Just that, as a mate's got one he took off his bike and offered me it, ive never fitted one
Joined Oct 2010
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it can be done manually but its a right arseache (and you can really mark up the rim -> read that as bugger up the finish) take it down to your local tyrefitters it should only cost you a tenner.
Agree completely. Leave it to the experts. It will need balancing too. Might be worth getting them to fit a new valve at the same time, it costs chuff all and you'll know if it fails! Get a right angle one if you can, even on the back they make inflation and pressure checking a lot easier.
Rob
Joined May 2009
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Slovakia
rear tyre does not need balancing... anyway they are right. if you do the tyre change at home you need a strong compressor which inflates the tyre till it clicks 2 times. it can be up to 6-8 PSI till it settles to the rim. really better to take it to a tyre service if you do not have the right gear at home. you are also most likely going to damage the rim if you do it with inproper tools
Joined Oct 2010
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Joined Oct 2010
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I would not bother with your mates offer, a 190 tyre may look smart but it will slow your steering down and they are sometime slightly larger than the 190 section they claim to be ! trust me ! I had a rear puncture while 300 miles from home, my tyre was f##ked and the only place open on the Saturday afternoon had a " 190 Dunlop " which I had to have, so it was fitted, it looked H U G E ! and on the ride home to Cornwall the bike just didnt feel right, I got home ok and the next day I was riding safe and sensibly along my fav road and the next thing I know the revs hit the limiter and I was whacked in the left boot like being kicked by a Cart horse ! and the bike was all over shop, the long and the short of this was the "190 " was rubbing the chain all the way home ( not that it made any noise or I could feel it ) and on the back road the chain snapped !!!! Now I cant say this was 100% the tyre rubbing that caused it but there was a fair bit of tyre missing off the wall, and my chain was under the correct tension when I set off from Corwall ? and I use a Scottoiler. So I could just be unlucky but I would say Aprilia put a 180 as standard who are we to think we know better ?
I know what you say, but it's what it takes as standard according to the owners manual, I wont bother with his though
It doesnt rub anywhere, infact there's about 1cm of clearance at the hugger and the same at the chain
It doesnt rub anywhere, infact there's about 1cm of clearance at the hugger and the same at the chain
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Its your call obviously fella im just letting you know what mine did, the Dunlop did look H U G E even though it said 190 on it ? maybe it was a freak mis marked tyre ? Chain snapping is never fun ha ha I was very lucky. I have had my Mille since 2001 and found Pirelli tyres suit it well, Evo Corsa`s were very good but hard to come across now. stay safe fella
I know and appreciate it, it does look a bit big, but good :biggrin.....yes it's a bit turning on corners ect but feel sure footed and planted, well so far. I might (when it wears out, which wont be very long :roll) put a 180 on and see what's what, and if I dont like it I'll go back to 190
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I fit my own tyres, it's no biggie.
use good quality spoons (levers) plenty of lube/tyre paste and decent rim protectors, and you're good to go.
Do it preferably on a warm day, leave the tyres in the sun to warm up a bit and they will come off & go on loads easier.
Don't balance the rear?!? lol...are you nuts? It's the heaviest rotational component on the bike...and you DON'T want to balance it?
It's a 5 min job to balance a bike wheel to within 5-10gms.
use good quality spoons (levers) plenty of lube/tyre paste and decent rim protectors, and you're good to go.
Do it preferably on a warm day, leave the tyres in the sun to warm up a bit and they will come off & go on loads easier.
Don't balance the rear?!? lol...are you nuts? It's the heaviest rotational component on the bike...and you DON'T want to balance it?
It's a 5 min job to balance a bike wheel to within 5-10gms.
Joined May 2009
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Slovakia
i just heard it. perhaps coz there is the chain factor which makes the wheel unbalanced all the time and you take down the rubber of the tyre unevenly when downshifting hard so your tyre is after half day unbalanced and nobody bothers coz you just can't feel the difference between balanced and unbalanced rear tyre. i am sure the cross riders do not balance their rear tires but maybe their speeds do not need it. for general use of bike on roads i think it is also not necessary to balance it
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I know, I've allways had both ballanced anytime I got tyres on
I posted a link a few bellow this (got no answers though) saying that I found a company (in Poland though, I think) that sells tyres, the one I would get is the Sportmax 208 190/50 rear as it's £100 inc vat and delivered.....need to fit it yourself though (that old chestnut again lol) or get it done. But because I've never heard of them and got no replies, I'm wary
I posted a link a few bellow this (got no answers though) saying that I found a company (in Poland though, I think) that sells tyres, the one I would get is the Sportmax 208 190/50 rear as it's £100 inc vat and delivered.....need to fit it yourself though (that old chestnut again lol) or get it done. But because I've never heard of them and got no replies, I'm wary
