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Offline frankenduck

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Anybody done this with a K?
« on: December 18, 2012, 12:10:14 PM »
Built-in bead breaker on a GS - go to about 1:25 in this video.

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Offline detbmw

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Re: Anybody done this with a K?
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: Anybody done this with a K?
« Reply #2 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.
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