Cycle Hill Motorcycle Tire Changer

[twincamzz]

After wallowing around on the garage floor for the last 35 + years changing my motorcycle tires, I finally broke down & ordered a Cycle Hill motorcycle tire changer. Merry Christmas to me !! Ever since the boy moved out I seem to have problems having enough hands for the job & " the little woman" doesn't seem interested in helping out. lol.



"Cycle Hill" brand Tire changer by No-Mar
Made in USA


Comes with Mount/Demount bar for Scratchless tire changes. Get more for your money. We added our Scratchproof Beadbreaker- Value $39, Patented wheel lock system with patented non-marring M/D bar assure you years of perfect wheels. No more scratches and nicks from metal jaw clamps and poorly designed bars.  Fits all wheels 7" to 21" Dia and up to 230mm wide .  Professional Quality with Powder Coated finish. 5 year limited warranty. This auction includes: Tire changer, Mount/Demount bar, 1 Xtra Hand Clamp, Scratch Proof Bead Breaker, ATV bead breaker, Floor mount kit,  2 Spare Demount Tips for the M/D bar, Tire Lube Concentrate and Spray Bottle, Step by step written instructions with helpful diagrams


It is sold by the Nomar folks, so I expect the quality will be good. Seems like a nice machine & for the price I think I got a good deal.

Any of y'all have any experience with these machines?

[Tsani]

The OL got me one for Christmas last year. Works great after the learning curve. That took just one tire but then it did not have a drop center rim which definately makes it tougher to do with a stiff tire. Use plenty of soap. She got me the one that came with the upgraded bead breaker plus free shipping and discounted to boot. I have a small garage so I like the fact that it can be stored away by removing a bolt out of two arms and folding them back. One thing I recommend is that you take a old bungie cord to help hold the bead breaker arm up. PIA to keep it out of the way otherwise.

[Tsani]

Hey, I noticed that you have a 61. Me too. About 95% stock. Still have the dual-points?

[Ohio HD]

I like it! I'll be looking at one of those, or a No Mar system sometime next year. Don't need any tires mounted at the moment.

[Tsani]

Here is a photo of it folded up and put to the side.

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[Durwood]

Here is a photo of it folded up and put to the side.

I like the wheel clamp on yours I have a No mar and the cam locks cam be a PITA.. No Mar makes a similar set up but it's an additional $150.00....Probably going to add it some day.

[Ohio HD]

Here is a photo of it folded up and put to the side.

Nice!   

[twincamzz]

The OL got me one for Christmas last year. Works great after the learning curve. That took just one tire but then it did not have a drop center rim which definately makes it tougher to do with a stiff tire. Use plenty of soap. She got me the one that came with the upgraded bead breaker plus free shipping and discounted to boot. I have a small garage so I like the fact that it can be stored away by removing a bolt out of two arms and folding them back. One thing I recommend is that you take a old bungie cord to help hold the bead breaker arm up. PIA to keep it out of the way otherwise.

Thanks for the input Tsani. Nice to hear from someone who actually has one like it. Mine came with the upgraded bead breaker & free shipping too. I also picked up a set of their 21" spoon bars & one of them "yellow things". Figured since all of the wheels on my bikes are spoked those might come in handy when it comes time to mount the tire. Watched a couple videos on their site and saw where they advise to not use the mount/demount bar for mounting if you're going to run a tube , otherwise you might pinch the tube. My garage is not the largest either, so I plan to have it stored when not in use. Thanks for the tip on removing one of the bolts in 2 of the arms & folding them back...I hadn't thought about that yet. Looks like it folds up to a nice tight little package that is out of the way.

I see this tire changer comes with a floor mounting system, but from what I see it's simply 4 lag bolts going into the concrete. Not sure how well that will hold up after repeated uses, so I plan on installing threaded " inserts" in the floor & have removable bolts for when I want to store it. I watched several of the videos on their site to try and get the hang of how to use this machine, but I'm sure there will be a "learning curve" as you mentioned. Th front tire on my '98 is starting to get a little thin so I have a new tire, tube & rim strip on the way & will will be trying this thing out very soon.

Oh yea, No stock dual point ignition in my '61...I run an E-Beyond electronic ignition instead of the points. FWIW, there was already an auto advance timer on the bike when I got it & no sign of the original in the crates of parts I got to go with the bike. No biggie really as mine is a bitsa Pan...but I still love her.

[Tsani]

Yeah, I know about not pinching the tube. Just take a little car with it. Actually, you can pretty much push the second side on most the way and then just lever the last bit. The grey thingamabob it just to hold the bead into the center well. I had better luck with out it but I have the profile style rims, no deep center. As for the floor mounting, I had wood lags similar to what came with the machine. I had placed a 4 x 4 under the floor and ran them in flush to the floor with Gorilla glue on the threads and body. They are not coming out! My "Garage" is only 10' wide with about only 8' free. I put the bike up on the lift and shoved it to one side. Tire machine mounts in the middle. Had no issues. Once I got about 2/3rds or less around on the one bead the rest just came right up. Second bead about the same and the tire just pushed the rest off. With the stock steel rims, I figure the tube is fairly well protected. Just make sure it is well within the tire and don't forget to dust it with powder. I used the bar to lever the last bit of bead on. Easy as pie. Don't forget to clean the inside of the rim rim up too btw. Good time to check your rim runout, spokes etc. I static balance mine. Nce thing is with the tire machine, I just just re-popped the bead and spin the tire to get the best balance point. Front took 1/2 ounce, the rear took none. Have had it up a 115 and it felt absolutely fine. As for folding the arms, you only need to do two. You will actually need to remove both arm bolts to flip it backwards. Not hard to do. I might cut a corner off the arms so I can fold em back by removing only one bolt per arm. Looks like a 1/4" off the corner will do it and wouldn't hurt the arms at all. All in all, good product. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Total time to strip, clean, check, remount and balance each wheel was about 30 mins per. If you have spoke issues, then  it's a good bit longer. Yeah  know, but I don't aim to make a living doing this. But it saved me money plus the satisfaction of having done it myself on a cold snowy night in the man cave. I now a have a spare set of rims that I picked up that I respoked, trued, new bearings etc, ready to go for the next time along with the OEM steel rims which I will redo this winter. And a couple of guys in the grew are wanting me to do their now. Kinda like having the only bike with saddle bags in your crew!