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tire balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 2:35 pm
by Joe Percival
The shop manual recommends balancing the front tire installed on the bike.
Is there any reason why you should not do this with the rear wheel as
well? Seems to me just looking at it that you could temporarily install
the rear wheel leaving the chain and caliper off so it would spin freely.
Given my small garage I would prefer not to buy and store a balancing
stand if I can avoid it. I would also like to avoid the cost and delay
associated with getting the wheels balanced in the shop.
Thanks,
Joe
tire balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 2:40 pm
by dan shaw
ive never used a stand to balance the wheels and it
seems to work ok for me...
dan
--- Joe Percival wrote:
> The shop manual recommends balancing the front tire
> installed on the bike.
> Is there any reason why you should not do this with
> the rear wheel as
> well? Seems to me just looking at it that you could
> temporarily install
> the rear wheel leaving the chain and caliper off so
> it would spin freely.
> Given my small garage I would prefer not to buy and
> store a balancing
> stand if I can avoid it. I would also like to avoid
> the cost and delay
> associated with getting the wheels balanced in the
> shop.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
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tire balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 2:58 pm
by Tom Myers
>The shop manual recommends balancing the front tire installed on the bike.
> Is there any reason why you should not do this with the rear wheel as
>well? Seems to me just looking at it that you could temporarily install
>the rear wheel leaving the chain and caliper off so it would spin freely.
> Given my small garage I would prefer not to buy and store a balancing
>stand if I can avoid it. I would also like to avoid the cost and delay
>associated with getting the wheels balanced in the shop.
If you can get the rear to spin freely then the same methods will
work. The rear bearings, being bigger than the front, usually have
more seal friction. Try removing the axle spacers to reduce the
friction.
Tom
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tire balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 5:44 pm
by Joe Percival
This did not seem to go through the list the first time. I did not receive
it back at any rate...
A certified RaceTech specialist (@
http://www.leapcycleworks.qpg.com/ )
here in town has recommended using the a constant force .43 spring for the
forks with a RaceTech emulator and replacement of the rear spring with a
stiffer one for the KLR650. He was willing to sell the progressive spring
but recommended stronly against it.
Any comments from the list?
Has anyone used this setup? If so, what did you think were the pros and
cons?
How does this recommendation stack up against some of the suspension mods
that Elden Carl talked about in the December issue of DSN?
Thanks in advance,
Joe
250/650 advice followup
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2002 10:06 am
by vfr523
Thanks to all those who replied to my 250/650 query, both on and off
list.
The idea of letting my wife pick out her own bike is well taken.
We'll forget about her from now on
So, after picking the brains of several 250 owners, I've come to
think that the babyK might be a pretty good bike for me. It sounds
like it has a bit more offroad prowess than the 650, though it
certainly makes some concessions on the road. I have no offroad
experience, and there's plenty of stuff to explore within easy range
of home, so I'm going to look for a 250 as a dualsport starter bike
for ME. If my wife wants to ride it down the line, great. But I'll
leave that up to her.
I went and looked at a bike yesterday, but it had a couple problems.
I'll post some questions about that under seperate cover.
Thanks for the help, hope to be part of the family soon...
Nate in N.E.