Well, that's the wheel out...

....only took an hour.

Two splits, and a big hole. No wonder the tyreweld struggled to retain
pressure.

I do hate replacing tyres early: this one's only done 9500 miles.

Cush rubbers are totally fecked, too. Good job I've got some new ones.

Right, now to find someone who has a Bridgestone 160/80H16 G702.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C/exTS185C
_/_____\_ ..57146../..13615.../..3157./.19406/.fecked.
|_\_____/_| IMC#4 TPPFATUICG#7 YTC#4 DIAABTCOD#9 PM#5
(>|_|_|<) BOTAFOT #70 two#11 Ignoramus #0001
|__|_|__| BOTAFOF #09 IbW#0 & KotIbW# OSOS#07
\ |^| / WG* BotTOS #6 GP#4 ANORAK#17
\|^|/ 2003 RBR landmarks:81 points:1740 miles:6835
'^'

 

Don't forget the Ultraseal (1) this time. Really!!

(1) Gixxer tested to 170+

 

Splits aren't "normal"; any chance of getting a freebie replacement
from Bridgestone by claiming shoddy materials? Take JP with you...

 

£142.15 !

Fuckin' hellbeanz.

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C/exTS185C
_/_____\_ ..57146../..13615.../..3157./.19406/.fecked.
|_\_____/_| IMC#4 TPPFATUICG#7 YTC#4 DIAABTCOD#9 PM#5
(>|_|_|<) BOTAFOT #70 two#11 Ignoramus #0001
|__|_|__| BOTAFOF #09 IbW#0 & KotIbW# OSOS#07
\ |^| / WG* BotTOS #6 GP#4 ANORAK#17
\|^|/ 2003 RBR landmarks:81 points:1740 miles:6835
'^'

 

Salad Dodger said:

http://www.fwr.co.uk/ might be cheaper.

 

Simon Atkinson fascinated us all by saying...

I was in there today, they came up with the best price for the Avon
AV45/46 STs now adorning my ZZR11. Shame the front wheel balancing is
wrong, got a nasty hammering through the bars at anything over 100mph.
Makes the mirrors blur badly, which isn't good for spotting approaching
blue lights when 'making progress'. I'll be getting it sorted locally,
first thing tomorrow, cba riding all the way through the West End to
Kennington just for that.

 

Ginge fascinated us all by saying...

I like them already, and they aren't even scrubbed in properly yet. I'd
like them even more if the balancing had been done right.

 

Lozzo said:

They are good on price (usually). I must go down for a front for mine
in the next week or two.

That'a a bit naughty - still, we can all make the od mistake. You going
to balance it youself to get it right? Only takes a minute or two.

 

I wish I could read: £132.81 fitted.

Put the new cush rubbers in too.

The old ones lifted out easily, the new ones needed persuading with a
rubber mallet.

All I need now are new gaskets to seal the silencers onto the
collector box.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C/exTS185C
_/_____\_ ..58320../..13655.../..3157./.19406/.fecked.
|_\_____/_| IMC#4 TPPFATUICG#7 YTC#4 DIAABTCOD#9 PM#5
(>|_|_|<) BOTAFOT #70 two#11 Ignoramus #0001
|__|_|__| BOTAFOF #09 IbW#0 & KotIbW# OSOS#07
\ |^| / WG* BotTOS #6 GP#4 ANORAK#17
\|^|/ 2003 RBR landmarks:99 points:2100 miles:8000
'^'

 

Simon Atkinson fascinated us all by saying...

I hadn't thought about doing it myself actually. I have all the required
kit at work, so may do just that.

 

Lozzo said:

Another convert to the Avon 45/46 way... Be interesting to see how long
they last on your lardy old bus (assuming you keep it long enough).

 

Bear said:

Two stands and a spindle. Place the spndle through the wheel bearings
and stand it on the stands. Gently spin the wheel and watch where it
stops. If it 'rocks' to a halt then the wheel has stopped with the
heaviest part at the lowest position. Stick a weight at the top and do
it again until the wheel stops at any random position and not at the
same place each time.

 

Bear said:

As accurate as the user! The more time you spend and the more careful
you are to ensure that the stands are holding the wheel absolutely
vertical etc, the more accurate it will be. Even not taking too much
care gets it easily close enough for there to be no noticable vibration.

It's the way I've done it for years and never had a wheel balance
problem.

 

Well, they're not really tyre-fitters, they just do it if you ask
nicely.

They're an old-fashioned bike shop, oft-mentioned here (Swift
Motorcycles of Laindon). Lovely blokes: got three 1950s Nortons that
haven't moved in all the time I've been going there (10 years), and one
has only two miles on the clock.

 

I've been using that method for years and found that when compared to
a computerised balancing rig it's just as good.

Top Tip: you can re-use stick-on wheel weights by glueing them on with
silicone sealer.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

Grimly Curmudgeon said:

How much does a tube of silicon cost? Compared to a load of weights for
free if you pop into your local cage tyre palace and ask for some
nicely?

 

Well yes, but...

a) I have silicone

b) I have a load of used weights.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

Grimly Curmudgeon said:

Are you from Scotland by any chance?

 

Aye, laddie.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

Grimly Curmudgeon said:

Just a wild guess... I must have got lucky.

Top-tip no 23: Methodist church roof lead is the best for balancing
cross-ply tyres. Lead from Elim Pentacostal for radials.