Wheelweights
http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycle-formula-mot.html
"Works in Tubes and Tubeless Tires - Ride-On TPS will eliminate 85-95% of your flats in tubeless tires from objects up to 1/4" (1/8 for tube tires) that penetrate the contact area of your tire. Due to a tires inner curvature, Ride-On will not seal sidewall damage, or damage near the shoulder of the tire (the outside 1-1.5 of the tire tread). If a tire has a cut, impact break, bruise, bulge, snag, or sidewall damage, take the tire out of service and have it inspected by a professional tire care specialist."
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Ride-On does an excellent balance job.
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If you have a tire that's out of balance and starts to cup the tread you have less contact on the payment ( not good ) and once it starts to cup it won't straighten back out . TAKE CARE OF YOUR TIRES as a favor to yourself
if it freaks you out, that's okay. nothing wrong with keeping it old school and scoring some weights.
Last edited by cvaria; Nov 27, 2016 at 09:39 AM.
I seriously doubt any wheel/tire can be in balance without wheel weights, unless a product like Dyna Beads or Ride on are used.
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my new avons required no weights, acetone remove the black residue from the wheels where they dunlops required numerous weights.
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Quick test
If it is the front tire, a quick way to check is to remove the brake calipers, and see if the tire moves from different locations. If it is the rear tire, it's too much trouble.
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My recently installed new Avon front tyre has no wheel weights, it's also not the first new tyre that has needed none. You started this thread from the premise that you don't trust your dealer, well the proof of the pudding is in the ride, so try your bike and see if you can detect any imbalance. If you do go back to the dealer, if not head off to the horizon!