Tire Balance.
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Cruiser
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From: OHIO
That happened to me also. Got my front tire back and the old weights were still there. I have a wheel balancing stand, so I checked it and it was good. There's a heavy spot on the tire which is marked by the factory, so they probably just put the heavy side opposite of the wheel weights, then checked it.
Is the heavy spot of the tire marked with a white dot ? If so the dot is mounted right in line with the valve stem witch is also where 1.44 0z of stick on weights are located...
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From: Moneta, Virginia
Over the years Ive lost a lot of wheel balancing weights
Ive never noticed any vibration, pulling or any difference in riding my Road King. In fact I have a relatively new set of tires on my 97
my tire changer called two days after I picked the wheels up from him installing new tires to tell me he didnt balance them. 1500 miles, I dont need no stinkin balancing!
My speeds are usually 45-55 mph, with the occasional 70 mph mile or three.
My speeds are usually 45-55 mph, with the occasional 70 mph mile or three.
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Over the years Ive lost a lot of wheel balancing weights
Ive never noticed any vibration, pulling or any difference in riding my Road King. In fact I have a relatively new set of tires on my 97
my tire changer called two days after I picked the wheels up from him installing new tires to tell me he didnt balance them. 1500 miles, I dont need no stinkin balancing!
My speeds are usually 45-55 mph, with the occasional 70 mph mile or three.
My speeds are usually 45-55 mph, with the occasional 70 mph mile or three.
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From: anacoco, la
that's a bs statement right there. anything dragging on a motorcycle is not going to cause 'drifting'. you only have one wheel per axle, if something is dragging, you'll have resistance, accelerated wear, etc. but not drifting. i remember someone being told that his brake caliper sticking on one side would cause his bike to pull to one side when braking. yeah, physics doesn't work that way.
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From: Jackson, OH
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Cruiser
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From: OHIO
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Cruiser
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yes, I checked that. The tire is mounted on the rim in the correct direction and the ABS wheel bearing is mounted on the correct side.
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Cruiser
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From: OHIO
So I put the bike up on the jack today to clean it and decided to just hose out the calipers with the garden hose and that's when I noticed a small, thin, round magnet stuck to the outside of the right brake rotor, no clue where it came from but it is about the same size of the round holes they drill into the rotors itself. ( maybe slightly larger in diamiter cause I could not get it to fit in one ) Are there any magnets in the calipers or do they use magnets in the rotors as part of the ABS system or something ?
After cleaning the bike I decided to also double check the air pressure in the tires and air shocks. The shocks were at 40 ( where I normally run ) the rear tire was at 38 ( I normally run 40 ) and the front was at 36 ( I normally run 40 ) I just figured the shop would put the TP at max when they did the tire change but apparently not. I put the TP back up to 40 on both tires and the bike does handle more like I am use to, I didn't think a couple Lbs of tire pressure would make that much difference but what do I know .
The magnet is still a mystery though, What are your guys thought on this ?
After cleaning the bike I decided to also double check the air pressure in the tires and air shocks. The shocks were at 40 ( where I normally run ) the rear tire was at 38 ( I normally run 40 ) and the front was at 36 ( I normally run 40 ) I just figured the shop would put the TP at max when they did the tire change but apparently not. I put the TP back up to 40 on both tires and the bike does handle more like I am use to, I didn't think a couple Lbs of tire pressure would make that much difference but what do I know .
The magnet is still a mystery though, What are your guys thought on this ?
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Yeah, slightly. The pistons will adjust for it easily.