How Do You Repair Dirt Bike Tires?
While dirt bike tires are slightly more difficult than bicycle tires to repair, they are similar jobs. Unlike street bikes, most dirt bike tires use tube and tire designs. While tubeless tires are catching on, they are mostly found on high-dollar raciing machines that are out of the price range of average consumers. Tubed dirt bike tire blowouts are usually caused by a tear in the inner tube rather than a tire failure, according to motorcycle specialist David Hough. Proper tool use is always recommended, and as such it is not suggested to use crowbars or screwdrivers instead of actual tire levers due to the potential of destroying the tire bead with improper tools. Remove the axle lugs that hold the wheel to the frame. Turn the lugs counter-clockwise with the adjustable wrench to loosen them, then slide the wheel out of the dirt bike. Use dirt bike tire levers to lift one bead of the tire off of the rim. This step requires much strength and occasionally two tire levers. Slip the spoon
