Tire tools! (what do you have in the toolbox)

I have finally made the jump and bought a set of those non marring plastic tire tools, some motion pro rim gaurds, and some wheel weights.

I do need a balancing stand too.

To dismount I use an automotive tire machine bead breaker to break the bead.....

Then last time a simple auto tire lever that was wrapped in a inner tube and electrical tape, but it still scratched my warp 9 wheels. I am hoping the new tools are the "right stuff"

To mount, I simply use the zip tie mounting method using the wheel on some carboard on concrete, both sprockets and rotors removed, spray some glass cleaner and simple step the tire onto the rim. FANTASTIC.

But, I have never balanced a moto wheel yet. I am currently looking for a balancer but rocky mountain was sold out....


So what tools do you do the dirty deed with?

Post some pictures, when mine get here I will post some most definitely.

Why not unbolt calipers and chain and spin in place?

I think it needs extremely low resistance on the axle/bearing so that the tire/wheel finds its heavy spot very easily. Im 99% sure that there is too much resistance to properly balance it on the axle.....right? I mean it takes very little to balance a normal supermoto wheel, but these warp 9 wheels take like 10 weights to get close >

Loosen the axle and possible pull the spacers.

If you remove the spacers, and loosen the axle, it might work. There is too much drag in bearings and seals to have it work with them.

I have some regular tire irons (large and small), a valve core remover, and a valve guide on a wire thinger, that's about it. Don't need fancy tools to change a tire.

I do have a little homemade balancing stand, it's just a shaft and some open ball bearings, I stick it through the wheel and balance it on some jack stands, works mint!

Isde/euro style mousse install tire bead breaker with six compound bend motion pro levers, motion pro bead buddy that rarely gets used, zipty water based mousse lube. thats what ive got and use..balancing gets done at sposor shop on the spin balancer