(Shake) up-date

ok work on this all week alittle at a time between work.
1-rebalanced front wheel with weights-OK
2-align the front rotors-OK
3-adjusted steering stem bearings-OK
4-new front brake pads-OK
5-road test at 100 MPH- its all good now no shake anywhere so as to what it was you have to factor all that i did but it is smooth as glass now

ride safe my fellow riders

Which method did you use to balance your front tire?

I use the "Dining Room Chair" method of wheel balancing

Static balance using the axle to suspend the tire and wheel assembly between the two chairs.

steell wrote: I use the "Dining Room Chair" method of wheel balancing
Static balance using the axle to suspend the tire and wheel assembly between the two chairs.

I sit in the chair, and use the "Bar Stool" method.
The other chair can be used to put stuff. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good Fortune!

I need to balance my front tire on my bike. I thought about doing it myself but havent yet.

Here’s how I was taught to balance a tire/wheel. Put the axle through the wheel bearings and suspend each end of the axle on something high enough to keep the tire from touching the floor (I use ice chests because I don’t have bar stools :laugh: ). Give the tire a gentle spin – it should rotate freely for a while before stopping. When it stops put a small piece of masking tape on the wheel at the 12:00 o’clock position. That is the lightest side of the wheel/tire combo. Give it another spin. When the tire stops spinning the masking tape should be at the 12:00 o’clock position again. This verifies that is the lightest spot. Tape 2 separate 1/2 oz. weights where you marked the light side. Spin the tire. When the tire stops spinning if the weights end up at 12:00 o’clock replace the 1/2 oz. weights with 2 slightly heavier weights – maybe 3/4 oz. and try again. If the weights end up at the 6:00 o’clock position trim a little equal amount off each on and spin it again. When you have found the correct amount of weight the tire will stop at different positions each time you spin it.

Now here’s why you use 2 weights. You now need to move one weight 60 degrees to the left of the spot you marked as being light and move the other weight 60 degrees to the right of that spot. Tape them in their new locations and spin the tire. It should stop in a different location each time. If not; adjust both weight a little but by equal amounts until it does. Once you reach the point where the tire stops at a different place after each spin mount the weights in those positions.

By moving each weight 60 degrees away from the light spot you have created 3 points on the wheel that balance it out, the original heavy spot and 2 weighted spots, and these 3 points are evenly distributed around the wheel – each is 120 degrees from the other. If you only use a single weight and place it 180 degrees away from the heavy spot you create a barbell effect that is not desirable. Ed