Topic: Tire mounting.Seating the bead,CB400T comstars and roadriders

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

I am trying to mount some Avon Road-riders on my 78 cb400TII comstars,and having a heck of of time getting the bead centered...

Cleaned the rims,tried dish soap,Windex(as per U-tube),inflated to 45 psi,deflated and re-inflated.

Not the first set of Avons that I have mounted but so -far the most pain

 ............suggestions .....

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

little bump..........

[Zaipai]

Not many on here have comstars.. and fewer mount them on their own.. You might PM Seaweb and see what he has done with his, if anyone knows it could be him..

Just a thought..

.: Scott :.

[kirkn]

Wow, I've never had dish soap NOT do the trick.  A little bit on a sponge, run it around on the rim, and on the bead of the tire that rubs across the rim lip.  Pump it up to 45 ~ 50 psi and back down to 35 psi and it's done.  And, for one reason and another, I've installed 7 new tires in the last year.  4 on vintage steel spoke rims, 1 tubeless ComCast rim, 2 tubeless ComStar rims.

I also clean the rim with an SOS soap pad and water.  Don't press hard because you can scratch the aluminum.  But, enough to get the corrosion off and make the aluminum 'slippery'.

I guess that's all I got...



Kirk

[333]

Try getting it up to about 60 psi and whack it with a rubber mallet.

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

Zaipai......I thought that's what the classic bike thing was all about..........doing it yourself..

kirkn....had it up to about 45 .....I've done 2 sets of Avons ,78 550k and 74 360 ...both were tough but not like these on the 400T

333..........I'll give it a go.. 60 psi seems high,       but if it works

Thanks Guys

[Zaipai]

Zaipai......I thought that's what the classic bike thing was all about..........doing it yourself..

Yea, tires are the one thing I leave to the pro's that way they get balanced and trued and that is a lot off my mind given that tires are what keeps you on the road! 

.: Scott :.

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

70 psi warm sunshine and Patience which I lack sometimes..................... did it ...............thanks guys

[Alan F.]

Cool, how do they look and ride?
-Alan

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

Give me a week or three.........still putting things together......really like them on my 78 550k and the 74 360T when I had it......

[Alan F.]

Give me a week or three....

Oh do I ever know how that feels!