BeadBuster XB-455 ATV / Motorcycle / Car Tire Bead Breaker Tool

this bead breaker works great. make sure it is seated properly on the rim. I usually impact it ¾ of the way down then move over 6 inches, and do it again, how a tire shop does it. Anyone who breaks it, or complains about how they had to reweld it was trying to break the bead on a angle and not paying attention to what they were doing. worth the money saves my hands prying the bead off with the spoons

I bought these after struggling without it on one of my two ATV's using a regular motorcycle tire changer. The motorcycle tire changer would only break the bead after a long time of physical struggling and sweating - if at all. I relented and spent the money on this device and it made a world of difference. I broke the bead on within minutes without breaking a sweat following the enclosed easy to understand instructions. All I need was my cordless drill and a socket to fit. This BeadBuster is built sturdy and it is high quality construction. I only have two quadbikes and their tires will likely last for many years and I wont need it soon again, but it is small and compact and I can take it with for in case it is needed while we are riding. Handy little thing to have in the tool box for in case it's needed. I am a DYI type who enjoys the odd foray in doing my own machine maintenance to save money and this had a good balance between price and time saved. It costs $25-$30 per tire at the shop to get done, by using this on just one ATV it has paid for itself. Any future tire replacements are free after this. I can use it on the dirt bikes and street bike also to break beads.

I'm so tired of being scammed by tire shops to something as simple as changing tire pressure monitoring sensors. Most shops mark up the sensor costs far too much and then charge really high fees for the labor and code programming. With this bead breaker, I did the job myself and the results were perfect. Sure, there is a bit of a learning curve, but that's kind of the fun part. I would absolutely recommend this bead breaker, just take your time with it, make sure you adjust the clamp down bolt several times, making sure to seat the pushing bar as close to the rim as possible and also lube up the entire bead really, really well, as this will help tremendously. Nice product, NOT MADE IN CHINA, but rather Taiwan! Yeah! Never thought I'd be happy to see a product made in Taiwan, but trust me, the quality of this is really excellent. Taiwan is known for producing higher quality products, second of course to the USA. :) All in all, if you believe you need this, just buy it. You'll have it for the rest of your life and pass it down to your kids.

worth every penny works great for tires that have been on the rims for years. Breaks the bead easily.

I'm impressed with this bead breaker. I was expecting it to be good because of all of the reviews and it is good. The bottom wedges need to be sharp in order to get between the tire bead and the rim but if you're not careful you will tear open your tire. Not a problem if you're throwing away the tires but if you plan on keeping them for another purpose, you need to be careful. That being said, I changed all four of my ATV tires fairly quickly and I think this will be an invaluable tool to throw in the back of the ATV to perhaps help someone out on the trail. Purchase the tire changing bars that look like big screwdrivers and you'll have a combination to be able to swap out a tire in about 10 minutes.