, minimizing the chance of slow air leaks!
And to hijack your comment slightly - please NEVER use more than the manufactures recommended pressure to seat the bead. The video shows a guy just hooking the air chuck up and holding it on until the bead seats. The only way that's even remotely safe is if he's got a regulator on the line set to the max seating pressure of the tire.
If you don't know what pressure is in the tire, and you exceed the load limit, the tire could burst and severely hurt you, or kill you (or it might not, but sitting like he is, you're putting very sensitive bits very close to the tire!). A little soap and water (or windex) will go a LONG way in helping the bead pop into place, like he shows.
Keep the rubber side down!
Not tried this method. It looks easy. Do the zip ties score the tyre bead?
Could not do this for a tubed tyre. Any ideas?
Your compressed cut in the full the reservoir, could hear that you were talking. When the noise stopped you were saying so you heard that bead pop back in, but I could not😂
I hope we did not miss any good advice in that time.
Cheers.
If you put a ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire and tighten it up some, it can make seating the bead a snap.
cool video bro!!
If the bead is being tricky to set, leave the valve core out while you do that bit...
+David Carr but you have to have a bit of air in the tube if you have a tube, when you are making sure you have your tube right and not folded or twisted, but.. off roaders have the best techniques, also... and it is probably one of the most necessary tools to have; is a motorcycle air inflator ( BestRest makes the best one available) sometimes you are in a place AAA can't get to. its best to be prepaired., you can also over inflate the front tire and use a hose with clip type air chucks to pull some air from the front tire, its called a donor tire system, why you would overinflate the front tire then use that tire to air the flat tire is beyond me, but it can be done.. lol
Damn just tried installing tire old fashion way and im having a hard time. trying this tomorrow
***** oo great idea i didnt realize thats what he meant i thought he meant pry the ties up so u can cut them. thx for that :D
only works with wide, low profile tires. tried doing this with my Harley tire and can't get the sidewalls to roll into eachother.