posted May 28, 2004 08:00 PM
Edited By: kz2zx on 28 May 2004 21:08
Wheel Weights? Anyone know what kind of wheel weights (or where to order) clamp on the 10R rim centerline?
I'm really down on stick-on weights, having lost more than a few, even duct-taped.
I got some side-mount ones that match up with the 10R wheels - but would prefer centerlines.
Anyone have a suggestion?
[edit] I should probably say I change my own tires, and balance 'em too. My Honda had no choice but sidemount 'under the tire' weights, as the surface of the rim was rough-cast and would not hold stick-on weights..
posted May 28, 2004 08:45 PM
Yeah, I have a suggestion. Clean the rim before you stick the weight on. That and some duct tape and you're ready for MotoGP.
posted May 29, 2004 07:06 AM
I will also say i've never lost a stick-on weight WO/duct tape and certainly not W/duct tape, and yes i mount & balance my own tires / wheels cuz i'm anal.
posted May 29, 2004 01:18 PM
In all of my years of racing cars and motorcycles, I have never lost a tape-weight. And many of the times I don't use duct tape. Are you sticking them on the side (verticle edge) of the rim, by any chance?
posted May 29, 2004 01:50 PM
Edited By: kz2zx on 29 May 2004 14:57
No.
I've lost six front weights from my 1987 CBR1000F. The last one I used cracked my front fender. They were placed next to the center rib. Almost invariably, I lost them on the highway, straight and level. I stopped using them for fear of holing my radiator.
I think it was a combination of the sand-cast rim surface, and the Arizona heat. The foam-doubleside tape would squirm to the inside of the wheel, the weight would slide off front first to the outside, then the weight would go. The foam tape says on a little bit at the rear - depending on how far I rode after the weight was gone would control how much of the foam got ripped off flapping in the breeze.
Duct tape would dry and leave pasty-white adhesive residue, then the wheel weight would come off.
I don't like tape-on because of that. Period. Not gonna change my mind. I'll scratch my rims with clip-ons under the tire first.
I would prefer the same kind Kawasaki used on the center rib.
Why don't the OEMs use stick-ons? Probably for the same reasons I don't.
While I appreciate the concern, I don't really want a discussion of what I might be doing wrong with stick-on weights. What I'd like to know is where to find the kind Kawasaki used so I can order four 5g and two 20g weights. Failing that, I can go down to Cycle Gear and beg a selection of ones taken from other bikes, but this is a sub-optimal conclusion.
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posted May 30, 2004 10:13 AM
Never thought about that, thanks! Course, on a race bike the tires are never on there long enough for the duct tape to dry out, but I'll keep that in mind for the next set of street tires.
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