Bead buster

[Johnnytenere]

Has anyone tried one of these? The demo videos mostly feature atv tires, but there are a few positive comments from cycle owners.
The xb450 model seems like a reasonably compact and possibly effective solution for tire changes. The website is, you guessed it...Beadbuster.com.

 

[ballisticexchris]

What does this thing do that my Motion Pro Bead Pros can't?

 

[Cycledude]

They are 2 entirely different tools.
Bead Buster is made to break the bead loose from the rim.
Bead Blaster is used to get the bead seated on the rim.
Here is the link to the Bead Buster website
https://beadbuster.com/#1468345441178-7a528747-51af

 

[ballisticexchris]

They are 2 entirely different tools.
Bead Buster is made to break the bead loose from the rim.
Bead Blaster is used to get the bead seated on the rim.
Here is the link to the Bead Buster website
https://beadbuster.com/#1468345441178-7a528747-51af

Tool looks to be too gimmicky for my taste. Rope and wrench is just as effective and much more portable.

 

[RonH]

Bead blaster for truck tires that are way less wide than the rim at the bead, and floppy as heck. No need on a motorcycle. The tires are always wide compared to the rim and rigid enough the sidewalls are always happy to pop right on.
I like changing tires. Putting the stock size 235/85-16 on ford truck wheels in stock 6.5" width took a little work. Motorcycles pop right on and I doubt a bead blaster needed for 98% of installs.

 

[Tenman]

For $20 every 10k or 15k miles. I let the Harley guy take care of my tires. I'd probably scratch the crap out of the rims. Gettin old and soft

 

[SicDuc]

Of course you can go really old school and use the sidestand and the weight of the bike to break the bead. Best done with 2 people. Me thinks I saw it on a old Helge Peterson video once upon a time, cant find link?

 

[OldRider]

More on the original thread, I was a YouTube where the guy broke the rear bead using the kickstand while on the center stand. Why pack a tool you already have it built in. He changed both tires with hand tools. Impressive!

"Why pack a tool you already have built in"

Because some tires are easy to break down and some aren't. He stepped on the front and it broke down, that set comes under the easy ones.

The next ten guys that try that trick "alone" are going to throw their bike on it's side putting a dent in the tank, cracking the windshield and bending the disk. JMHO

Throw away those short tire irons and get a good set of 18" irons and the job gets easier.

 

[Tenman]

I used to lay my dirt bike tires on the ground. Put a board on the tire and run my truck on it to break thy bead.

 

[RCinNC]

This is the only bead breaker I've used for probably the last 5 or 6 years:

It's apparently out of production now, and Motion Pro has a fancier one that doubles as a set of tire levers. I might have to get one of those.

As far as seating the bead, once I got the technique down pat, I haven't had a tire bead that even in the worst case scenario couldn't be accomplished with a ratchet strap, A 12 volt compressor, and a lot of RuGlyde.

 

[Don in Lodi]

I just got a $60 one from Amazon. I put it together. Had to grind down some thread on the attachment. Needed the catch lip to be on top. So I can use the Handle View attachment 50762as intended. Tested it 2 times. Seems to work great. Planning to do the Mid Atlantic Back Country Discovery Route. Heard the E07 + 's bead can be hard to set. Overall pleased with quality. Less fussing than my harbor freight tire machine, ( Took a while to dial that thing in.)

The black blaster tube is supposed to have a metal lock ring to lock the tube to the valve in which ever orientation works best. I use a Cheetah at work. Sometimes you need the the tube flipped, in comes said lock ring.