Yeah, I have no idea if it's the heavy part of the rim. Thanks for the bad karma though? :^)
Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kevinhawk.com Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 ______________________________________________ Kevin, Do you know if your valve stem IS the heavy spot on the front? I ask because my rear wheel heavy spot is not even close to the valve stem. Maybe you shouldn't know, it might jinx your luck... FL Kev --- Kevin Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I change my own tires and I've got a Spec II > balancer for the rear wheel, > but I have to take it down to the local Firestone > dealer to have the front > balanced ('93 Mazda RX7 adapter). Because of this, > I'll always go ahead and > put the wheel back on the GTS and take it for a spin > to see if balancing is > needed. I've NOT had to balance the front tire the > past 4 times I've > changed it! I'll run it up to 40, 60, and 80 MPH, > lock the throttle and go > hands off. I look for any shimmy or shake on the > handlebar ends to detect > imbalance. NONE!! I'll even peek through the hole in > the steering head and > watch the front end to see if it's simply absorbing > the shake....NONE! I'm > always careful to line up the yellow dot with the > air valve, but this is > remarkable. BTW - I always balance the rear wheel > everytime because it's so > simple and always needs it! > > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.kevinhawk.com > Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
