new fz6r had no tire balance weights installed
FastFreddy
New Member
That's good, it means your wheel/tyre/valve is in balance without them.
yillbs
New Member
It's been 5 years ....... You should probably get some weights put on them
So, if I have an independent shop install and balance the new tires and find that no balance weights are installed, that can only mean that the wheels and tire are "in balance" without the need for weights?
That's why I originally asked how common is it that the wheel and tire is in fact "in balance" without any weights installed.
Paul
That's why I originally asked how common is it that the wheel and tire is in fact "in balance" without any weights installed.
Paul
maybe your dealer used these: Tire Balancing Products
That's what I use and they work great!!!
FastFreddy
New Member
Can you ring the tire fitter and ask please ?
I'm guessing it occurs between 5-10 % of the time for brand new rims/tyres.
If I was a manufacturer, I'd get the rim and tyre manufacturers to put a colour coded dot on the lightest part of the rim and the heaviest part of the tyre, with the colour respresenting the weight out of balance in grams, then the assembler picks 2 of the same colour and matches them up when fitting, then you wouldn't need balancers at all from the factory.
I'm guessing it occurs between 5-10 % of the time for brand new rims/tyres.
If I was a manufacturer, I'd get the rim and tyre manufacturers to put a colour coded dot on the lightest part of the rim and the heaviest part of the tyre, with the colour respresenting the weight out of balance in grams, then the assembler picks 2 of the same colour and matches them up when fitting, then you wouldn't need balancers at all from the factory.
FastFreddy
New Member
I had forged rims from Japan that didn't need balancers, I could feel it too compared to the old buckled rim.