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Dunlop ae
Recently installed a Dunlop AE on the front of my 2013 ultra, I have been using Dyna Beads for about 10 yrs & never had an issue.
Long story short, the shop that did the install never heard of the beads, so I had to teach them about the "Birds & the Bee's".
This tire does not have a Dot on it anywhere, how ever the tire does have the embossed lettering DOT, which is 180* way from the air valve.
The shop claims they added the 2oz of beads that I provide, I don't for sure??
However riding the bike it's very smooth till I hit 72mph, after that the front end shakes, so I added more bead's approx. 3more oz.
The front end still has the same problem, wheel bearings seem to be good, is it the tire or the balance?
Like I said I've used the beads for at least 10 yrs & never had an issue even on other brands of bikes.
Where should I start making corrections?
Long story short, the shop that did the install never heard of the beads, so I had to teach them about the "Birds & the Bee's".
This tire does not have a Dot on it anywhere, how ever the tire does have the embossed lettering DOT, which is 180* way from the air valve.
The shop claims they added the 2oz of beads that I provide, I don't for sure??
However riding the bike it's very smooth till I hit 72mph, after that the front end shakes, so I added more bead's approx. 3more oz.
The front end still has the same problem, wheel bearings seem to be good, is it the tire or the balance?
Like I said I've used the beads for at least 10 yrs & never had an issue even on other brands of bikes.
Where should I start making corrections?
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Dunlop street tires have balance dots in the bead or sidewall area to indicate the lightest point of the tire.
Tire Installation (see also Tire Mounting)
Wheel Balance
Tire Installation (see also Tire Mounting)
Wheel Balance
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( It`s on your head lamp also, but those usually don`t get balanced
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Ive run 2 sets of of tires with balance beads. Im sold on them. Ive never had any balance type issues. Smooth running at any speed.
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Recently installed a Dunlop AE on the front of my 2013 ultra, I have been using Dyna Beads for about 10 yrs & never had an issue.
Long story short, the shop that did the install never heard of the beads, so I had to teach them about the "Birds & the Bee's".
This tire does not have a Dot on it anywhere, how ever the tire does have the embossed lettering DOT, which is 180* way from the air valve.
The shop claims they added the 2oz of beads that I provide, I don't for sure??
However riding the bike it's very smooth till I hit 72mph, after that the front end shakes, so I added more bead's approx. 3more oz.
The front end still has the same problem, wheel bearings seem to be good, is it the tire or the balance?
Like I said I've used the beads for at least 10 yrs & never had an issue even on other brands of bikes.
Where should I start making corrections?
Long story short, the shop that did the install never heard of the beads, so I had to teach them about the "Birds & the Bee's".
This tire does not have a Dot on it anywhere, how ever the tire does have the embossed lettering DOT, which is 180* way from the air valve.
The shop claims they added the 2oz of beads that I provide, I don't for sure??
However riding the bike it's very smooth till I hit 72mph, after that the front end shakes, so I added more bead's approx. 3more oz.
The front end still has the same problem, wheel bearings seem to be good, is it the tire or the balance?
Like I said I've used the beads for at least 10 yrs & never had an issue even on other brands of bikes.
Where should I start making corrections?
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the trouble w/ my AE was not the tire, it was the tech, no dot on the tire, it has a bar code on the bead that was 180* from the vale stem, thus the tire had to be rotated 180*, the tech added 2.1 oz of lead weights to the rim & the bike is fine..
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