Thinking about ordering my new tires and just having a indy near by mounting them. The guy has a mounting machine but does not have the machine to spin balance the wheels. I know alot of guys that do there own and do not spin balance there tires and say they cant tell any differance.

 

GET EM BALANCED

 

I've gota static balancer, did my rear tire and can't tell any difference (except when I change my own, my rims don't get scratched)

 

I agree, get them balanced, spin is better than static.

 

You can do a quick balance check yourself without any special equipment. It's always worked well for me. Mount the tire and insert the axle in the wheel. Balance the wheel on two supports of the same height, such as kitchen chairs. Give it a spin. When it stops,chalk mark the tire on the top where it has stopped. Repeat this 4-5 times. If the chalk marks are randomlydistributed, the tire is balanced. If the chalk marks are falling near the same place, then there is a heavy spot 180 degrees away. Place a weight at the chalk marks and repeat until you get a random distribution.

 

I have to agree with Uncle Scrooge. I am on my fourth rear tire and second front. have not had to balance any of them and no vibrations at all. Good to check them before installing on bike just to make sure you won't have a problem.

 

I've been thinking about trying these. They constantly keep balancing your tire.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/motorcycle.htm

 

My wheels and tires are balanced on a set of truing wheels. Perfect balance and I want that when I'm often pushing my bike to 120 or so. Don't want a wobble at that speed.

 

I'm w/ GlideMan....

My stuff gets balanced.

 

Ah agree - balance 'em. Generally speakin' a GOOD static balance will be as good or better than the electronic high-speed, because (it seems ta me anyways) the guys usin' the electronic ones git complacent in their use....