I installed a set of Mitas E-07 Dakars today. Went on pretty easy with the Harbor Freight changer and Mojolever.
I used a balancer from Harbor Freight, but the bearings were junk.. so I ordered a set of bearings for skate boards to replace the junk ones and it worked pretty good.
A friend came over and we tried to use the HF changer on his DRz 400 wheels, but we could not get them to line up right and just levered them off/on.. with 2 people, it wasn't too hard a job.
Pics...
the old stoker tires with 7500miles
Up on the jack
Front tire off
Breaking the bead
for comparison
Frist one off
going on
that was easy enough
balancing. It took 1.25 ounces. no spot on these tires to line with the valve stem
Back on the bike
Time for the back
Balancing the back only took .5oz
While I was at it, I checked out the brake pad thickness. All were still about 4mm thick after 7500 miles.. pretty good I think.
the original tires were not that bad, but I have a trip to Big Bend and New Mexico coming up in April, and this was a good time to swap them out for me with other obligations I have before the trip comes up.