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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: 08087 on June 11, 2015, 01:47:24 AM
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Do any of you have the little weights around your rims like on cars? I was noticing I don't have any on either one of my scooter tires/rims.
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My first 3 didn't. My People GTi 300 does. But I am the second owner. The original owner may have hade them balanced. He removed the word People from both sides.
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I have a 2012 GTI300. It has stick-on wheel weights painted black to match the rim. I had new Michelin city grips installed last year so I don't know if the weights are original factory or installed when the new tires were put on.
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There are some sort of beads you can add to the inside of the tire that will self locate to the light spot in the wheel as it spins, wondering if that is a better idea? What got me thinking about this is I had my scoot running on the center stand and when I rev'd it the back tire seemed out of balance.
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Dyna Beads, 08087. I have been a big proponent of them for quite awhile. Recently, I replaced front and rear tires on the DT300i with Metzelers and used ordinary BB's instead of Dyna Beads. Way cheaper, work well and easier to get.
Karl
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To me, if it don't shake I will not touch it
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Ride on Tire Balance Fluid... http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycles.html (http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycles.html)
It's some sort of polymer that follows the tire, and kind of sets up all around the inside. You can actually peel it out, and put it in another tire if needed.
One thing I found is it will droop into a puddle if the bike is not ridden for several months, and the first mile will be brutal. It's bearable though because how many fellas take a dormant bike straight to the freeway?
I've used this stuff for about 20 years, and it works. For a bike it's about forty bucks ( i think) for both tires but like I said... It will outlast the tire.