Chicagoland Sportbike Forums banner
Cancel
Create thread New Forums

need wheels balanced chicago/des plaines area

Jump to Latest
21 - 40 of 83 Posts
#22 ·
I'll balance this dudes tires on 12 stacked up beer cans side by side with a tree branch running through the wheel.

I should get a picture of that shit actually. See! Now I'm thinking here in the hotel room.
 
#25 ·
dwags said:
im not buying the dynabead concept.

it only takes 5 minutes and a $100 balancer to do it right.
Click to expand...
Procedure for balancing a tire:

- Mount tire on rim
- Air up so beed pops on
- Remove valve core to let air back out of tire
- Bounce tire to make sure beed is seated correctly
- Re Inflate tire
- Check wheel bearings to make sure they are not notchy
- Stick axle through wheel
- Set wheel on swingarm stand sitting on work bench
- Let wheel fall / roll to to heavy spot
- Put weights on opposite side of heavy spot
- Spin wheel to see if it's balanced
- Alter weights on opposite side of heavy spot so wheel sits in any position no matter where you want to set it.

It's not rocket science and you sure as fuck don't need a 100 dollar balancer.
 
#26 ·
Loki047 said:
stanimal does it too.
Click to expand...
And I have an awesome collection of brooms and jackstands to get that balance just right .

Actually , when you get close , it will work . Only very experienced people can tell the difference . I get a lot of people that dont have any or dont want any weights at all.
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
#28 ·
STANIMAL said:
And I have an awesome collection of brooms and jackstands to get that balance just right .

Actually , when you get close , it will work . Only very experienced people can tell the difference . I get a lot of people that dont have any or dont want any weights at all.
Click to expand...
Stan, give yourself credit those are antique vintage broom sticks used by your great great great grandfather to balance wagon wheels.
 
#32 ·
Grasshopper said:
I agree with everything but the broom stick. The broom stick does not allow the bearings to do their thing. To properly balance you need the axle in there and then suspend the wheel by the axle with whatever you can find. A swingarm stand seems to work pretty good, or jack stands.

I like the kickstand method used to break the bead. Whatever it takes right?:bow
Click to expand...
Trust me the broom stick works just fine. I have used it 3 times and all threee times the rims turned out balanced perfectly.
 
#33 ·
I can see why Grasshopper might think the broomstick won't work. The pics are deceiving, almost looks like the broomstick was sagging in the middle and that the wheel would not be able to spin freely. I took the pics and that wheel was "rolling" just fine.
 
#36 ·
Uncle Steve said:
This is the main reason I keep it in my race trailer. I plan on buying a static balancer because I hate lugging the chairs around. It takes up too much space.
Click to expand...
Just use your swingarm stand and the axle or broom stick. Or 2 jack stands.
 
#38 ·
^^^And that's why you have no business
 
Save
Reply Quote Like Like
21 - 40 of 83 Posts
About this Discussion
82 Replies
18 Participants
Last post:
G2G
Chicagoland Sportbike Forums
posts
2M
members
11K
Since
2002
A forum community dedicated to Chicagoland Sportbike owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
Open Forum General Sportbikes New Member Introductions Home Improvement forum General Cruiser Discussion