HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
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03-08-2005, 11:53 PM
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HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
On my stock rear Night Train wheel there is some small stick on weights…. I want to have the wheel polished out and have had several folks tell me to just get rid of the weight and not worry about it. What are your opinions / experiences with those stuck on rear wheel weights
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03-08-2005, 11:56 PM
RE: HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
I use them on my vette. I think they look better than the clip ons, they are inside the spokes of my wheel and tough to see. On the bike...I don't know. Some say they fly off, but I've never had a problem on the car. The best balance comes from the weights that are clipped on the sides...any good tire shop will tell you that.
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03-09-2005, 12:05 AM
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RE: HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
I have heard of some folks glueing the weights inside the wheel. I personally did not balance my chrome wheels and have had the bike to 90mph with no effect. how much weight are you talking? if it is minimal you could just get rid of it, if it is alot I would think you would want to keep it. I always used weights on my spoke wheels and they never ran as balanced as my PM's without weight. go figure.
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It looks like one piece of chiclet gum and according to my HD dealer, they don't even balance that close and it must have come from the factory that way. I'll knock it off and take it up to various speeds and see what happens... If the weight came from the factory and the dealer installed this rear tire a couple thousand miles before I bought it, does that mean that by pure luck it needed the same weight in the same location? hmmm.... How's the weather out there? How about next week?
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RE: HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
ORIGINAL: Ironhead
simple, polish your wheels and have them re-balanced. 
simple, polish your wheels and have them re-balanced.
I am going to give it a try anyway, no worries!!
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03-09-2005, 07:26 PM
RE: HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
I have found that on polished surfaces, if you clean the area you want to stick the weight, just clean it with rubbing alcohol or acetone then stick it on without touching the surface with your fingers. The weight should stick fine and centrifugal force should help keep it on the wheel. I dont think you will have any trouble.
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03-10-2005, 01:40 AM
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RE: HD Rear Wheel Balancing Weights
it has been beautiful all week, we had a lot of rain the last couple of weeks but it will hit 78-80 this weekend. the forcast is for a small chance of showers on tuesday but the rest of the week looks good upper 60's low 70's
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It looks like one piece of chiclet gum and according to my HD dealer, they don't even balance that close and it must have come from the factory that way. I'll knock it off and take it up to various speeds and see what happens... If the weight came from the factory and the dealer installed this rear tire a couple thousand miles before I bought it, does that mean that by pure luck it needed the same weight in the same location? hmmm.... How's the weather out there? How about next week?
Dave
It looks like one piece of chiclet gum and according to my HD dealer, they don't even balance that close and it must have come from the factory that way. I'll knock it off and take it up to various speeds and see what happens... If the weight came from the factory and the dealer installed this rear tire a couple thousand miles before I bought it, does that mean that by pure luck it needed the same weight in the same location? hmmm.... How's the weather out there? How about next week?
Dave
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