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Author Topic: Question on Balancing Wheels  (Read 772 times)
lljjmm
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« on: September 04, 2015, 01:53:04 PM »

Is it best to  balance the wheels with rotors on or not?  Ya, one of those questions.
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2015, 02:17:43 PM »

Only if, when riding the bike, the rotors will be on.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2015, 03:11:53 PM »

 Grin
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Pete
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2015, 03:27:51 PM »

Yes and on the rear with the rubber cush blocks installed and any stem caps you intend to use.
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F6Dave
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2015, 07:10:12 PM »

You can also try dynamic balancing, with something like Dyna Beads.  They are simple to install.  I was a skeptic but have to admit they work very well.
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2015, 07:58:26 PM »

You can also try dynamic balancing, with something like Dyna Beads.  They are simple to install.  I was a skeptic but have to admit they work very well.
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2015, 04:32:44 AM »

You can also try dynamic balancing, with something like Dyna Beads.  They are simple to install.  I was a skeptic but have to admit they work very well.

Let me elaborate.  The front wheel on my Interstate was always difficult to balance.  There was always a speed range where I'd get a little vibration.  These massive Valkyrie wheels can have light areas that make balancing very tricky.  I've read of some with enough porosity to allow slow air leaks.

At first I thought Dyna Beads were snake oil.  Then I read truck drivers had been doing this for years, with lead shot, BBs, even sand.  The concept actually makes sense.  And it works.  I pulled the weights and put the beads in that front tire.  It was glassy smooth at all speeds.  I'm a believer now.
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