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Changed the tires on my son's KTM 85 today,17/14 inch. Kicked my ass for the better part the day. Pinch popped 3 tubes in th process. My fingers bled, still sore. Never again
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Are you kidding me? You can almost do them without spoons if there's not rimlocks.
Spooning tires is definitely one of those things that takes more than a few times to figure out how to do it.
Most people do it the wrong way.
Biggest mistake people make is you need to get the whole rim inside the tire before you start spooning, if you don't do that it's gonna kick your ass.
Most tires I can swap in under 10 minutes, I've had a few stiffer sidewall ones that have kicked my ass over the years.
I try to do them on a warm sunny day so I can warm them up as it makes it much easier.
Decent spoons and windex is all you need. I like windex as lube because it evaporates and doesn't leave a mess when you're done.