[iRideRoyalnVA]

Wanted to ask some opinions on the basic essentials you would need to change a tyre?  I want to do it myself for the learning experience and to save money!  $50-70 per tyre is just becoming too expensive!

[Farmer_John]

Well, something to break the bead
Something to pry the old tire off
Something to lubricate the bead to ease the process
A fresh tube+ (2, which would be a 1 mistake margin)
And something to not only help seat the bead,  but also get it back down to proper pressure.

Some ideas:  a big assed C clamp and a couple scraps of wood, big cheap screwdrivers dipped in plastidip, a bottle of dish soap, uhhh, tubes (tire...duh)and a high quality air compressor (harbor freight is a good on for that) or a quality VOLUME bicycle pump.

Or get spendy.

[hpwaco]

Please no screwdrivers.  Cycle Gear has a great selection of tire irons and also a neat little tool to pull the valve stem thru the rim.  Don't forget to check the rim strips for wear/holes from protruding spoke ends.  And talcum powder to dust the tube.

[hpwaco]

And something I forgot.    A set of rim protectors. 
Cheers,  hp

[Jako]

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/motorsport-products-tire-changing-stand-bead-breaker

[iRideRoyalnVA]

I was thinking about get the tyre changer http://m.harborfreight.com/manual-tire-changer-69686.html and motorcycle attachment http://m.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-tire-changer-attachment-60810.html deal from harbour freight! $90 is not bad I don't think, cheaper then taking the tyres to any shop around me and no traveling involved?
 Thanks John about suggesting extra tubes,  I'd be the one to need them! 
Jako I was looking at this too same as your link better price $$$ http://m.ebay.com/itm/MOTORCYCLE-TIRE-WHEEL-CHANGER-CHANGING-BEAD-BREAKER-PORTABLE-Sportbike-Keychain-/232180640369?hash=item360f0b6a71%3Ag%3A8x0AAOSwUsJYWVMB&_trkparms=pageci%253A17778a54-f0d1-11e6-a0fc-74dbd180afc6%257Cparentrq%253A304ebe8715a0a7870224c4e5fff98ec2%257Ciid%253A1
I was watching vids on YouTube about the harbour freight set ou, seems worth it and then I guess a few irons? Far as tools go? Also was gonna go with beads in the tubes?  Anyone have experience with them?  Seems fool proof to me!? 

[Guaire]

That HB can work. You will love that long bar. I had one.

[gizzo]

Good on you for doing it yourself, but what's with the $50-70? You buy a tyre then have to pay for fitting and balancing? Really? That would be the case here if you bought a tyre elsewhere, but if you get it from the tyre shop, its done free. I even get a discount on the price of the tyre if I bring loose wheels in.
Do it yourself: get a rubber mallet for whacking the tyre on.

[Arizoni]

iRide

If I had to pick one of the things you linked that I could do without it would be the bead breaker.

It could be real handy if you had tubeless tires but with tube tires the tire bead doesn't "lock" onto the rim like tubeless tires do.

IMO, to break the bead on your tube type tires loose from the rim, all you need is a large "C" clamp to squeeze the beads on the tires in towards each other.
(Depending on how long the tire has been on the rim, you might not even use the C clamp to break the bead loose.)

[Richard230]

Motion Pro sells a neat combination bead breaker and tire iron, consisting of two steel or aluminum tire irons with interlocking forks that are used to break a tire bead.  A very creative design.  I bought a set from Amazon for about $60, if I recall correctly. The lighter version, designed for on-bike travel, costs more and the steel version, which is more suitable for garage use costs about 25% less.

[motomataya]

Generally no need for any tools to brake the bead on an Enfield, or most any steel tube type rim. If it wont break loose with your fingers just step on it. Don't really need rim protectors with steel chrome rims. You do need them if your doing a cast rim with tire irons. Tire irons (not screw drivers) wont hurt your steel rims if you use them correctly. A tip that makes all the difference is, put enough air in the new tube so it holds its shape put it in the tire then put it on the rim. In that order. I change about 500 tires a year, not by hand. I hope this helps.

[iRideRoyalnVA]

Good on you for doing it yourself, but what's with the $50-70? You buy a tyre then have to pay for fitting and balancing? Really? That would be the case here if you bought a tyre elsewhere, but if you get it from the tyre shop, its done free. I even get a discount on the price of the tyre if I bring loose wheels in.
Do it yourself: get a rubber mallet for whacking the tyre on.

Everyone here is by the hour no matter what!

[iRideRoyalnVA]

Motion Pro sells a neat combination bead breaker and tire iron, consisting of two steel or aluminum tire irons with interlocking forks that are used to break a tire bead.  A very creative design.  I bought a set from Amazon for about $60, if I recall correctly. The lighter version, designed for on-bike travel, costs more and the steel version, which is more suitable for garage use costs about 25% less.

Was thinking of getting those also to have old.tio s in case I need them!  Glad to know they work for you!

[iRideRoyalnVA]

So yall think ya or na on the harbor freight tyre changer and then a couple irons and spoons and maybe rim protectors just as added precaution and extra tube(*FarmerJohn) just in case ?

[Guaire]

The Harbor Freight rig has a 4 foot long tire lever. Everything else is little league.