I was wondering if there is an easier technique to changing tires besides using 2 screw drivers and prying for hours and only end up with a tire full of blood.

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SPOONS! or just take it to a tire shop.... lol guy charges me $25 a tire to change. well worth the investment in the amount or tires i go through

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Takes alot of experience! hahah When it comes to the point of putting it back on. You lay the tire flat on the ground, stick your rim in it only having one full side of the tire sitting properly. Then you only have to work on the one side. Be very very VERY carefull not to poke your tube and make sure your shoe is in there before you seal it.

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i've changed he tire on my xr once and it was 100 times easier then my cr. I wound up putting a bunch of holes in the tube so i just broke down and brought it to a shop, saved me the headach again.

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Haha, alright. I'll just bring it in to the dealer or something. My brother works there so I should get a pretty good deal

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The sun! you wouldn't believe the differance it makes when you set a tire out in the sun to bake for an hour. I can't explain it, but it does something magical to rubber, something much better than plain old heat from a heater or fire. It makes the tire very pliable and somewhat pleasent to deal with. (LIE! tires still suck to deal with!) It works great. Try it!

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Bringing it to a dealer is easy, and not a bad idea at all. But after you get a technice changing tires isnt all that hard, and to develop a technique, you need practice! ha ha.

What I do:
Take tire off and take valve core out so all air is out.
Loosen your bead lock also
Set the tire on the ground and push all the way around the tire to break the bead, on both sides. If you cant get it just stand on it and it will come.
Spray some water/soap mixture around the tire
Now take your TIRE IRONS (get a good set, if you use screwdrivers you will pop the tube 9 outa 10 times) and pull one side of the tire outside the rim. (it will help if you push down on the oposite side of the tire with your other hand, or have someone do it for you) Make sure your tire iron has a good lip you can grab the tire with to pull it over the rim.
When you get one side done take the tube out
Now take the other side of the tire and do the same, so the rim sits inside the tire. Trust me doing this so the rim sits inside the tire is easier than pulling the tire all the way off one side.
With your rim sitting inside the tire turn the rim and pull it out, should be pretty easy.
Now take your tube and blow it up making sure there are no holes, check it in water if your not sure.
Spray your new tire with the soap/water mixture
Take your new tire (try to have it sitting in the sun, by a heater, or somthing so its not so stiff) and set the rim on top of the rim.
Set the tire inside the lip of the rip and push the tire on as far as you can.
Take your tire iron and work your way around, to get the tire 1/2 on. I put my knee on the tire as i work it in, some people stand the tire up, try both, i think the knee way works better but its up to the changer.
As you just about have the first side on if it gets tough sometimes use two tire irons so when u put one side on, the other side doesnt slide off.
Now take your tube, cover it with powder. put powder inside your tire also.
Put the valve stem in first,sometimes this is the most time consuming thing. They make tooks the feed it through that work great, otherwise jus be patient with it and try different techniques it shouldnt be too hard.
Once the valve stem is through the rim put the nut on! if you dont it can come back out and you will be PISSED lol.
Put air in the tube! NOT ALOT but enough that it takes shape. It should go in the tire easily, but dont have not enough air either. im not sure exact psi.
feed the rest of the tube around the tire.
Make sure the tube is sitting INSIDE the lip of the rim, or you will pop it. Also i like to press the rim lock in and out to make sure the tube isnt caught up in it. (have enough air that when you press the rim lock in you feel tension and the rim lock pushes back out)
You may want to re lube your tire at this point
Now its time to put the other side of tire on, I like to start at rim lock, but its your preference.
Okay so starting at the rim lock push the rim lock in and take your tire irons and put pull the tire inside the rim lip. Do the same to the other side of the rimlock (rimlock still pushed in *this avoids pinching the tube*)
As you get half way around make sure your holding the other tire iron so it doesnt come out or hit you ha ha
Also put the part of the tire that is on down a little to give you a little more "slack" in the tire to help get it on the rim.
Now as you get to the last very bit its going to proble get difficult. Make sure not to pull the tire iron over half way up (perpendicular to the rim) if you go over half way there is a better chance of pinching the tube.
The last little bit, like 2 or 3 inches where u cant get a tire iron on, use your hands and push the tire on.
Take it and fill it up with air, double check for leaks, throw it on your bike.

A few tips, SMALL BITES and LOTS OF LUBE are KEY! ha ha also make sure to be very patient with it, as you get to the final part do not hurry! most people think oh im about done and get in a rush, the last part is the most important because thats when you do/ or dont pop the tube!

Sorry for such a long post but hopefully its helpful. It takes some practice but after a few tires you get a technique and its really not bad at all. Also its nice to know how to do so if your at a track or somthing where you dont have time to have someone else do it, you can do it yourself.
Hope this helps

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Learn how to do it.

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Agree'd, learning how to do it in a pinch is always good, but i still prefer letting someone else do the headache with the proper tools (tire press)

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well after my half page response I figured, ya know I think transworld did a video a while back on this. Well they did, they also put up a new one apparently. Here is the new one.

http://motocross.transworld.net/10000913...re-change/

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Good vid seth, added to the articles section

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