I am a little confused about this whole balenceing thing

[GligorovDimce]

Needs to be balanced.

[SlvrR]

Typically the painted "dot" should be at the valve stem to start. After this the whelk should be balanced. Wether it's on a static balancer or machine. I have never been able to swap tires and have it balanced perfect from the get go! I change my own tires and have for years. If you are paying someone to change them they most definantly better be balanced!!

[BLADE57HRC]

Originally Posted by Dragunslayer

This whole thread is just like talking to my wife about spark plugs and dealers saying they do not have to be replaced until 100,000 miles. Blancing a tire whether they say it needs it or not is pretty cheap compared to the cost of NEW tires. I mean I would rather spend $70 on plugs rather than spend big money on any other failure that may be caused by trying to be cheap.

I fail to see what ''being cheap'' has to do with anything...none of my front tires i have installed (to my 1000RR) ever needed balanving...and cost is not an issue...

now...go back 10 years and both front&rears of my babyblade (my old 400RR) needed balancing...

P.S. when i say balanced i mean the addition of weight to the rims...

[crewnutz]

get it balanced

[crewnutz]

and start going to a different m/c shop!

[graham1531]

i just had a new front tyre fitted, no weights required, balanced perfectly

[2006cbr1000rr6]

I agree with a lot of the other guys
1.yeah it needs to be balanced
2.take it in tell them it's shaking it has been since the new tire, make sure a different tech does the job and rebalances it "not the lazy guy from before"
3.i had a r6 that the idiot mechanic put like a 2 oz weight the kind that stick to the rim, not the nice ones that go in the middle and believe me it threw the balance way off while doing wheelies until I took the weight off and took it to Yamaha to have it rebalanced with proper weight size and the nice looking type.



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[TedEbear]

Originally Posted by B3av3r

Balancing the rear wheel is not as important like balancing the front, chances are you won't have any problems or notice anything.

Oh, I don't know about that. I remember on my old Yamaha 1100 the front end would shake violently at high speed. I had to lock my arms between my knees to control it. I had the front tire replaced and balanced (rear tread was OK). It still shook. Headset was adjusted correctly and nothing I found was loose.

Finally, I replaced the rear tire and had it balanced. The high speed shaking went away. The rear tire was so out-of-balance that it caused an oscillation through the frame.

[TheX]

Originally Posted by graham1531

i just had a new front tyre fitted, no weights required, balanced perfectly

That's called luck.

Originally Posted by 2006cbr1000rr6

.i had a r6 that the idiot mechanic put like a 2 oz weight the kind that stick to the rim, not the nice ones that go in the middle and believe me it threw the balance way off while doing wheelies until I took the weight off and took it to Yamaha to have it rebalanced with proper weight size and the nice looking type.
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I have NEVER had a problem with the ones that stick on, they work just fine.

Originally Posted by TedEbear

Oh, I don't know about that. I remember on my old Yamaha 1100 the front end would shake violently at high speed. I had to lock my arms between my knees to control it. I had the front tire replaced and balanced (rear tread was OK). It still shook. Headset was adjusted correctly and nothing I found was loose.

Finally, I replaced the rear tire and had it balanced. The high speed shaking went away. The rear tire was so out-of-balance that it caused an oscillation through the frame.

Agreed, rear HAS to be balanced as well.