How to change a motorcycle tyre

Title: How to change a motorcycle tyre

Duration: 2:08 minutes

Description:

A video to show someone how to change a motorcycle tyre

Shell Motoring Tips - How to change a motorcycle tyre – Transcript

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Atmospheric, storytelling and soft background music; the same music continues throughout the video.

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Screen starts with a white backdrop as the shell lock-up enters from the right of the picture while the video title text slides into the middle of the screen.

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How to change a motorcycle tyre

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If your motorcycle feels odd to ride or makes a strange rubbing noise, you may have a flat tyre. Don’t worry; we’ll walk you through what to do.

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Screen transitions to a page that lists the product names and pictures detailing exactly what a user will need to be able to perform the task of changing a motorcycle tyre.

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What you’ll need:

What you’ll need: 

• Front or rear stand
• Tyre irons 
• Rim protectors 
• Plastic sheet/ground sheet 
• Glass cleaner
• Valve core tool
• Gloves
• Air compressor

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Here’s what you’ll need. A front or rear stand, some tyre irons, some rim protectors, a plastic sheet or ground sheet, some glass cleaner, a valve core tool, a pair of gloves and an air compressor.

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the first step of the process.

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1 – Get ready

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The screen transitions to a shot of the mechanic pushing the rear stand up to the back wheel of a red motorcycle. He presses down on the lever to prop the motorcycle into the air.

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Raise the motorcycle

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Detach any cable and using a stand raise the motorcycle tyre you’re about to change.

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2 – Remove the wheel

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The screen transitions to a side on shot of the rear wheel of the motorcycle with the mechanic wearing white gloves and holding a metal wrench. The mechanic proceeds to loosen the nut holding the motorcycle wheel in place with the wrench, he then loosens the nut all the way off and places it on the floor.

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Unbolt the wheel

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Unbolt the wheel and slowly pull the wheel towards you, being careful, as it may be heavy. Don’t forget to remove the spacers and speedometer drive. 

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The screen changes to a front view image of the motorcycle with the mechanic pulling the wheel away from the motorcycle. He then removes both the spacers and speedometer from the middle of both sides of the wheel and places them both on the floor.

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Page transitions to a white screen with text instructing the viewer that this is the third step of the process.

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3 – Deflate tyre

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The screen transitions to a shot of the mechanic rolling the wheel down onto a grey mat which is on the floor, he places it metal side down with the spokes facing towards him. He unscrews the value core at the top of the wheel and the air can be heard escaping the tyre. He places the valve core down on the floor next to the tyre.

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Remove the valve core.

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Unbolt the wheel and slowly pull the wheel towards you, being careful, as it may be heavy. Don’t forget to remove the spacers and speedometer drive.

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4 – Detach bead

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The mechanic proceeds to pick up the glass cleaner are spray where the tyre bead and the tyre rid attach. He proceeds to give a generous spray all around the circumference of the tyre so it is well lubricated for the next step.

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Lubricate the tyre 

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To get the tyre off the rim, you first need to detach the bead of the tyre. Spray glass cleaner around the tyre wall to lubricate the rubber.

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The screen transitions to the mechanic picking up a tyre iron with his right hand and leveraging under the rim using his own weight. He continues to do this until the tyre is off the rim of the wheel.

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Lever the tyre from the rim

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Using a tyre iron under the rim of the wheel, push it down to lever the tyre from the rim. 

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Once the bead is removed from the rim, the mechanic continues to push off the rest of the tyre. Therefore, the tyre is no longer on the outside of the rim, the tyre is now on the inside.

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Press off the rest of the tyre

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Once you’ve managed to get the bead from the rim, use your hands and body weight to press off the rest of the tyre.

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The mechanic then turns over the wheel and proceeds to do the same for the other side, to push the bead off the rim using his arm at the top of the wheel and his knees for the bottom.

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Turn the wheel and repeat

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Now turn the wheel over and repeat the steps on the other side of the tyre.

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5 – Get tyre off the rim

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The screen transitions back to the mechanic with both of his knees placed onto the lower 4 O’clock and 8 O’clock positions on the tyre. He proceeds to pick up 4 yellow rim protectors and place them at the 11, 12, 1 & 2 O’clock positions on the wheel in-between the bead and the tyre rim.

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Push the bead 

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Now that the tyre bead has been freed, it’s time to get the tyre off the rim. Push the bead towards the center of the rim, and position the rim protectors at 11 o’clock and 1 o’clock. 

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The mechanic then places the tyre iron under the rim where there rim protector and the bead meet and props the tyre so the tread is now on the outside of the wheel.

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Detach the tyre

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Now get your tyre irons between the tyre and rim protectors. Pull the tyre irons towards you, popping that part of the tyre off the rim. Continue around the tyre, repositioning the rim protector and using one iron, as before, to detach the tyre.  

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The mechanic continues to do this process all the way around with leveraging his own weight down to pop the wheel bead out of the rim. He then uses both of his hands to finally free the bead from the tyre rim

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Pry the tyre off

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To completely free the tyre from the rim, the other tyre bead now needs to be released. Stand the tyre up and place a rim protector through the part you just released. Then from the other side reaching through the tyre, use the tyre iron to pry the tyre off over the end of the rim. 

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6 – Fit new tyre on rim

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The mechanic walks over to the right-hand side of the room and pick up the new tyre for the rim which is sitting up against the wall. He walks back and places the new rim down over the tyre to examine where the dot is that he needs to line up with the air valve. The mechanic point at both the tyre where the dot is and the air valve so the viewer can see them, he then does a clockwise 360 motion around the wheel to identify the correct direction that the new tyre should rotate.

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Align dot on new tyre with air valve on

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To completely free the tyre from the rim, the other tyre bead now needs to be released. Stand the tyre up and place a rim protector through the part you just released. Then from the other side reaching through the tyre, use the tyre iron to pry the tyre off over the end of the rim. 

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The mechanic can now be seen spraying glass cleaner on the outside of the new tyre with his right hand, his left hand is holding a white rag and is moving around the rim being placed directly under where the mechanic is spraying. The mechanic then turns over the tyre and proceeds to lubricate the other side in the same way.

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Lubricate the sidewall of the tyre

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Lay the rim on its side. Using the glass cleaner, lubricate the sidewall of the tyre but use a rag to block any spray going inside the tyre.

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The mechanic then places the newly lubricated tyre down on top of the wheel’s rim and presses down with his hands and knees so the rim in now partially on the tyre rim. 

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Push the tyre down onto the rim

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Lay the tyre on top of the rim, lubrication side down, check that the dot and tyre valve are aligned and then push the tyre down onto the rim.

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The mechanic now places 4 yellow rim protectors again at the 11, 12, 1 & 2 O’clock positions on the wheel in-between the bead and the tyre rim. He then pushes down again so the tyre is further onto the rim. Contrast to before, the mechanic now uses the tyre iron on the yellow rim protectors to leverage himself under the tyre to move it all the way onto the rim of the tyre. He moves around the circumference of the wheel until the wheel is securely on the rim at all places.

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Tuck the tyre bead 

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Kneel on the edge of the tyre in front of you as you did before and slide the rim protectors to 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions. Push the tyre down with your knee towards the centre of the rim. Put both tyre irons into position, creating a cross. Tuck the bead under the rim working around the edge.

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The screen transitions to a shot of the mechanic placing the value core back into the wheel.

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Reinstall the valve core 

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Reinstall the valve core with the valve core tool.

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7 – Re-inflate Tyre

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The mechanic can be seen next to a wall in the garage with the wheel prospered up against it. He has an air pump connected to the wheel and the mechanic can be seen screwing it into the wheel. He proceeds to press the “on” switch for the air pump and tilts the pump up to see the gauge dial.

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Inflate the tyre

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Inflate the tyre until the tyre beads go onto the shoulder of the rim. You won’t miss it happen as there’ll be a very loud pop, you need two pops, one for each side. At this point, stop inflating the tyre.

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8 – Fit Wheel

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The mechanic can be seen rolling the wheel back into place on the motor cycle remembering to put the speedometer and the spacer in for each. He continues to screw back in the nut to hold the wheel in place with his right hand. The mechanic then takes a wrench and tightens the bolt with a final few turns. Lastly he reconnects the brake cable to the wheel with his right hand and gives the wheel a quick spin to show that it moves freely around the front axel.

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Fit the new wheel

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Fit the new wheel, carefully placing the speedometer drive and screwing in the spacers. Remember to also attach the brake cable. You’ve now successfully changed your motorcycle tyre. Don’t forget to take your old one to be recycled and for safety reasons, we always recommend you head to your nearest garage to make sure the tyre is balanced correctly.

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The screen transitions to a shot of the front of the motorcycle with the mechanic in a seating position and with his hands on the handlebars and the keys are in the ignition of the vehicle. He then proceeds to turn the key to the right and a green and orange light appear on the motorcycle dashboard. The mechanic presses the start button on the right handlebar with his right thumb and revs the motorcycle engine a few times. 

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The screen transitions into a completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left. This text details a quick six-step summary of how to complete this task of changing a motorcycle tyre.

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Summary:

1. Get ready
2. Remove wheel
3. Deflate tyre
4. Detach Bead
5. Get tyre of the rim
6. Fit new tyre on rim
7. Re-inflate tyre
8. Fit wheel

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The screen transitions into another completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left that states the sign off caption:

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Here’s to better journeys

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The final transition is to a white screen with the Shell Pecten already present in the middle of the shot. The Shell Go Well caption slides in from left to right, sitting under the logo at the centre of the screen.

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Shell Mnemonic plays lasting only 2 seconds

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Go Well