Balancing Wheels, "front and rear" or "front

t121anf · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Karma :

recently fitted new tyres to both the front and rear wheels.

prior to this i had no problems up to jailtime speeds. since fitting and balancing (both wheels) i now have some vibration/wheel wobble at 110ish.

am i correct in thinking that it's only the front i need be concerned about? or should i get the rear checked too?

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Front is probably more important, but to be honest I have quite often not balanced either and been fine.

Check the tyre carefully to ensure it is seated on the rim evenly. Also check that none of the weights have come off.

All the best

Keith
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

My rear can't be balanced on a standard motorcycle wheel balancer on account of it being a single sided swingarm.

As a result, it has never been balanced, doesn't seem to make any difference.

Also check the rear wheel alignment and make sure the brakes aren't binding.

Some tyres do feel a bit flighty when very new in my experience, something that usually passes.
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owdamer · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Karma :

I had an out of balance front years ago. sound similar to yours as anything over 80 and the vront would vibrate really badly. the faster you went, the worse it got and it made the speedo hard to read.
I was at the mcn bash at skeggy at the time so i went to see some tyre fitters that had a stand there. They stuck my wheel on the machine and it was badly out of balance. They stuck a big weight on it and it was ok after that.

Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

If you can balance the pair you should to save wearing out your forks or rear shock-absorber. An out of balance tyre will rack-up a lot of cycles in the shock/forks on a journey.
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