the dealer never mentioned he couldnt balance until there was problem i will be seeking another dealer!!!!!!! On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:58:22 -0400 "Chaja, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry, > I bought 2 new tires 2 years ago that were soooo bad you > see them wobble > when you spun the wheel by hand! > Check them yourself by spinning them and watching them > from several angles. > Look for side-to-side & up/down irregularities - Mine > were obvious! The > dealer tried to tell me they were shipped and/or stored > on racks that > 'crushed' the sidewalls, and that they would be OK after > a hundred miles. > 200 miles later it was worse than ever! They replaced > both of them under > the new tire warranty. > To think your tires required 70 & 40 grams of weights, > and then rode better > without them would indicate a poorly formed tire to me! > This was the only > time I experienced this problem after owning many bikes > for over 20 years! > Also - your dealer sounds a bit weak if he doesn't have a > tire balancer in > his shop! > Did he tell you beforehand he wouldn't be able to balance > your tires? > That's a safety hazard to say the least! > Be sure to scuff-in your tires at low speed before > testing them on some > curves too. > -CC > VMOA 1162 > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:33:15 -0400 > From: "Larry Langley (langleyl)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: tires > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Heres one for the books,had new tires put on my > bike(venom x > 100/90 front 170/80 rear)when i left the dealer the bike > had > bad shake at 45-50mph then would smooth out after > that.... > ............................................. > To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm > ............................................. ............................................. To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm .............................................
