Removal

• 1). Remove the wheel and tire from the motorcycle. Unscrew the wheel's lug nut with a lug wrench. Hammer the axle pin out, then remove the wheel.
  
  
• 2). Connect a valve core tool to the tire and use it to press the valve and deflate the tire. Hold the tool's nozzle firmly against the valve to keep the air from popping it off.
  
  
• 3). Mark the rim with a marker to indicate the direction the wheel is supposed to turn. There should be marks on the tire to aid you in this.
  
  
• 4). Pop the tire bead off the rim using a bead breaker kit or other tools, such as a flat piece of wood and a hammer.
  
  
• 5). Lubricate the tire bead on both sides using silicone lubricant, then remove the tire from the rim using a series of tire irons. You may need up to four tire irons.
  
  

Installation

• 1). Lubricate the new tire's sidewalls with the silicone.
  
  
• 2). Insert the tire onto the rim while the lubricant is still moist and push it in place on the rim with tire irons.
  
  
• 3). Push the tire bead into place within the rim.
  
  
• 4). Inflate the tire using a power air pump. Consult your motorcycle owner's manual for the correct air pressure, and use an air pressure gauge to ensure the tire is inflated to that pressure.
  
  

Balancing

• 1). Balance the wheel between two saw horses. Place on end of the wheel's axle on each sawhorse, so the wheel can freely turn.
  
  
• 2). Mark the highest spot currently on the wheel with your marker.
  
  
• 3). Spin the wheel twice, each time marking the wheel at its highest spot after spinning. All three marks should be relatively close to one another.
  
  
• 4). Tape a weight onto the wheel in the vicinity of your marks. Use a heavy weight if the marks are very close together and a medium weight if they are separated by a couple of inches.
  
  
• 5). Spin the wheel several times and make sure the wheel stops at a random spot on each spin rather than with one of the weights constantly ending up at the lowest spot.
  
  
• 6). Change the weight at the marks if needed, using a heavier weight if it ends up at the top and a lighter one if it is always at the bottom. Tap the weight firmly into place with the hammer once you know the wheel is balanced.
  
  
• 7). Reconnect the wheel to the cycle using the axle rod and lug nut.