Help me understand? Dealership for tire mounting? Never heard of that. I mount and balance my own tires. If you can remove the wheel then mounting/ balance is a breeze. These are as easy as a bicycle tire!I'd say the OP has a good reason to pull both at once; he wants to cut down on trips to his dealership to get the tires mounted. One at a time means two trips. If he lives a decent distance from the shop he uses, that could use up a chunk of a day just shlepping his tires around.
Have mercy! You have a way with words and a good out look! I was going to find a way to gently suggest the same. I never did my own tires until this bike. I do my own work on my cars/bikes except changing tires. But being the cheapskate and growing up poor and not Bill Gates...I wanted to learn. Saw a list some place that mentioned that one of the essential skills an ADV rider should have is learning to change their own tire on the side of the road. Watching Youtube videos they made it seem easy enough. I also have a slight mistrust of anyone working on my machines and I am meticulous. So I recently changed my own tires as if I were on the side of the road. Rear took my 2.5 hours. Then did front and took me an hour after learning from my experience doing the rear. Willing to best next time I'll do it in 30 to 45 minutes!Sorry Chris, not my call. If someone doesn't want to change their own tires, or isn't able to change them for whatever reasons, that's entirely up to them. I've never been one of those "you lose your man card if you don't turn your own wrench" sort of guys, and I'm not going to mechanic-shame anybody. In a perfect world where I had unlimited funds to do unlimited things, I'd never touch my own bike except to ride it. I don't live in that world, though, and I'm not willing to pay someone to do those things, so I do them myself. If the OP has made the call that he is willing to pay someone, then good on him. Mechanics gotta eat too.
I couldn't say I've changed mine exactly the way I would if I did it on the side of the highway; I'd guess there's considerably less swearing and complaining when I do it in my garage. I have made sure that I can change a tire with the only tools that I'd carry with me on a bike, and that I can set a bead and air up a tire from my little mini compressor.Have mercy! You have a way with words and a good out look! I was going to find a way to gently suggest the same. I never did my own tires until this bike. I do my own work on my cars/bikes except changing tires. But being the cheapskate and growing up poor and not Bill Gates...I wanted to learn. Saw a list some place that mentioned that one of the essential skills an ADV rider should have is learning to change their own tire on the side of the road. Watching Youtube videos they made it seem easy enough. I also have a slight mistrust of anyone working on my machines and I am meticulous. So I recently changed my own tires as if I were on the side of the road. Rear took my 2.5 hours. Then did front and took me an hour after learning from my experience doing the rear. Willing to best next time I'll do it in 30 to 45 minutes!
But I get what you are saying RCinNC! I wish I had it in me to spend the money....let go....and let someone else touch my machines! I'm kind of also afraid, I'd stand over them and make sure they do this and do that! But I Love your new terminology of "mechanic shaming!"
Sorry Chris, not my call. I've never been one of those "you lose your man card if you don't turn your own wrench" sort of guys, and I'm not going to mechanic-shame anybody. Mechanics gotta eat too.
Very well said guys. My attempt at dry humor is not so good sometimes. Hell, I'm at a point now where I'm delegating more and more work to dealers and mechanics. OTOH I just purchased some special super compact tire tools so I can change out tires on the road if needed. I plan on running knobby's so there is a real possibility of doing a mid trip tire change.I guess I use a combo of styles. Both tire(s)/wheel(s) come off at the same time. Why make two trips to the dealer? Yes, I have my dealer mount/balance my tires; I trust THEM more than I trust myself. Back wheel first, 'cuz it's already off the ground. I put the axle back in so nothing is loose, or laying around. Next is the front, floor jack with a piece of wood under the skid plate. Just high enough to get the tire/wheel out. Again, axle back in to keep everything together, AND so I can lower the jack, and use the axle to support the front end with anything that fits between the forks.
Simple reason is to take both to a shop for the shop to mount the new tires.I see no reason too pull both wheels a same time except for suspension service. I can only mount/balance 1 tire at a time.
Not to drag the thread into another tangent..... But for those that do spoon their own tires, how well does the balance end up being using a manual stand? I used to work in a car tire shop and have electronic balanced about 20 billion tires. Just nervous about using a manual stand and fighting vibes. I hate vibrations, I'll tolerate engine vibes, but speed vibration from out of balance tires on a bike are the death of me. I spend most of my time 80~MPH
I get the friends and family discount at the local shop for $20 a tire I probably wont start doing them myself but something I've thought about when they are closed on a Monday.....
Static balance is the best most accurate way to go. Just take a peek at the Moto GP paddocks and you will see what they static balance all the wheelsets.I've been balancing mine for a couple years now on a static balancer with no issues regarding vibration.