| Fitting a motorcycle moto x tyre or a off-road | | | | Now place the valve of the inner tube into the |
| tyre, to a motorcycle wheel which has bead locks | | | | valve hole and then release the tension of the |
| . | | | | levers, now place the valve nut back onto the |
| Moto x tyres have a very hard ply wall , they are | | | | valve thread, this will stop the valve from falling |
| designed this way to be able to run at very low | | | | back inside the tyre when fitting the second bead. |
| tyre pressure, this is to get traction , with the aid | | | | Now using your fingers place the inner tube inside |
| of a tyre bead lock, the tyre will be held in one | | | | the motorcycle tyre, be sure to get twists or |
| place on the wheel. | | | | kinks out of the inner tube when you do this, |
| The tyre bead lock sits inside the tyre, wedging | | | | once the inner tube is inside the tyre, you can |
| tightly against the tyre beads on both sides of | | | | inflate it slightly, this helps to straighten the inner |
| the motorcycle off-road tyre. | | | | tube inside the tyre. |
| Tools needed to do this. | | | | Now soap the outside bead of the motorcycle |
| 1, Valve Key | | | | tyre ready to be fitted. |
| 2, Tyre Bead Breaker, | | | | Start fitting the tyre bead at the tyre bead lock |
| 3, Pair of Tyre Levers, | | | | area, to do this you must hold the tyre bead lock |
| 4, Tyre Bead Soap & Brush, | | | | up high inside the tyre, this is done easy by |
| 5, 13mm / 14mm Spanner | | | | pushing the nut of the bead lock up to the rim. |
| 6, Rubber Mallet | | | | Be sure that the bead is deep into the wheel well. |
| Make sure the wheel is clean and has no sharp | | | | Now you can kneel onto the tyre using your body |
| edges, also check inside the motorcycle tyre for | | | | weight to hold the tyre in-place, hook the tyre |
| debris and remove if found. | | | | with the tyre levers, you may have to move |
| In some cases the inner tube can be placed inside | | | | your weight around as you go around with |
| the tyre at the beginning and slightly inflated. | | | | levering the motorcycle tyre onto the rim, you |
| This way usually works OK when fitting a front | | | | must stop the tyre bead lifting on the opposite |
| moto x motorcycle tyre, also when fitting a rear | | | | side you are levering, i tend to work my way up |
| moto x motorcycle tyre if the motorcycle tyre is | | | | to the top (12 o'clock position) taking small bites |
| soft enough to work with. | | | | with the tyre levers. |
| Starting with placing the inner tube inside the | | | | If the final part of the tyre bead is to tight to put |
| motorcycle tyre increases the chance of pinching | | | | on with the tyre levers, ad more tyre bead soap |
| and damaging the inner tube when levering the | | | | with a brush , with a rubber mallet, tap the last |
| first tyre bead on the rim. | | | | part of the motorcycle tyre bead onto the rim. |
| How to start ! | | | | Before inflating . ad more soap to both tyre |
| Soap one side of the tyre, this should be the side | | | | beads, this will assist in seating the tyre to the rim |
| you decide to fit first, care to be taken as the | | | | during inflation. |
| motorcycle tyre may have a directional arrows of | | | | Fit a pump to the valve and start to inflate the |
| rotation on it. | | | | motorcycle tyre, keep fingers clear of the bead |
| Hold the wheel up so the bead lock is at the 12 | | | | area ! |
| o'clock position, then hold, press the the nut on | | | | If using a airline to inflate the moto x motorcycle |
| the end of the thread of the tyre bead lock to | | | | tyre , inflate the inner tube slowly, this allows |
| touch the rim, this lifting the bead lock up into the | | | | trapped air inside the tyre to escape, the trapped |
| air clear of the wheel well. | | | | air will escape through holes in the rim such as |
| Now place the motorcycle tyre over the bead | | | | spoke holes, bead lock nut hole and valve hole. |
| lock into the well of the motorcycle wheel, now | | | | If the air persist leaking from these place it is a |
| push the motorcycle tyre into the wheel well and | | | | sign of the inner tube has been damaged during |
| on to the rim with your hands as far as you can | | | | fitting. |
| physically manage. | | | | If the air stops leaking early when inflating the |
| It may be time to add more soap to the area | | | | tube , this means all is well and carry on seating |
| of the tyre bead which is left to fit , you may | | | | the tyre properly on to the rim. |
| find it is now easy to soap the rim also in the | | | | Remember to tighten the bead lock nut after |
| same area. | | | | tyre inflation, its good to leave the motorcycle |
| Now the wheel is laying flat on a soft mat or | | | | tyre over inflated and drop to the correct tyre |
| cardboard, kneel down onto the motorcycle tyre, | | | | pressure before use. |
| this will support the tyre levers when levering the | | | | Stephen Bonnici at motopsychos.co.uk has worked |
| first bead onto the rim, take small bites when | | | | as a tyre technician on all types of vehicles |
| hooking the tyre onto the rim, the last part may | | | | tyres . |
| be very tight for you to get the tyre lever in, this | | | | Stephen Bonnici worked as a tyre break down |
| is when you can use the rubber mallet to tap the | | | | fitter or what is now known as a mobile tyre |
| final bead on. | | | | fitter for a large tyre company. |
| Using the mallet reduces the chances of marking | | | | While working as a mobile tyre fitter , Stephen |
| the rims with the tyre levers, it is good to use | | | | Bonnici removed replaced and repaired all kinds of |
| rim guards which attach to the edge of the rims | | | | tyres such as plant machinery tyres,haulage |
| where the tyre levers touch. | | | | trucks tyres ,cars tyres ,vans tyres ,motorcycles |
| Urgency of using rim guards depends on the | | | | tyres . |
| newness and the condition of the wheel. | | | | Although tyre changer machines are available now |
| Now you have fitted the first bead, pick the | | | | to use for mobile tyre fitting, they were not at |
| wheel up so the valve hole is at the top.(12o'clock | | | | the time. |
| position) | | | | Stephen Bonnici mastered the art of tyre |
| Now its time to locate the valve into the valve | | | | changing with the use of tyre levers, Stephen |
| hole. | | | | Bonnici raced motorcycles and always found |
| To do this, place the two levers on the rim in the | | | | himself changing his own motorcycle tyres at |
| open side of the tyre , one tyre lever on each | | | | events. |
| side of the valve hole. | | | | Thank you for reading, we hope this advice is |
| With the levers, bend the tyre over to expose | | | | useful to you. |
| the valve hole to you. | | | | |