Motion Pro 08-0519 BeadPro Tire Bead Breaker and Lever Tool Set

Very tough motorcycle tire changing irons, I have used them already at home and the tire change on my motorcycle was much easier with these.

I didn't know I needed these until I got them. 100% necessary addition to the toolset. They are forged and very solid for their weight. I've seen the Chinese knockoffs of these and they are cast metal with pitting - not what you want when putting down a lot of leverage. I used these to successfully change my first set of DRZ tires. I then felt inspired and tried these on a set of 31" Toyota tires that I needed to separate from the wheels to recycle. These successfully unseated the bead on those as well and I was able to use my car tire spoons from there. Couldn't be more impressed with such a simple tool.

Seem sturdy and work well on my motorcycle tires.

I bought this for my husband, as changing tires was a tedious process that sometimes caused damage to rims, etc. This made it so much easier for him. The day prior to receiving it, he couldn't get one tire done. Once he got this, he changed 4 tires in no time. He said it was a game changer. It saves him energy and time, and it saves us money so that we don't have to pay to get our tires switched out. Highly recommend.

Given this item 4 stars, as the BeadPro does what it says on the box. Breaks Motorcycle tyre beads. I ordered the item after having a flat tyre on my Triumph Bonneville about 50k's from the nearest town in Top end of Australia, which is basically outback, thus no phone reception. Triumph Bonneville's have tubed tyres, thus plugging wasn't an option! Therefore I was stuck on the side of the highway for many many hours.One trouble with the Triumph Bonneville, is there is very little room available to carry toolkits, however, there is some limited space under the seat. The Beadpro Tire breaker, fits nicely under the seat, together with some other essential tools, thus allowing the possibility of some form of self recovery.The BeadPro is compact, strong and light thus portable and a very useful bit of kit. The only reason i haven't given it five stars is because is life length is untested, being a new item. But I am sure it will prove to be an asset for a good number of yearsHewieDarwinAustralia

These are a must have if you ride a motorcycle on a long trip. Breaks the bead well and do a good job as tire spoons. Bring another spoon along as well to make the job even easier.

I could not have changed tires on my KLR650 without the Motion Pro Bead Breaker. The tires I removed were tubless tires and replaced them with tubless tires. The bead breaker made breaking the bead easy work. I did use some small blocks to keep the bead in the drop center as I went around the tire. I also used one longer motion pro tire iron with a curver end. It was another essential tool in getting the new tires one.The new tires are Motoz Tractionators. Plenty of lubrication was used removing and mounting tires. Next time I will probably use silicone oil for lube. This time I used soap water type lube and WD-40 for comparison.I am not moving away from the Motion Pro Bead Breaker for my on bike toolkit.The first time I tried changing tubless tires on a vStrom 650 with regular tire irons, I ended up taking the tire to a motorcycle shop.I had changed dozens of bicycle tires, automotive tires, and even a couple split ring rim military truck tires. A 19" tubless motorcycle tire is the toughest tire I've ever changed. The right tool and technique makes all the difference. For trailside repairs there is no substitute for the Motion Pro Bead Breaker and Lever Set.

These are short, lightweight tire tools. Their shortness is appropriate to fit in a trail toolkit. There is no other reason not to get the long steel tools that will work much more easily. The lightweight aluminum on these is strong but is no doubt why they're so expensive.The novel bead-breaker function of the levers works well, but is probably not necessary for dirt bike or dual-sport type tires and wheels. Breaking the bead down is not that hard. Keeping the bead in the drop center is harder, but these don't really help with that. On street wheels with radial street tires, the bead breaker might make a big difference -- I haven't tried it.The other end of the tool is a standard tire lever. It's not quite as round as the spoon type. These ends work comparably to the aluminum spoon type from Motion Pro.For a dirt bike's trail kit, I would suggest the 27mm/12-13mm wrench/spoon set (or whatever the axle nut size is for the bike). The 12mm is needed for the bead lock and tire valve stem anyway. Those two spoons are the minimum. I'd also suggest at least one Trail Bead Buddy. I can't think of a drawback to these Bead Pro levers, but since the one end of them is probably not needed, they'll work great but not have a place in a minimalist trail tool kit.For a street bike, I really don't recommend any kind of small tire tool. Have a plug kit on the bike for tubeless tires. Get the big tools for the shop.