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got a flat tire
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Put matchmarks on the tire and rim (like on a spoke).
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There are some tricks to it that may not be obvious, and while I could replace a tube in ten minutes, someone that has never done it may take hours.
Probably around $40 for tube and installation at a shop.
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77 kz650, owned for over 25 years
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If you do it yourself, there is usually a circle on the tire that is suppose to line up with the valve stem. Make sure it stays lined up and you shouldn't have a problem.
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Take off the wheel yourself and take it in. $20
Take the time to do it your self and learn something too. PRICELESS.
YMMV.
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and the KZ650/KZ750 Conversion
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Drive the bike to the shop and have them take off the wheel. $45
Take off the wheel yourself and take it in. $20
Take the time to do it your self and learn something too. PRICELESS.
YMMV.
Uh huh, but about the third time you have to take it apart and replace the tube because you pinched it (again!!) during installation, you are going to be wondering why in the world you didn't spend the $20 (local cost) for a shop to do it.
In the old days, people that rode any distance on a bike carried tire levers, patches, and a air pump, so they could fix a flat along the side of the road, and some people still do.
If you do some research and read about how to do it, and take your time and are careful, yes you can replace the tube in your tire, and being able to do it will save you a lot of time and aggravation if you do any long rides (where you going to get a flat fixed on a bike on a Sunday or a Holiday?).
I do everything except some machining myself, and I have been known to take spoked rims to the shop to have the tire/tube replaced when I was just to busy to deal with it (or too lazy), and I have changed 100's of tires of all sizes by hand (no powered equipment).
You really should do it yourself at least once, that way you will know how to do it if you are ever in the position where you have to.
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So I fix that and ride on for the day and get another flat 4 hours later. This time I do my own work in a Motel 6 parking lot. Pain in the ass, but what do you do?
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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