Olmaxmotor's Motorcycle Tire Changing Machine and Balancer - Review

[Music] this is a video product review and demonstration only it is not a how-to video and may not cover important details on methods and procedures motorcycle maintenance should only be performed by qualified technicians who have the skill and training to do the work safely use the methods demonstrated in this video at your own risk special thanks to murphy's the best tire lubes available in the usa hey this is scott with mech savvy this is a review and demonstration of the olemax motors tire changing machine made in cacoscovi poland i researched several tire changing machines before ordering this one it appeared well made and the builder had continued to improve from his original design i have no affiliation with allmax motors i purchased the starter kit which included the tire changer balancer and accessories i've compressed into 20 minutes of video changing and balancing a rear tire and changing a front using this kit i've listed timestamp shortcuts in the video description so you can skip directly to a specific section as desired my critique and conclusions are at the end my unit arrived with some box damage but inside the machine and parts were well bundled and padded and it arrived damage free shipping to the usa was via container ship due to dhl costs and that took several weeks so you need some patience for delivery olmecs motors machine uses a genuine butler tire head not a cheap knockoff that won't last this is the same tire head used on commercial machines and was a main reason for selecting this machine the 2020 model has a superior adjustment system that provides a solid slip proof adjustment of the bead breaker blade you adjust the bead breaker arm's height by changing the position of this m10 screw [Music] this is the included wheel lock pin and the tapered wheel clamp several accessory wheel adapters are available from all max motors this one is for ducati okay that's it for the machine next is unmounting the tire i'm demoing with a new stiff michelin tire first is to install the wheel adapter this will keep the wheel centered on the machine the adapter is also used on the balancer on an offset spoke wheel like this forced marcosini i break the bead on the flat side of the wheel first because there's more offset space on the other side for prying off the tire bead for the rear i'm using murphy's liquid tire lube i recommend it highly as the best tire lube i prefer it over paste type lube but either one works fine as mentioned the 2020 olmax model has a superior slip proof threaded adjuster design other knob lock designs can slip resulting in a damaged wheel finish i adjust about a quarter inch from the blade to the rim be careful that the underside of the arm does not contact the rim i added an adhesive felt pad here to be safe you can see how much easier the spoke side breaks on this ducati wheel on more common and symmetrical wheels the bead usually breaks with the first couple of prize on either side because they are deeper in the middle for an offset spoke wheel like this one the included stop post was a little too short i made a longer one for my use for most wheels it's probably not an issue however olmec's motor said they were going to offer a longer stop post for those who may need it in the small window i've circled a close-up of the butler tire head when snapped into position you can see it has very little contact with the rim and only rests against the inside which is great the bead is pried up onto the butler tire head using a left ear as shown this ear is there to protect the rim when prying the bead onto the tire head i pry then rotate left to remove this technique is used for the top and bottom beads i found that operating the machine is oriented works best for me i always start with the bead breaker on the left the tire head at five o'clock and i pull the long arm towards me with this machine and the butler tire head the arm always moves counterclockwise okay next is to mount the tire first i check and then a double check that the tire's rotation indicator is going to be oriented correctly on the wheel also some tire brands have a light side marker or dot if they do that part of the tire goes near the valve stem or the heavy part of the wheel for balancing purposes [Applause] foreign i use bead spacers or clamps when installing they help prevent the tire from turning on the rim and can also be used to push a stiff tire down into the wheel when dismounting i found the old max motors balancer to be very sensitive which is great owning my own static balancer means i can sit and fiddle with the balancing to fine tune spending more time than a shop would to get it perfect once the tires dismounted i can also use the balancer to verify which side of the empty wheel is the heaviest this video isn't meant to be a tutorial on balancing wheels there are plenty of those on youtube i'm just demoing the old max motors machine but in a nutshell i start with a clean wheel filled to operating pressure and with the balancer level i find the light side and then add weight there until the wheel no longer rotates from any position since this is a static balance i place my weights in the center or i place equal amounts on each side of the wheel i use masking tape to locate the weights and once the position and amount is finalized i clean the target spot and stick the weights to the wheel if the tire is too heavy on one side sometimes it can be unmounted and rotated on the wheel to get a better balance i've edited the video to speed things up uh that's it for the rear tire next i'm showing an abbreviated demo doing the front tire i'd say the front is a little harder to do for the front i'm using the starter kits pace tire lube which is similar to murphy's tire paste personally i prefer the liquid because it's easier to apply and dries clean for the front tire i changed the breaker bar height the pivot pin should be just about level with the rim then i fine-tuned the blades position near the rim and on a non-adapter wheel like this one i use the conical bushing to hold the wheel centered to uh first so when dismounting the lower b i hold the tire from spinning on the rim with my right hand to get it started once i've gone halfway around i can lift the tire off the rim now's the time to double check that rotation indicator and for any light side marking if i forget it it's a lot of trouble to take the tire back off and correct [Music] [Music] my only real complaint on the machine is that i would like to see the tire head's arm made with a solid bushing where it pivots that would improve how well it slides up the post when you're removing it this is not a deal breaker and shouldn't worry you the stock design works okay as i've demonstrated a bushing would make it better though i could find very little wrong with the machine but there are a few small details with room for perfecting first make the tire head arm with a solid bushing at the shaft hole this would make it slide smoother and not want to catch when removing the tire head from the rim second add a felt pad under the breaker arm to protect the rim trivial third provide a slightly longer stop post or offer as an accessory 240 millimeter versus 190 millimeter overall length would work for both my front and rear wheel old max motor said they plan to make this an option ask for it if you need it fourth add flats to the top of the main post so it can be tightened easier i added them to my personal machine not a critique but for usa shipment you may want to get the tire machine and balancer only and get any missing accessories locally i already had the valve stem tool tire iron and weights and i recommend murphy's liquid tire loop conclusion i am a mechanical engineer avid motorcyclist experienced fabricator and mechanic i think i'm qualified to say this is a nice machine on a scale of one to ten i give this machine a 9.5 as shipped and includes a genuine butler tire head which is much nicer than the copies that are known to fail i have not seen any other manual machine that i would prefer over this one it was a little pricey but i really like having the ability to do my own maintenance including tires now that they are easy to do it's portable enough to share with friends or take to the track it works great and the butler tire head prevents damaging or scratching the finish on expensive alloy wheels i think olmax motors expects it to be used on the floor but i've demonstrated it works great on a table too saving my old back the tire balancer also worked well and allows me to find balance spending more time than a shop would critiques noted i give this machine a thumbs up and my recommendation these are some extra things i did to my personal machine i added a felt pad under the blade i used bead spacers for changing the tires i added nut spinners i added flats on my main post for tightening it and i added a quick release pivot pin to my bead breaker arm finally if you like this review please like and subscribe to my youtube channel if you would like information on any of the non-kit parts shown in the video check the youtube description for details and if you made it this far thanks for watching

Channel: MechSavvy

Views: 19,207

Rating: 4.9435296 out of 5

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Length: 19min 25sec (1165 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 09 2020