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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?
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Forum LongTimerGSResource Superstar
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How much psi are you using?Ed
To measure is to know.
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Geo
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Billy Ricks
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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Geo
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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Billy Ricks
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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- Torrance, CA
And use real tire lube on both the rim and tire.Ed
To measure is to know.
Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182
Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846
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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Geo
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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Billy Ricks
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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