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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: frankenduck on December 18, 2012, 12:10:14 PM

Title: Anybody done this with a K?
Post by: frankenduck on December 18, 2012, 12:10:14 PM

Built-in bead breaker on a GS - go to about 1:25 in this video.

BMW R1200GS rear tire change (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0nrZadIQxA#ws)

Title: Re: Anybody done this with a K?
Post by: detbmw on December 18, 2012, 02:44:23 PM

That is way cool!

But I hate the idea of being in a parking lot on the road and leaning your bike over and PRESSING DOWN, and assuming that you aren't about to drop your bike. Besides, if I'm in a fix where I need to mount a new tire, I expect I will be around a place that can break the bead and mount the tire. I don't carry spares, and I'm not an Iron Butt Rally kind of guy.

Rich

Title: Re: Anybody done this with a K?
Post by: Chaos on December 18, 2012, 09:12:41 PM

No, never done that.  But there are lots of clever ways to break the bead.  I think the tang on my K's centerstand would be too low to try that.