Thread: '92 rebuild
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Old July 13th, 2022, 01:27 PM   #168
BonelessSugar
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Name: Cashby
Location: Maine
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Motorcycle(s): EX250-F x 3, TW200, NPS50

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Mounted tire on wheel today. I have some white ceramic beads I put in the valve stem. https://www.kawasa***************/th...g-beads.36721/ (ninja300 forum) says 1oz in front and 2oz in rear. I used this video and used this link. Video was helpful, link was not.

Propped wheel up on 2x3's and used a lever to break the bead as much as possible, then started making my way around the wheel.


Bead is broken


Using three levers to try to work the tire off the rim. Pull down on the middle, push in the right, move over the middle, repeat.


Rim is free. Light spot on tire was marked with a pink circle, heavy spot on the wheel was 90 degrees CCW from stem with rotor facing up.


Time for lube. First side was a little difficult, second one was way harder. Accomplished it from here by stepping on two levers as far into the lip that I can, and then going under the tire and slipping a third lever into the rim and pulling it over (not very far from one of the two levers, or else it doesn't work).


Finished result. Pumped to 60psi to hear both pops, then dropped to 30.
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