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    Seating rear tire on1980 GS550e

    What am I doing wrong..1980 550E with alloy wheels . Using Shinko 712 with tubes for F/R tires.Front tire was mounted without problems. However, I can't get the rear tire 110/90H-18 to seat properly on the rim. Approximately 1/8 of the tire bead is setting in the inner grove of the rim . It almost looks like the tire is a little too small. I tried several lubricants and even silglide Any ideal how I can get the tire to cooperate?
    Thanks

    #2
    How much psi are you using?
    Ed

    To measure is to know.

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      #3
      40 psi....

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        #4
        40 lbs of pressure isn't likely to get the bead to seat. You might have to use 60 or more to get it to seat.

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          #5
          I didn't go above 40 because the front one seated very easily.
          What would be the upper limit psi to seat the tire?

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            #6
            I wouldn't go more than about 60. Do you have the valve removed from the stem? Removing it helps if you haven't. Try inflating and deflating a few times to get it to seat.

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              #7
              And use real tire lube on both the rim and tire.
              Ed

              To measure is to know.

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              Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

              KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                #8
                55-60 PSI and Tire lube all around worked like a charm...almost too simple.Looking at the tire closely I noticed that the sidewall has a ring on the perimeter to indicate if tire is seated properly.
                Thanks to all for the help.

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                  #9
                  Good deal, it's always nice when someone comes back to post up the results. So many get their answers and never post again.

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