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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: olbull on August 23, 2008, 12:03:18 PM
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I just put on a new set of tires (Avon Viper Strykes ,subject for future discussion) I have been told that I am very set in my ways..So when my friend mounted my tires and said why not try this new way to balance wheels..I smirked and said "Hey I'm a lead weight man".. So he does his thing and I ride home on my new tires with lead weights..Im riding on the highway that night comming home from a scooter event at 70 mph and I can feel the dreaded balance bounce as I move up and down thru the speed range.. *&^%$#*@ and a few explatives ...Im going back to to the tire shop tommorrow and get it balanced right!!!!!..My Buddy says whats wrong?? I said she needs to be rebalanced ,he responds it wont make much of a difference..Takes the front wheel off and sure enough it on spec according to the machine..He smiles and say do you trust me..I said of course..He takes off the lead weights on both wheels and puts these tiny white beads thru the valve stem..
I go out on the same highway in the same lane looking make this puppy bounce....Nothing smooth like a babies bottom..
The local taxi company uses them and has added 30% to tire life and never has to rebalance between tire changes..
Heres a link check it out for yourselves http://www.innovativebalancing.com/
OlBull
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This is a great find! When I have to replace my tires, I will try this if the tires need balancing- I would like to bring up something that you may already know. All tires,car,motorcycle,scooter have a yellow spot of paint on the side wall-this is the lightest part of the tire. This spot should be positioned at/inline with the tire valve stem- which is the heaviest (add valve stem). many times on smaller tires like scooter and some of the smaller motorcycle tires you may not need to do anything to balance it. Many tire shops don't even know this and will just mount the tire with the spot wherever, some times contributing to the out of balance of the tire. I keep about 4-6 oz. of slime in my dual-sport and dirtbike tires for obvious reasons (thorns) and this stuff works to also balance the tire,like the item you have found.Thanks for sharing the site on the ceramic balance beads-what an easy fix. Woud you mind sharing what the cost of this product is?.
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I had my wheels done at a local "CHOPPER" shop for $ 15 a wheel installed.