gymwitch Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Ive just had tyres fitted. Bought them from the same place thats fitted them but theres no balancing weights on them?? Should i have asked for them to be balanced? I would have thought that was done?? Quote
husoi Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Unless you had them fitted for free I would think the price includes new valve and balancing.Last time I had a tyre fitted the £10 was for everything.Unless they balanced it and it doesn't need any weights... Quote
gymwitch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Posted September 27, 2020 Unless you had them fitted for free I would think the price includes new valve and balancing.Last time I had a tyre fitted the £10 was for everything.Unless they balanced it and it doesn't need any weights... No i paid for fitting. Neither tyre has any weights. Unusual that both tyres dont need them?? Quote
fullscreenaging Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The last lot of tyres I had fitted didn’t need any balancing weights adding. Quote
geofferz Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Get it up on a paddock and spin it a few times? Dunno. Quote
gymwitch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Posted September 27, 2020 Theres none on the 125 either.... Quote
fastbob Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Interesting . I've never heard of a tyre fitter offering wheel balancing as an optional extra so I can only assume that tyre technology has reached the point where no balancing is required . Either that or the guy that did it was on the piss the night before and totally forgot . I'm sure this matter can easily be resolved with a phone call . Quote
husoi Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The best is to give it a try, You will know if does need balancing or not. Quote
fastbob Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The best is to give it a try, You will know if does need balancing or not.That is not good advice at all . Quote
husoi Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The best is to give it a try, You will know if does need balancing or not.That is not good advice at all . really??I don't mean going mental and do top speed for 1/2hr At low speed you will know if the wheel is balanced or not.I had a car with brand new tyres fitted, saw the guy balancing the wheels and after 200 yrd I found out that the balancing was all wrong.Did I did 100mph to find out?No, 30mph was enough to know. Quote
Ian Frog Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 [mention]gymwitch[/mention] As today is Sunday just give the guy a call in the morning and check.In the past I have had a few tyres that didnt require balance weights but they are few and far between.Incidentally I had a Ducati single side wheel on my Harris and we couldn`t balance that for love nor money but being a rear I was less than bothered.CheersIan Quote
gymwitch Posted September 27, 2020 Author Posted September 27, 2020 Dont worry i havent got the bike its still in liverpool. I wont be riding it for a good while yet. I was just windering what the situation is with balancing bike tyres and asking for advice etc.... Quote
Ricky Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 It’s good practice for a lot of places to balance the wheel after tyre fitting. It’s not unusual that the wheel doesn’t require additional weights. Quote
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