No-mar tire changer

'Bout time....Can't believe i went 25 yrs without a pneumo.

 

So I'm definitely 100% done with Nomar at this point. Took a few wheels off that needed tires (rear of my S1000, front and rear Street Triple) and gave it a go. Nomar is now anchored into my cement garage floor, so thought it'd be a piece of cake. A scratched S1000 wheel, broken changing bar, and a ruined Supercorsa III (ripped the bead) has me giving up on changing tires and decided I'm just going to pay the local mechanic to do it for me (unless a pneumatic is so easy as to be effectively idiot proof).

Anyhow, got an almost new Nomar if anyone wants it

 

I think you will find the pneumatic is pretty easy. My buddie showed me how to use his years ago and I sold my Nomar.

I wasn’t very good on the Nomar, but my son changed his 125 tires with it often.

 

I take it you "pried" the tire???
You don't necessarily have to use the mount side to install unless the tire is super hard.

 

Nomar is no good for car tires, just not built for it. Sport bike tires are what it’s made for. Surprised you had trouble with the super corsa. Personally I wish I had gone with a pneumatic myself.

 

Here's pics of the carnage (sorry for the blur in some of them).

 

Hard to tell for sure from the pics but it looks like you didn't have the first side bead up into the dip in the center of the wheel. You need to keep it up in the middle where the rims smaller to lever the second side on. No way it'll ever go on if the first side is out in the bead. And the second side needs to be kept down off the bead too.

 

I've been using the NoMar for years. Sport bike tires. The hardest ones were removing old Bridgestone slicks from a TZ250. I always watch the guy's videos first to remind me how to use the setup properly, follow the directions, and never had a problem.
Of course not as easy as a pneumatic for sure, but it's a great option for a home shop. When I got mine I did not have the $ or space for anything else.

 

SuddenBraking I would be interested in buying your NoMar.

 

Same here. Had the classic N0Mar since 2007 and never had any issues with sportbike tires. Tried to mount a SxS tire, but ended up taking it to Walmart. Didn't know my limitations on that one

 

Sold.

Whatcha looking to pay?

 

Yeah that tire was not in the rim far enough to get it on the other side...

 

Damn....never seen anyone tear a bead apart like that.
V-rod rear wheels are the toughest I have tried, very small drop center on those wheels.

 

I won’t touch any H-D. On certain Sportsters, they mount a 150 to a 3” rim, tube-type. And, the front is a 100 on a 2.15”, tube-type. There’s not enough drop-center in either rim. Outside of the hardcore ADV tires, that was the most difficult tire change I’ve done. Fuck Harley.

 

My mom always said I was special.

 

i found grom tires to be the hardest on the no-mar.
regular sport bike sizes?

piece of cake. you just need to know where to lube, wedge and place the rod right. the rest is done with the hips.

and mine is on a half-broken pallet.

 

Operator error!


No such problems with mine in 11 years even on the hated tube type wheels. Glad you don’t work at shop doing this on customers wheels/tires.

 

Yep...you can do the same thing on a powered machine if you don't get the other bead into the dip in the rim as well.

 

I can't be the only one that thought of something different than mounting tires right?

 

I've had a No Mar Jr Pro sitting around for years. I bought it as part of my trackday scheme, then realized that there were guys at the track who had the tires and would mount them for you! That were a better deal all around. For my street bikes, I generally haven't had the time to give it a try. I'm usually getting ready for a trip or something when I decide I should probably get a new tire.

I finally decided to try it on my Ducati Monster (2015). I mounted the changer on a piece of plywood, took my time and followed the manufacturer videos. In short, it was amazingly easy. I was very pleased with how it worked, not a nick on the wheels, or smack with a tire iron to me! I've done sportbike tires by hand, and this was like cheating to me.

Very pleased with it, but I'm sure there there cheaper or better solutions (but probably not both). Better, cheaper, faster... Pick any two. The "tips" and technique in the manufacturer videos are *essential* for it to work correctly. Almost every way I thought to do it turned out to be the wrong way. So, slow and follow the recommendations.