First of all - get a centre stand
Practise the wheelchange in your garage where you can leave the bike till the following day when you don't get finished
I did the exercise on the back wheel without the centrestand and it took me more than two hours, taking it off, breaking the bead, taking out the tube and put everything back
Beleive me, if you don't do this on a regular basis you will struggle
I'm glad I did not get a puncture on the last trip, it would be the end of it
You must try to do the exercise with only the tools and mini compressor you take along on a trip, otherwise it's sensless if you've got a big tank compressor, etc etc
Would love to hear your story when you try this

Aha! Now I see... that's rather clever! Think I'll let the grinder have a go at mine too!

Thanks All,

Tyres ordered!!

Poping out to the local shop over the weekend to get levers (was after the shorter version) as I want to use them as my 'on board' tool when on the move.

Yes, get center stand, bead breaker, etc... but cant afford them.

I am going to use whatever I got at the moment (i.e. side stand etc).

Practice makes perfec so...

Will post how I am getting on!

Many thanks

Centre stands - not always expensive
 

If you want a cheap centre stand, have a look at www.heavyduties.com
total cost, posted from Romania is 73 euro. I have had various bits from them & can recommend them both on quality & service.
HTH, Gary

You don't need a center stand as long as you can find a handy rock:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...wMexico003.jpg

Or if all else fails, just lie the bike on the ground, it won't come to any harm...

Jx