I do several (usually four) MC tire changes each year and use this balancer:
http://www.marcparnes.com/Universal_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm
The bearings are virtually friction-free and you are able to get an almost
perfect balance very quickly. Highly recommended!
------Original Message------
From: Eric J Russell
Sender: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
To: Ron Schmittou
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Successfully using the HF Tire Changer
Sent: Dec 18, 2009 9:53 AM
Simply put - rest the wheel/tire assembly on a support that will allow it to
rotate freely about its axle, find the heavy area & use small weights to
balance it.
A full description with photos here:
http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing.html
Commercial balancers are also available:
http://www.marcparnes.com/Universal_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzviKTPMrg&feature=related
The first time I did it it seemed too easy. I took the wheel/tire I had
balanced to a motorcycle shop and asked them to check it. They let me watch
as it was put on their spin balancer. The guy told me it was practically
perfect. The amount of weight his machine calculated as needing to improve
it was too small to bother with.
An interesting factoid. If one first locates the heavy area of the wheel &
then installs the tire with its light area aligned (they come with a small
paint dot to indicate it), often little to no weight is needed.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Schmittou"
> So how do you guys handle the balancing?
>
>
>> I use the HF tire changer with their motorcycle adapter. Bike shops
>> charge
>> full retail prices for new tires and ridiculous fees to change/balance
>> tires. It only take 1-2 MC tires (~ 10-15K miles/tires...) to have the HF
>> unit become 'free'.
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Doug Shook (Blackberry)
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