You GS types have the fancy outside threaded spokes that run tubeless tyres, don'tya? My experience with farm bikes, where speed is not an issue, is they normally cave in if you put your heel on them. Failing that, I used my mondo big slide hammer bead breaker i bought for truck and tractor tyres.BUT! A GS builds up a good head of steam on the road. (I hate to admit it, because I wouldn't be seen dead on a chook chaser on steroids that looks like a duck, but they are bloody good tarseal tourers, if you like to sit bolt upright, and they positively poop on my sports bike on metal.) So, having admitted that, why would you want to fit your own tyres?One obvious answer would be so you could fix them if you were out in the wops and had a problem, but methinks you would still want a proper repair, refit, and balance, before proceeding home from the wops at aherem kph, or whatever your (sure to be legal, of course) road touring speed is.
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