Does It Change Dunlop D407 on a Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, AIMExpo 2023
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2023
- We keep challenging the Street Bike Tire Changer with the worst tire change nightmares you can possibly imagine. While attending the AIMExpo 2023 in Las Vegas, we once again accepted the challenge and found the perfect tire - the stock tire on a Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, the Dunlop D407R.
This tire had been on for 9 years, with over 13K miles on it.
To test whether the Street Bike Tire Changer can handle one of the stiffest tires out there, Jakob will attempt to break the bead for the first time.
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I own one of these awesome tire changers.Have done the Dunlops on my 3 Indians and a few tires on my club membership bikes too. Great customer service as well..
It was a pleasure to meet you at Black Hills Harley Davidson during Sturgis Bike week this year! I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation about Europe! I cannot wait to receive my Rabaconda and put it to work!
It was awesome to meet you as well and chat! See you next year at Sturgis! Jakob
So, I just got my street bike starter kit and I thought I’d try it out as i needed to throw some 90 degree valve stems on.
Even without reading the instructions, it worked incredibly well. The videos don’t really do it justice. My only gripes would be the overall finish of the product could use some quality control. For example there was a couple of paint chips/scratches and the rubber piece that comes in contact with the tyre to break the bead has a portion that has either been used or has rubbed against something and looks used/scuffed. It doesn’t bother me that much as I prefer usage over looks but it was a little annoying. Also the the iron hasn’t quite been fully polished/smoothed out. When I rub my finger on part of it, I can feel a sharp raised part.
Overall, really happy with it but quality control needs to be looked at I think.
Awesome! And thanks for pointing out anything that is less than perfect!! We’ll work on it
Just ordered a Rabaconda Starter Kit. I have two bikes, one a Kawasaki ZX-11, the other a Harley Dyna. Got tired of dealing with high prices and shoddy work from my local dealer. Have tried changing tires on the sportbike before and it was WAY too hard! I just didn't have proper tools. I'm hoping the new changer with make this possible...
It will! There’s a bit of learning curve but it’ll ease the life
Have you used the tire machine yet?
@@I_am_archie LOL- not yet. I will have to change at least the rear tire on the Harley this summer. I'll post back here when I do it.
@@williamdejeffrio9701 I grew up in a tire shop. I'm in my 50's now. Sometimes I'd rather pay to have work done. I had such a crappy experiance at the Indian (dirty rat basters) dealership yesterday, with my Victory Vision. I've spent most of the day looking at lifts and tire machines.. Lol.
@@I_am_archie Same here...after I let a local motorcycle dealership (owned by a friend by the way) install new tires on my ZX-11 a few years ago only to find they wrapped my new stainless braided brake line around the rear axle and left the front axle nut loose (the did tighten the pinch bolts) which resulted in a destroyed front wheel bearings (both issues put me at risk for catastrophe), together with the fact that the shop will not install customer-supplied tires, which means I am obligated to pay their inflated prices, I decided to change my own tires from now on. I do all of the work on both my bikes otherwise (I usually do a much better job than the shops because I take my time, use the right tools, adhere to the factory specs, etc.).
Can you change the rear with pulley and rotor installed ??
Yes, as the wheel supports can be adjusted. However, if the pulley is very far out from the wheel center, it might not let the wheel rest fully on wheel supports. But you can check. If it remains in the air, not on wheel supports, remove the pulley.
Funny thing happend in my situation.
Rabaconda came to me more or less week ago, and I was preparing to practise a little bit, so I bought old GSX 600 F rims for 20$, because I don't want to destroy rims on my motorcycle.
And the first problem appeard at the beginning, because Rabaconda central rod is to wide, and to even start working, I had to remove bearings (I see, there is in shop 15mm spindle kit, so I've orderet it and will take secont take, after the package will get to me).
Second problem appeard when mounting second tire bead, because duck started to jumping off the rim edge, but not whole, only from the side of duck head, but I assume, it could happened by instability of tire, that was impossible to stabilize, even with centering adapter.
So I assume, that old bikes had smaller bearings, smaller holes for axle and it could be problem to change tires easy and fast, without additional Rabaconda parts.
It is not impossible, because I've finally made it withe help of additional two hands, but it needed to remove bearings and try to not harm myself, ha ha.
But still, Rabaconda is great tool. I only need to get practise, get the rest of requried Rabaconda tools, and eventually buy a motorcycle with "fat" axles, ha ha.
Thank for the feedback! It's good to measure the center hub size as the standard spindle is 20mm. Hope you didn't harm yourself by removing the bearing for this test.
Regarding the duck head slipping off, there will be an updated version of available in a few weeks time. It will have an additional lip to avoid tire iron from slipping off the beak. Tip: to avoid the tire iron from slipping off the duck head, try pushing the opposite section of the bead to the drop center as much as possible - this will reduce the tension around the duck head.
@@Rabaconda Removing bearings was more difficult, than practising using Rabaconda. From 2 wheels, only 1 bearing was removed with proper tools. The rest was "welded" to rim, so we had to use brute force (good for me, that wheels are only donors for practise, not wheels of my motorcycle). But I'm difficult customer. I am using always old, or archaic devices, tools and motorcycles, and when I need something, it's not easy for Customer Advisors in shops, ha ha.
Order with the rest of requeried parts for Rabaconda will propably be delivered tommorow, so propably I will take second try with more experience (and bearings mounted, ha ha) this weekend.
Hope I will get better and at least get a little bit closed to time, you are reaching on videos.
Have a nice day.
@@RabacondaI just ordered the starter kit today. Any idea if the updated duck head will be in my order? Or will it be the original duck head. For reference, I have a tracer 9 gt.
@@mt-09nz98 all new orders are shipped with new improved duck head
@@Rabaconda fantastic, can’t wait to get it!!!
Oi oi, eu sou do Brasil, como eu faço pô ra adquirir essa ferramenta?
Parece ser muito boa☺️
Olá! Você pode fazer o pedido diretamente em nosso site rabaconda.com ou escrever para a equipe em sales@rabaconda.com
Veronique from rabacon customer service just emailed me that the 15mm spindle will be shipped free of charge when it becomes available. Ok, last update was mid July. Wait and see. Also customer service number U.S.A.in manual goes to a Tennessee location the person says Rabacon has been gone from over a year.
We have switched our fulfilment partner and will have the new number available in few weeks. You’ll find it on the website
Let’s be a bit more precise here on what you are claiming - we are NOT shipping free of charge products out unless it’s a warranty case
@@Rabaconda uh... Check your customer service correspondence with me.
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Thanks for your support!
What is the fluid he keeps spraying on? Normally Rabaconda suggest their yellow grease that is a little sticky?
soapy water. for demo purposes, we didn't want to start messing with the grease
@@Rabaconda so in general you don’t recommend soapy water?
@@IanKingRacing It's better not to use soapy water for installation of the tire, because it gets inside the tire/wheel and contributes to metal corrosion inside the wheel. Its always okay for removal of the tire, as long as you thoroughly dry the wheel before installing the new tire.
@@williamdejeffrio9701 I understand, hence my question. I’d assume that the official video would show the use of preferred lubricants, so was hoping it was a special substance that was less problematic than soapy water but less messy than the yellow paste. Seems not!
Awful lot of tread on a 30k mile tire. Maybe 3k so I don’t believe this.
Thirteen! Sorry for my lousy English
Look good but next time tell the person filming to keep the whole machine in view. Just placed my order.
Thanks for the feedback! Keep us posted
don't take it, non-existent technical support, they don't respond to emails, it's not possible to request a refund, they say it works for 12" wheels but it's not true, non-existent assistance, I don't know how to get my money back. I'm sorry to write this but in 10 days they never responded to emails
AVOID AVOID!! Sadly your wonderful support seems to have vanished. I used to love my street tire changer but no longer recommend due to issues that they are unable or unwilling to fix
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Thanks for your support!
don't take it, non-existent technical support, they don't respond to emails, it's not possible to request a refund, they say it works for 12" wheels but it's not true, non-existent assistance, I don't know how to get my money back. I'm sorry to write this but in 10 days they never responded to emails