As I watch your video, I will post my questions... 1. Seating the wheel on the tire changer, does this not pose any warp issues to the brake discs (rotors) as you forcfully try and break the bead? 2. Why did that tool just fall out when breaking the bead? How can that be corrected? Hold it? Velceo Strap in? Product redesign? Maybe use a small firm sponge to apply the lube for a cleaner job? Putting the tire back on looks like you did not familiarize yourself with the process. Can you share the easiest method you recommend? Atb12:18, does that fool NOT scratch the wheel? After using this product, would you recommend this product for home tire changes on a motorcycle? What improvements does this product need, if any??
Nice job with that one, C-14 rear tires are a complete pain in the dinkus to change. When I had my C-14 I used a NoMar and a LOT of lube and swearing (Ok that just sounds wrong LOL). I would suggest getting a few Drop Center tools, they make it much easier. :) Thanks for the video, I just ordered my Rabaconda, looking forward to using it :)
Not sure how it will work with smaller tires yet. I swapped the 12" tires on my daughter's scooter with spoons shortly before I got this so they won't need doing for awhile. Pretty sure it won't collapse small enough to fit a 10" wheel.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate seeing this straight through without cutting out the hard parts, gives a better representation of how it truly works for a first timer. Looks like a great tool!
I think this thing has a really interesting design that could be promising but they’ve priced it out of most people that would be interested in it. Not faster than a hydraulic machine for a shop and not faster than 3 good tire levels for at home. Maybe slightly less effort but the setup and messing with it makes that debatable for me.
I just changed a set of Dunlop RoadSmart 3 (VERY stiff) on a BMW (shallow drop center) using a heavily modified Horrid Freight machine with a NoMar bar and a homemade duckhead bar. There was much cursing, sweating and heavy leverage, but I got the job done. This looks FAR easier and less grueling. Many of these kinds of collapsable machines show videos of a well stretched out tire that has been mounted/dismounted 50 times and they just fall off the rim. Your inexperience was refreshing, and the fact you were successful just sold another unit. Thanks for posting.
I'm buying one, I have a Yamaha Bolt R-Spec and my local shop charged me $221 for labor alone for changing out the rear tire. 3 tire changes and the tool pays for itself.
I'll be installing a set of Heidenau K60 Scout tires with tubes on my KLR in the near future and will be sure to get a video. There is a video on the Rabaconda site of Tony doing a change on an Africa Twin rear with a tube.
I have a nomar and I'm not a fan of the plastic tips on the tool to get the beads over the lip of the wheel. I called customer support to tell them that they should have a metal core under all the plastic so they don't bend. They talked to me like I had no idea what I was talking about. I have been doing tires for over a decade. I would love to try this one out for a comparison.
Awesome performance!!! Thanks for sharing your experience! For second time of using it, very stiff side wall tire and no lube when dismounting - excellent result! By the way, how many miles / km had the old tire?
Thanks Brian. It does work well when the proper technique is followed. Most of the fumbling and awkwardness isn't the machine, it's the user I'm sad to say... just need a little more practice. Need a tire changed? ;)
Can you show a close-up of that ratcheting mechanism? Im still trying to wrap my head around how they welded that sprocket on there with so little clearance
Sorry, just saw your comment now, otherwise I would have gotten a close up for you when I was doing a change this afternoon. I'll do a separate short video with a tour of the unit up close in the next few days.
@@petebusch9069 not super skinny but did a 120/70ZR17 on the weekend with no issues. Will be doing a 90/90-21 on my KLR soon and will be sure to post a video.
@@lohnrider704 Looking forward to seeing the change on the KLR. Have a number of bikes in the garage and this looks like an outstanding tool. Be great if it covers a large variety of sizes. Great video, thank you.
