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Old 01-06-2012, 11:13 AM   #31
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A few years back u helped a got at work change out his tires in his off roading truck, inside each tire was a ratchet strap pulled right around the rim. His explanation was that someone told him that off road ratchet straps can be used to seat a bead and help keep the tire on while inflating it...
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Old 01-07-2012, 01:36 AM   #32
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A few years back u helped a got at work change out his tires in his off roading truck, inside each tire was a ratchet strap pulled right around the rim. His explanation was that someone told him that off road ratchet straps can be used to seat a bead and help keep the tire on while inflating it...
Makes Sense...If the ratchet strap was around the tire AND the rim.
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Old 01-07-2012, 10:39 AM   #33
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Makes Sense...If the ratchet strap was around the tire AND the rim.

Well, he really wanted me to leave the ratchet straps there, so I did, and to this day as far as I know he still has a set of straps snugly holding his 1 piece rim together
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Old 01-08-2012, 11:31 PM   #34
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Well, he really wanted me to leave the ratchet straps there, so I did, and to this day as far as I know he still has a set of straps snugly holding his 1 piece rim together


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Old 01-10-2012, 09:03 PM   #35
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guy has a truck and he'll help
another has tie downs i can use


shop i want to goto is not convenient w/ other peoples cars, or i can handle bus. on fri (i'm off) and is reasonably priced @ $200+ labor for a mich. Pilot Road 3

the official aprilia dealer who i've never used wants $280 for the same tire + labor, and they're just down the ways.....grr...

and my next dr neighbor works at my co. so i have rides back-n-forth if need be.

anybody ever use pirelli angel's ?
Way late in this one, but I have angel's on the 1125.
After the first 1k, the "angel" is completely worn off the rear, but still visible on the front.
Seem to have almost as much stick as the Pilot Powers I was running... don't know if I'll get more miles out of them or not.
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