Are there any tips or tricks that you have to make doing a trailside flat repair easier? Are there any tools that you wouldn't go anywhere without?

It was refreshing to see a tire changing video where the job is a struggle as opposed to the many usually promotional videos where tires seemingly made of soft butter are spooned on with the greatest of ease. Changing tires is a PITA, even in one's garage with all the tools. A major difference in technique when completely removing the tire - simply lever each side of the tire over it's side of the wheel. Once both sides of the tire are off, the wheel will drop into the tire giving enough space that you can pull it out at an angle. Assemble this way in reverse. Another thing I do is put the new tire out in the sun and let it bake, this softens the tire. If that is not an option, put a hair dryer in the tire and let hot air run round and round inside it for awhile. The Baja No Pinch tire tool in combo with a Bead Buddy is nice for putting tires back on, especially in a "rustic" environment away from your shop. I have a Rabaconda tire changer, it wasn't cheap and isn't strictly necessary, but it is a back saver for sure. Do pay attention to the weight dot on the sidewall of the tire, this is where the belts overlap in the carcass and it is the heaviest part of the tire. Put the dot opposite the valve stem for the best wheel balance without actually balancing them. I have a $50 Harbor Freight static balancer and it works great. Installed rim locks on my Husky 701's wheels and balanced for them. The rim locks will let you run lower pressures without tearing a valve stem, and they can help you slowly ride out of an area if you get a flat to a better spot to work on the bike if you need to. I used spoke weights for the balancing, tested to velocities I won't mention, smooth as can be 😆

Nothing worse than flat on the rear. You showed great patience! I would of been using every foul word I could think of!!

I made little spacers with 1/2" pvc tubing, cut 2" pieces then cut a slot along side the pieces then with a heat gun shape them like little rectangles, I then shoved them against the bead and the tire stays within the drop center. Without somekind of spacer it is very stressful but with spacers it is very fast and very easy. I made 6 of them and tied small pieces of thin rope on them to make it easy to pull them out once the tire is mounted.

Great vid, great work !...I've had the 2009 XT660Z Tenere for 9 years and live in the mountains of Portugal and changed 14 rears..I've ground off the notoriously difficult 'safety bead' from the rear rim (a tip that's not for everyone and your front doesn't have one anyway which is a far harder 'flat' to control at speed). It make bead breaking with the Motion Pro's much, much easier. I also carry a very small Vaseline pot and smear the tyre beads and rim for removal and refit...The tyre re-seats much faster and the Vas dries out so no 'tyre -creep'.....Also, I take the tyre's beads off their own sides. Standing upright, the wheel will then fall into the tyre leaving a huge gap at the top. You can then pull the wheel straight out...with a little persuasion !

Great ‘real world’ video - refreshingly correct & accurate too, inc the spring loaded flying tyre levers pinging off in all directions 😅

Nice video. I've had good luck using the large zip-tie technique to keep the tire pinched together, which makes it easy to keep it more centered in the wheel well, which then makes spooning the tire back on relatively easy. Also, my secret is lots and lots of Windex!

Great video,, nice to see that it actually takes some real work and tools slipping to change the tire and not only 5 min.

So very useful. I changed the rear tyre on my T7 and referred to this many times when I got stuck.

Well done. I saw a guy when removing & re-installing the rear tire use a tie strap to support the wheel assembly in place of using your feet. The tie strap was over the seat and hanging down both sides. It was then place between the spokes. Then adusted the strap to support the wheel by the rim. Not the spokes. Then remove the axle,... and loosen the tie strap. To install the wheel reverse the process. This eliminates any rushed feeling as the wheel can be easily lifted and held in place to install the axle.

I converted the rear of my 2013 Triumph Tiger 800 XC to tubeless years ago. Best decision I ever made. You don't want to be in the middle of nowhere (I'm a solo rider), trying to repair/replace a tube, by having to remove the rear wheel from the frame. I'm shopping for my next ADV bike and having tubeless on the front and rear is a must. You're doing this in a controlled environment which is nowhere close to the conditions you'd find out in the wild.

If you put a few small sockets in the gap between the tire and the wheel, it keeps the tire from riding up onto the bead.

Great video, I will now try my own tools for the first time!

I’d like to see this done halfway up a rock and mud strewn Welsh mountain in the pissing rain at 4 Celsius, your bike on a trail stand in a gale, no convenient tire to rest your wheel on (or bottle of Windex). I change my T700 and R1 tyres at home in my garage no problem - but on a trail? I don’t kid myself.

Thanks for posting a lot of good tips your tool kit is worth taking note couple of tips I've picked up watching vids is carry a garbage bag in your kit to lie on the ground to keep dirt out of the hubs and a really good idea from that Aussie adventure rider airemann1 Carry a ratchet strap and strap either the front or back of your bike to a tree to keep the wheel of the ground again not my ideas but we'll worth sharing ✌️

I've always found it easier to put the very slightly inflated tube into the tyre first, and lower the rim onto the valve, just hold it in place with the valve stem nut, rather than trying to feed the tube in after getting the first bead on. No right or wrong way, just the way I prefer to do it.

@adventurepiggy you need a motion pro bead buddy to hold the bead on the side opposite from where your using the tire irons.

silicone spray or Windex, remember to align it as well. Good job, keep at it.

I suggest getting a piece of velcro strap to wrap around your front brake lever and grip. For rear tire changes, that will prevent an inconvenient roll off your stand. Don't ask me how I know.

Well done, I have an Africa Twin and dread the day I will have to do that on a ride…

Excellent

Thank goodness for tubeless, this is one reason I would not consider this bike for commuting. I like the bike but why do folks pay a high price then spend a 3rd as much again changing and improving? Well I think Yamaha need to up the game to keep up with newer bike on the market.

Excellent presentation, thanks for sharing. It seems like that tire is a lot easier to work with than the stock pirelli.

I don't have a vulcanizer. I think I need to put a picture of Spock in my wallet.

Your axle is installed on backwards. The nut should be on the left side. I am not sure if this matters along as you use the correct blocks.

Great video, thank you.

that's why I consider tubes tires old school....

Nice job! I thought the baby powder was to make it smell fresher. 😊

Great video. Do you recommend the bead breakers or would you use any other type of tire spoons in the future?

Thanks for the video! Great to see. However, shouldn't the nut on the axle bolt be on the left-hand side - or doesn't matter?

Check out Adam Rieman, he’ll show you how it’s done 👍🏻

great vid

I'm just to damn lazy for this, give me a Tubeless tire and Rim all day. Nice job though !

Good job !!

nice job

Almost impossible to get the scorpions off with hand tools.

Bead budy" tool " make thing easyer its small and light and trust me you will love it , its like 20$

This is why I only run tubeless om my ADV bikes.

Why did you change the tires anyway? The old one didn’t look like it needed replacing how log did it take you to do the job

I stopped at 4:44 when you used two tools you don’t carry to get the axle out. ‘I would have figured out a way, probably with my tire irons’ is wishful thinking. At that point the test of your tool kit was invalidated.

That looks lethal. On a solid floor you tried your best to lose a foot, on rough ground you surely would have succeeded. There is nothing to stop it rolling forwards or backwards and then it's down.

Why flip the axle?

I have made my spoked rims tubeless, no need to repair inner tubes.

How did you get the bike to your house?

nightmare use plastic prodection for the rim...se some videos how delete the tube ,,

I hate tubed tires. There is no reason to run these on a nearly 500lb, bike. Good job though.

3M 5200. Thats all you need. No tape just the 5200 applied properly. Tubless. To hell with tubes and tire levers. Stick a plug in it. Pump it up and go.

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WHOT..??.. Do YOU have a service-car or trailer with you.? This pressure-gauge is massiv and way to heavy.. there are digital ones there.. lightweight and cheap.. The pressure pump... with cables. (??) . is from the 1960s, right..??? I had a 10 cm long bolt in my rear tire, 1 cm in diameter.. and I was able to fix the problem in under 10 minutes, using immediately 3 plugs and my Bosch Easypump.. chargeable via C-USB.. YES, I like TUBELESS, only.. Never waiting at gasstations again, no broken equipment or paying 1 buck for "AIR".. I took me longer, to get the bolt out of my tire, only 3 cm was visible.. Glad, that I had a good plier in my NC 750 Honda X frunk.. I drove trough Canada and USA, 32 times to the Isle of Man and back.. and NEVER had a flat tire.. BUT, in my own home town on a normal paved road.. BANG..!! (Last flat was in the late 70s, also in Berlin.. using the USELESS spray.. 😡 Had to shove my Kawasaki Z 400 for over 8 Miles.. on a weekend..) The tire was brandnew with only 3.000 km..that was making me angry.. But, now, it is history. The Bosch pump for 60 bucks from a DIY did a great job, wouldn't miss it. Safe journeys for all of you, check your HIGH QUALITY ! tools and reduce the weight. as much as possible for important stuff. Take water and emergency ration of food with you.. a additional powerbank and a spare key...and 2 First Aid blankets, very helpful.. Best greetings.. Nobby, Berlin 🇩🇪

Tube????? Ridiculous...