Michelin Pilot Road 3s...I joined the club

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I'm trying to get PR3's mounted. My dealer can't get the front tire bead to seat. He's been doing this a long time...I don't think this is incompentance. He's tried the strap around the center and 140 psi to seat it. Has anyone else had a hard time with the 120/70 front tire?

Had no trouble mounting the 120 PR3 on my bike but dealer tech had a hard time mounting same on my wife's CB1100. After at least two hours struggling with it, he dismounted the tire completely and cleaned the inside of the rim where the bead sits with steel wool. There was a build up of what appeared to be rubber crud and after the cleaning the tire seated without any trouble.