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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
I read in here a while back that it comes out of the bottle a little easier if you heat it some first.
Maybe lay the bottles out in the sun for a little while before the job...
Good idea, I will set it in some warm water before installing, thanks.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 07:58 PM
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Replacing both of my Dunlop 402 tires with American Elites and changing over to 82* valve stems. I ordered two 8oz bottles yesterday based on the chart and now realize I need 4oz total more to balance... Figures. Bugs me when the shipping is over 1/2 the cost of a single bottle.


I'd like to see a video of a spring mounted motorcycle tire being spun up to speed with the Ride on in it and then the same tire with 2oz of weight added to the rim and see the ride-on correct the balance. That would be excellent advertising similar to some of the other products.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 08:30 PM
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When I am at my home in Tenn I ride with a fellow that has never balanced his tires, he gets very similar tread life as I do using the gel.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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Added Ride-on to rear tire on my Streetglide after chasing a vibration on the bike.Looks like the indy who installed my rear tire didnt remove the original weights on the wheel when balancing.That was 8 months back,I just noticed the original weights last week. Added the 11oz's it called for,then removed all weights and now it runs way much better and smoother.
 
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