250/650 advice followup

[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

[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 > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at > http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

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[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 -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+

[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

[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.