11 tire balance weights
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11 tire balance weights
This seems a little much to me. I have 11 weights on the front rim. They are only 8 from the valve stem so its not the problem. Is there an acceptable number to have? I have just over 1k on it now and replacing the tire or rim wont get rid of all weights anyway. Each weight is 5gm or .18 oz x 11 weights = 1.98oz or 55gm. Is this too much for beads to overcome? Think I will go down to the dealer tomorrow and look at the other bikes with the same rims to see what they have for weights.
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Rim or tire has to be bad. I would not accept it. There is a (dot) on the tire. That dot should be even with the valve stim hole on the rim. Dont let them tell you different. That is 3 times to much weight. Try balancing the rim without a tire. The valve stem hole is the lightest point on the rim. the dot is the heavest point on the tire. I usuall don't have to put any weights on my bikes (none) I run ARGON in all my tires auto bikes and truck. That is what they put in luxury auto's now from the factory. I have a BMW R1100RS bike A Harley 2003 Heritage Springer a Jaguar auto and a Silverado truck. I don't have that many weights on all of them total.
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My guess is bad tire. I thought the valve stem was supposed to be the heaviest part of the rim? Doesn't matter really because I would check the balance of the rim for the heavy spot with out the tire mounted just to be sure.
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You are correct. In my haste i reversed the tire and the rim!
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I'm with the bad tyre school on this one. I have a bare 04 wheel right here and I can see what look like balancing holes machined on the inside, out of sight when a tyre is fitted. So I reckon the wheels are indeed balanced when manufactured. Any out of balance caused by the tyre and valve should be much less than your arsenal of weights.
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That's an absurd NUMBER of weights, but not excessive amount of weight to balance a wheel. Most tire manufacturers will consider a tire defective if it requires more than 3 oz to balance. You have less than 2 oz. on there. I just don't understand why they used 11 5gm weights. The same could have been accomplished with 4 quarter-ounce weights placed on each side of the rim (so you'd only see four at a time).