depends...Mount and Balance front and rear is less than 10 minutes. Thats based on me not having to clean the wheel off to get weights to stick, the rubber pieces not falling out, and the owner pulling the spacers off so I don't have to crawl under the trailer to get them. If someone brought me a Michelin or Pirelli and it's 80F out...to dismount including breaking the bead on the old tire and mount the new one is at most a couple of minutes. If it's windy balancing can be a pain in the ass, or if the trailer is a rockin' If someone brings me a new Dunlop and it's 45F, and it got down to near freezing the night before...hell all bets are off...same with Bridgestones.
oooo... another parameter. Cold dunlops or stock SV650 tires. on my scrap wheel Ive got it to around 4 mins for a front or rear with rotors. no balancing of course. Someone brought me something with a 16" or 18" diameter... Id be screwed. ;D
Dunlops when it's cold and the tire is cold take a bit longer. Most guys know to leave the tire in the hauler or motorhome where it's warm...then it's a snap, really no different than any other brand. Otherwise I put it near my heater for a bit.
I have a NoMar Pro in my garage, They are a local company (St Louis) and the owners are very helpful. If I did not have a tire changer I would buy another just because they are such great people to work with!
I just bought a used basket case Coats 5030 air model off craiglists and am almost done refurbing it. Had to totally disassemble, weld in a bottom plate, sandblast, degrease, paint, new hoses. need to get the jaws for motorcycle wheels. Up until now I have been changing tires with spoons which works pretty well too You never can have too many tools...
Do I need to get special jaws for motorcycle rims? I saw a reference to that in the parts list but at $495 that's alot of cash I don't know what is special about those jaws versus the standard ones I have.
Check out northern tool..... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial 1500$ range
All the jaws look like that...for the most part. I snapped these real quick for you to show you what the pieces they are talking about probably look like.
So Gigi, The one in Phoenix that doesn't match your coates, do you know if that style is a good one for bikes?
From what I can see in the pic I'd imagine it would be fine. I think I would contact Coates and ask them to be sure. If you'd like to call the guy...I'll go look at it for you next week like Wednesday or Thursday and make sure it works and everything.
I have gotten four of these to use in different places. All but one get used a lot. They all still work great. The oldest one has used only plastic protectors. No other parts have been replaced on it in over three years. Two of those were in a tire trailer driving all over the SE. They are a good deal for sure.
I have an Atlas 221 it works great. Not to expensive. Do not need adapters for most wheels (None that you will see at the track). http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Motorcycle-Tire-Changers-s/66.htm Sam Williams #47 SCVR
That makes two of us. I bought a TC221 in May and it has been great. I bought the adapters and use them, but they are not necessary for any of the street wheels. I think the only thing I changed so far that the were necessary was my 10" CRF50 wheels. I just called and haggled a bit and got a deal. They sell on ebay too so you can work them. I paid $1260 shipped with the MC adapters. From all the research I did it was the best value and quality out there at the price. Look at their site they have pics of theirs vs. the other cheap ones like the pace/northern/etc. For me who will at max change 250 tires or something in a year I think it will last a long time.
Or save even more money (~$300 less) and get a Cyclhill changer. Uses the same bar and a bit more user friendly. Very compact storage, too.
Thanks Here's what it looked like when I bought it I welded together the bench grinder stand from some leftover steel I had around
Thanks for the offer. I think I will call him later today. I'm doing the Christmas light thing this weekend for the wife and kids. What a great way to waste two weekends.: