welcome back to the channel everyone bringing you another video with the rm250 today
man i am so excited with how this bike is coming along and today's be no different we're going to
be mounting up some tires so it should be a lot of fun let's get to it now in the last video we
laced and trued the wheels and they came out absolutely badass really happy with these if
you haven't seen that video go check it out over on the channel now we just gotta top these wheels
off with some tires got the new tusk t-35s here i've had my eyes on these for a while and
wanted to try them out now we got to mount them up and see how they are
got the wheel set up with new rim locks and rim bands just going to get tires and tubes all
ready to go i like to start with the tubes in the tires always helps to have a little baby powder
prevent chafing the tire against the tube i'm going to go ahead and stuff the tube in the tire
i'm going to set this thing outside and let it heat up in the sun all right the tire is nice
and soft and gummy ready to go on the rim we're going to spray some lube around the bead of the
tire here now we're going to see if this tire is directional usually there'll be an arrow on the
sidewall here or you can just look at the tread it doesn't look directional i don't see any arrows so
tire can just be mounted either way so i'm gonna pull the cap off the tube
as well as one of the nuts and the valve stem is gonna be the first thing we're gonna line up
with the rim so this step i always find easier to do with the tire on the ground this gives
you a little better leverage but basically line up the valve stem with the rim here
push it on through and get this nut threaded on down that way the valve stem is straight up and
down and doesn't get cocked sideways and then just push that tire on as much as you can by hand now
if you want to protect your rim against scratches from mounting the tire you can either use a set
of rim protectors and some metal tire irons or a plastic set of tire levers here either way works
good sometimes the uh plastic levers don't hold up quite as good if you're really stressing them
so that's where i would use the rim protectors but we're gonna give the stubbies a try here
at this point you want to tuck the tube all the way inside the tire flip it over as you
can see the rim lock isn't fully inside the tire so we're going to need to pull the tire
over that rim lock you want to make sure the nut is loose that way you can move it up and down and
just get a lever on either side of that rim lock pull it up and you want to push the rim lock in
release those levers and you're all set now is a good time to add some air to the tube this
helps just get it situated in there prevents it from getting pinched up like to add about 20 psi
then i'll release all the air by pulling out the valve stem core
then we're going to spray down this side of the bead with the lube as well
i like to start at the rim lock let's get the tire down
on both sides of it as you're going in push that rim lock in so that way it's inside the tire
start working your way around if you like to use a bead buddy it's a
good time to throw one in right now sometimes that rim lock will actually hold the tire in place
this is what i was talking about it's a bead buddy basically goes in the rim like this
holds the bead down basically prevents the tire from coming up as you're working the way around
although sometimes these do scratch up the spokes and the rim so i'm gonna try to get away without
using it this time so just work your way around take about three to four inch chunks out of it
looks like that rim lock is holding the tire in place you can actually probably
tighten that thing down a little bit and as you're working your way around keep pushing that tire in
making sure it is down inside the rim that is pretty crucial getting the tire on gives you a lot
more room to work with over here what's nice about these plastic irons that doesn't really make sense
plastic iron what's nice about the plastic levers is that they don't really catch the tube they
don't really have any sharp edges to pop the tube with but you still want to be careful now as you
get towards the end here take smaller chunks out of it maybe two to three inch bites out of ten
this tire is going on really good though and then as you're getting toward the end try
not to pull the lever all the way down that could possibly pinch that tube and also you just need to
lighten up on it so that we can get the next one in
and then work them over
should only need one more bite with this one
should be able to snap this one on by hand sweet that was actually really easy probably one of
the easier tires i've ever mounted and like i was saying what's nice about these things not a single
scratch in the rim looks absolutely perfect so let's get the valve stem core back in the tube
and air this thing up get the beads seated all the way around sometimes your hero pop as the thing
seats all right looks good on this side i'm gonna flip it over and see how the other side looks
looks like it seated good on this side as well gonna go ahead and set the tire pressure
i'm gonna run 12 on this one all right the rear tire is all good to go i'm gonna hold off on
the rim lock and valve stem hardware for now i'm gonna let this thing sit and check the
tire pressure in a few minutes meanwhile i'm gonna move on to the front speaking of tires
this beast is gonna need some new treads pretty much wore them all the way down to the cords here
as you can see it's in major need of an alignment but i got some new tires over here i have some
33s i'm going to mount up and while we're at it we've got to clean this thing up too she is mighty
dirty i feel bad and just been neglecting it been so busy but she'll clean up good
good bro okay so we're here at my brother devin's shop if you can't tell
he's pretty heavy in the cars he's got a couple evos got an frs this thing's pretty badass
but he has a tire mounting machine and balancer over here dude look at those brembos though
drop her on down man see how she looks
oh yeah looking sweet all right thanks bro thanks for hooking it up
oh i will i'll freaking burn these things off all right she is looking pretty fresh
it's crazy what some new tires and a little wash will do got to give a big
shout out to devin for helping with getting these tires on i will have his channel
linked up in the corner of the screen yeah i almost want to do some more stuff to this
truck now maybe some wider wheels some 12-inch wide some new headlights possibly
give it a little freshen up all right we're just gonna get the front tire all mounted up
usually these are a lot more fun they're quite a bit easier to mount up than the rears
so
so on the front here i ran 14 psi and the last thing we got to do our little cherry on
top is gonna be these blue rim lock towers and we also got some bottle stump caps too
and then for the tube i just run a rubber up against the rim here and a valve stem cap i
try not to use a nut on there just because pretty much prevents the tube from flexing and could
rip off the valve stem there so just the rubber grommet and a valve stem cap on top that is fresh
these things are just popping out here in the sunlight still can't believe these are stock
wheels stock hubs stock spokes stock rims from 2001. just crazy goes to show you don't need uh
aftermarket stuff to make your bike look good just some coatings and that's basically it you
can start to see the yellow and blue theme that i'm going with it'll be a lot of fun seeing this
bike come together oh and by the way if you guys are not aware this rm250 that i'm building will
be given away when it's all finished up hopefully here in a few months well if i get my button gear
i'll be sooner than that but if you'd like to sign up for that giveaway just hit the link down below
in the description well that was actually a really solid day got some new shoes mounted up on the rm
as well as the truck that was actually a lot of fun figured out how to mount truck tires
it uh something new never done that before but anyways i will catch you guys in the next video
we will be doing a rebuild on the rear shock so that will be a lot of fun too so make sure
you stay tuned for that and hope you all have a great fourth of july i'll see you soon take care
you