So sorry ;>( I've had mine done so often for free I'm embarassed to ask for the wheel to be balanced naked, besides, it's against the law to be naked in my town anyway. I think I'll bite the bullet and see this next tire change since I have needed weights for every tire 'cept for the Avon. I'll let you know. FL Kev
--- Kevin Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
