Balancing Act

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Re: Balancing Act

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CYBORG wrote:
LuckyEddie wrote:Harbor freight #98488. Works fine for me for many years now.
How do YOU determine how many beads to use?
I guess I left myself wide open for that one. No beads, proper stick on or spoke type weights are used, with a yellow paint dot next to the weight to alert me to a lost one.
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LuckyEddie wrote:
CYBORG wrote:
LuckyEddie wrote:Harbor freight #98488. Works fine for me for many years now.
How do YOU determine how many beads to use?
I guess I left myself wide open for that one. No beads, proper stick on or spoke type weights are used, with a yellow paint dot next to the weight to alert me to a lost one.
Sorry. Thought you were talking bout beads
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I have a problem...... I do whatever Robin says.

I hope he never says to jump off a bridge because I WOULD.....
(a small bridge)

Seriously, I will check this product out.
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Dirty Dave wrote:I have a problem...... I do whatever Robin says.

I hope he never says to jump off a bridge because I WOULD.....
(a small bridge)

Seriously, I will check this product out.
it's kinda like a sealed battery.
install..........and never look back, or worry about it action1 action1 action1 action1
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Should always listen to Robin...…. he knows stuff :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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i looked up a forum on another site about 'balancing' using Dynabeads or an equivalent, and some bloke had used 4oz Air Soft pellets... and i thought i was cheap
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SOME PEOPLE!!!!!!! but he is on another site :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Dirty Dave wrote:I have a problem...... I do whatever Robin says.

I hope he never says to jump off a bridge because I WOULD.....
(a small bridge)

Seriously, I will check this product out.
That's just crazy talk there. ;) shakehands anim-cheers1 lolol
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The guy who always sold and mounted the inexpensive tires I used to buy didn't think the rear needed to be balanced at all and only balanced the front if you asked him to. The guy I bought my "premium" tires from sent the front tire back to the distributor for replacement because he felt like it required too much weight to balance.
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hoganJr wrote:The guy who always sold and mounted the inexpensive tires I used to buy didn't think the rear needed to be balanced at all and only balanced the front if you asked him to. The guy I bought my "premium" tires from sent the front tire back to the distributor for replacement because he felt like it required too much weight to balance.
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CYBORG wrote:
hoganJr wrote:The guy who always sold and mounted the inexpensive tires I used to buy didn't think the rear needed to be balanced at all and only balanced the front if you asked him to. The guy I bought my "premium" tires from sent the front tire back to the distributor for replacement because he felt like it required too much weight to balance.
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rcmatt007 wrote:what I meant (beside the beads) was where did people get the tool to balance their tires
I purchased a few different sized cones from no-mar (to fit different bike wheels), some bar stock from the local hardware store (1/2" I think) and a couple of bearings off eBay with the proper inside diameter. I believe my total investment, not including a couple of jack stands I already had, was about $15 -$20

I built this about 15 years ago and still use it today.
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I just use the little flat bar stock saved from other rims and some fresh 2 sided tape. Couple jack stands and smooth running bearings and play with it.
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Re: Balancing Act

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OK, we've got two pages of the necessity/benefit of balancing motorcycle tires, now let's move onto the necessity/balancing of Dynamic balancing compared to Static balancing. And then onto Road Force balancing and match mounting.

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