Tire changing advice and mythbuster needed

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rdwrv4

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Chicago Il
Ok ready to mount v-rated sport demons on the executive. 100/90 and 120/90 size. I never had a problem before but after reading various forum posts I think I might. First removing tires, these tires are the original ones 30 years old never removed. I read people have a tough time removing tires partly safety rim and partly breaking the bead. Myth? I also read that these rims are the most difficult to mount tires on ever made and soft aluminum too. Myth? So I want this job to be trouble free with the least damage to the rim. Willing to do whatever it takes to get the best job possiable. Should I take it to the shop where they have a tire machine or is it better to do it myself? Any precautions required with either approach? Special tools? General advice? Anything special about the stem or local shop  ones fine? Ok mythbusters here is your chance
thx Robin
 
Removing any old tyres from stock Laverda rims is a pita. 

If you get the tyre bead off, an angle grinder does a nice (but smelly) job of removing the tyre efficiently, without fear of damaging the rim... except if you slip of course. :o

An experienced tyre fitter with a decent machine won't have much trouble mounting a new one.  Go at it with tyre levers only if you are an expert with them.

Laverda rims were designed for tube tyres, fit tubeless at your own risk.

piet
 
The tyre may or may not be 'tube-less'. The rim is an important factor...

For many years I have thought about going tube-less and apparently many have, but...

I have had a number of high speed 'moments' of interest regarding tyre blow outs, all on tubed tyres. NONE of these would have been different had I been running tube-less.

James
 
Don't even think of taking the tyre off yourself, you're getting new tyres fitted so get the chap at the tyre shop to do it.
Helps to choose a tyre outlet with a high turn over, that way you'll get a fresh tyre and the bloke will be able to do it in his sleep
 
Go to a shop, tell them to be really careful, then stand over them as they do it.
You don't want the apprentice/brain-dead/dope-addled fuckwit doing it either.
 
and check the DOT number on the new tire. many times they tried to give me 4 or 5 year old tire... Even though the new tires are covered with a kind of sealant that keeps the softener in the rubber, this sealant is not 100% firm. Even 4-5 year old tires that are properly stored from new can have 30% already gone. When you start using them, they harden way faster than fresh tires...
 
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