Changing Motorcycle Tires: A DIY Guide
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Changing Motorcycle Tires: A DIY 
Guide
Get the Wheel Off
You are all ready for a good ride with friends 
and fellow riders. You safety check your ride 
to make sure it is roadworthy, the front tire is 
flat. You are in luck, the tube inside the tire is 
the problem, not the tire, and you will only 
have to get a new inner tube. You decide to 
do the tire fix yourself.

Repair shops charge by the hour, usually $100, tire 
repairs can run from $50 to $120 depending on the 
bike model. Don't forget the cost of a new tire or inner 
tube; unless you are inept as a mechanic, is it worth it? 
The tire has to come off the bike and be broken down 
whether or not you are replacing the tire or tube.
You might want to change out of your 
Men Textile Motorcycle Pants and your
 All Season Motorcycle Jackets as grease and tire dust 
will ruin them.
Socket wrenches or end wrenches to remove 
the wheel and valve stem locknut.
Valve Stem Tool
Two or three tire spoons, aka tire irons
Tire Pressure Gauge
Motion Pro Bead Buddy
Rim Protectors
A compressor or tire pump to re-inflate the 
tire
A lubricant such as soapy water, tire soap, 
etc.
• The front-wheel must be raised off the ground 
with the bike being stable, safety first. There 
several devices on the market for lifting the bike 
off the ground.
• Refer to your motorcycle manufacturer's manual 
for details on removing either front or rear 
wheel. For more information on Motorcycle 
tools, please visit 
5 Motorcycle Tools You May Not Have Used.
Get the Tire off the Rim
• You got the wheel off and on the workbench. 
Using the valve stem tool, remove the valve 
stem, let the air out, and then remove the valve 
stem locknut.
• If you are not replacing the tire, mark the valve 
stem location on the tire to replace it correctly. 
Break the bead holding the tire to the rim; this 
might be somewhat difficult if the tire been 
seated for a long time.
• The bead has to be completely broken before the tire can be 
removed from the rim. C-clamps, welding clamps, or even a 
bench vise can be employed to break the bead from the rim. If 
more help is needed, the Motion Pro Bead Buddy works very 
well and can be purchased off Amazon for around $15.00.
• Once the bead is broken off, the rim flip the wheel over and 
break the bead on the other side of the rim. Now it is time to 
remove the tire from the rim, a mixture of water and dish soap 
is an excellent lubricant for the task. The objective is to get the 
rim to slip off the rim as easy as possible.
• Put the rim protectors on the valve stem side of the 
wheel and insert the tire spoons, aka tire irons, 
hooked end up. Using small bites ease the tire up 
and over the rim, until the tire is off the rim. If there 
is an inner tube, now is the time to pull it out.
• Get the other bead off the rim, you might be able to 
pull it off, if not, use the irons. Once the tire is 
completely off the rim, it is time to inspect the 
inside of the rim for rust, cracks, etc.
• If this is the first tire removal, there should be a thin 
rubber band going entirely around the inside of the 
rim. This protects the inner tube form chaffing if the 
spoke ends poke through.
• Toss this rubber band away; you will be using 
something else to protect the inner tube. Clean off 
the rust and corrosion by using a stiff wire brush, 
then you can re-line the rim with duct tape or wide 
electrical tape, at least three wraps.
Finish Up
• Ready to put the tire back on the rim, place the tire over the rim 
and start working the tire back onto the rim with the tire irons. 
When the first bead is back over the rim, put the new inner tube 
inside the tire and partially inflate to prevent pinching by the tire 
irons. Fit the valve stem into the valve stem hole on the rim and 
partially secure the valve stem locknut.
• You can fit the other side of the tire to the rim using the tire spoons 
and generous squirts of the soapy water solution to help things 
along. Inflate the tire to the right pressure setting as the pressure is 
increasing; you should hear the beads popping into place. If you are 
replacing the tire as well, locate the rotation arrow on the outside 
of the tire.
• This mark indicates the direction the tire is to rotate 
during operation. The tire is fixed, and back on the 
bike, you are ready to take that ride with fellow riders 
and friends. So hop into your
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Leather Motorcycle Jackets and have a great ride.
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