How To Break The Bead On A Motorcycle Tire
Not Slime but stop leak that has turned to a hardened lump an eighth inch thick sealing the tire that has also rusted tight to the rim in the bead area.
How to break the bead on a motorcycle tire. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features. Starter fluid parts cleaner or WD-40 all work. Slide the breaker bar about 6 inches around the tire keeping the end under the rim.
Motorcycle tires need to be properly broken in before you start riding too aggressively. In some cases even the most basic corner can be a wipeout waiting to happen. It looks like it takes about 6-8mm of rubber before you reach the wire so I dont think I reached the actual bead metal from the looks of it I saved one of the chunks that let go from the mounted tire and I only remove 3-4mm max.
Breaking beads with the BeadBuster couldnt be any easier. Ad Free 2-day Shipping On Millions of Items. Use the 5-pound hammer to break the bead on the tire.
Again an opportunity to work on leaning and counter steering. All you do is get the feet in between the lip of the rim and the tire bead and the Clamp Screw sucks the feet in partially breaking the bead in that area. This works on car tires too.
That works most times but may be overkill for a dirtbike tire. This bead breaker can free tires from rims quickly and hassle-free. Your bead breaker just slides.
The bead is what keeps the rubber tire and its metal rim together. Drive your car up the ramp with one front tire. Continue moving around the tire until it is completely off the rim.