Howdy,

Can anyone provide me with a list of tools I need for changing the tyres myself?
What levers etc and were to get them from cheap and fast.

I have 4 weeks to get the bike back on the road for the lakes

Cheers

Chrs

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XT660z......What a machine!!

Current mods:- Yamaha top box, Yamaha hanguards, Heated grips, High front fender, Aux lighting front/rear.

Bare minimum:

Couple of tyre levers.
Valve core extractor.
Spanner or pair of pliers to undo the valve stem nut.
Pump.
Washing up liquid/car shampoo.

Local Machine Mart or (probably) Halfrauds. Or eBay.

More or less any will do if you're just doing it in your garage - big, long steel ones are cheap, but don't use the leverage to compensate for bad technique and damage your tyres or rims

I have spangly Motion Pro spannerlevers, which are not cheap, but worth it if you want something light and multifunction to carry with you.

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Other bikes >> MT-03 / CG125BR-J / ER-6F
Departed >> ZXR400L3 / EC300 / DR-Z400E / DR800S / GPZ500S / GS400

Take the rear wheel off and come up to Hudds on Sunday morning and I'll give you the two TKC's and give you a personal instruction in tyre replacement and some real good tips on how to do it easily, especially braking the bead. You cannot believe how easy it is!
.......................and you can see the small levers that I now use (not those huge ones I used to carry around)

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yep...
Two 200mm levers is all yer need to carry...

At home I use this to put tyres on.... 16:1 tyre pusher..
still need levers to remove it...

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Steady on.

I do remember the days you swore by big long levers.....

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I've sworn at tyre levers of various lengths.

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I spent a lot of money on travel and racing motorcycles - the rest I just squandered.

XT660Z - Commuter, Adventurer...Racer?

www.dashmoto.net

Other bikes >> MT-03 / CG125BR-J / ER-6F
Departed >> ZXR400L3 / EC300 / DR-Z400E / DR800S / GPZ500S / GS400

Me as well.
Also, different lengths for different circumstances. The rear usually has stiffer walls than the front, so longer levers work better.