And after it is all balanced, loosen the home-made hub, rotate it and then tighten it. See if it is still in balance. That is a test to make sure the hub does not affect the balance.
Just made this, and it worked great. I used a grinder to take off 3 rounds of threads. I also filled the voids in the fittings with binary polymer for strength because I use it on my Olmax Motors tire changer. Probably overkill, but works perfectly! Thanks for posting this! Made for easy, easy tire changing and balancing on my single sided swingarm bikes!
Dental Floss works well at removing the wheel weights. Slide it under the weight and then with a see-sawing motion, cut the adhesive away. Use kerosene to get the remaining adhesive off the rim.
It’s a great joke. Heard it before. Truth is though, some folks buy these bikes at the dealership, and some just keep them in the road years after the original owner bought a newer model. Rich or poor, If you learn the skills to keep your rig maintained, it will serve you better in the long run. You never know when you need these skills. I have to say it was pretty amazing helping a buddy fix a tire at a campsite in the Tetons. Thanks again for the joke. Good riding to you.
And exactly why some of use do not rely on dealers and shops if you are particular as to how things get done...I am! Plus with the money we save, some of us have four BMW GSes in the garage as well as a couple of Porsche 911s.
@@robdude1969 I haven't just yet. I'll try to get back here to post when I do. I've eyed a number of potential PVC and tank fittings in the Ranch Stores. I should be able to rig something up. But I might just take it to the auto balance guy I use, looks like it should fit on his machine with his adapters just fine. I'll let ya know.
Nicely done and all. But next time you assemble a tire on that wheel or if you have the chance. Break the bead and make sure to rotate the red dot of that tire to the opposite side. Than check the balance again. Less weights needed. ;-) Cheers
@@mikelevitt7365 - Please study the subject before assuming something just because you've read it somewhere! In fact if you read the complete explanation, not just the first sentences, it will be clear. Same if you pay attention the entire video shows it quite well. ;-) Cheers
And after it is all balanced, loosen the home-made hub, rotate it and then tighten it. See if it is still in balance. That is a test to make sure the hub does not affect the balance.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome fix in a pinch! I’m gonna give this a shot on my 2019 1250 GSA next week.
Just made this, and it worked great. I used a grinder to take off 3 rounds of threads. I also filled the voids in the fittings with binary polymer for strength because I use it on my Olmax Motors tire changer. Probably overkill, but works perfectly! Thanks for posting this! Made for easy, easy tire changing and balancing on my single sided swingarm bikes!
Dental Floss works well at removing the wheel weights. Slide it under the weight and then with a see-sawing motion, cut the adhesive away. Use kerosene to get the remaining adhesive off the rim.
I LOVE it. Reminds me of a joke: What's the cheapest thing on a BMW? The rider...
It’s a great joke. Heard it before. Truth is though, some folks buy these bikes at the dealership, and some just keep them in the road years after the original owner bought a newer model. Rich or poor, If you learn the skills to keep your rig maintained, it will serve you better in the long run. You never know when you need these skills. I have to say it was pretty amazing helping a buddy fix a tire at a campsite in the Tetons. Thanks again for the joke. Good riding to you.
And exactly why some of use do not rely on dealers and shops if you are particular as to how things get done...I am! Plus with the money we save, some of us have four BMW GSes in the garage as well as a couple of Porsche 911s.
That’s genius!
Highly recommend NOT removing old weights at first. Multiple times when old weights worked just as they were
Great vid. Can anyone confirm that this PVC trick is the right size for the spoked rims? Mine's a 2015 with spokes.
I don't know the newer bike - Were you able to find out?
@@robdude1969 I haven't just yet. I'll try to get back here to post when I do. I've eyed a number of potential PVC and tank fittings in the Ranch Stores. I should be able to rig something up. But I might just take it to the auto balance guy I use, looks like it should fit on his machine with his adapters just fine. I'll let ya know.
Spoke or alloy will have the same diameter center hole.
PVC adapter info is worth a bunch. Thanks!
Nicely done and all.
But next time you assemble a tire on that wheel or if you have the chance.
Break the bead and make sure to rotate the red dot of that tire to the opposite side.
Than check the balance again. Less weights needed. ;-)
Cheers
The red dot is at the lightest point of the tire and should be aligned with the valve, as in this video.
@@mikelevitt7365 - Please study the subject before assuming something just because you've read it somewhere! In fact if you read the complete explanation, not just the first sentences, it will be clear. Same if you pay attention the entire video shows it quite well. ;-)
Cheers
Thanks for the idea! I'm trying to balance my Ducati Multistrada wheel and ran into the same problem.
Great idea, I also have a Ducati with a SSSA - did this work for your Multi Rear Tire JRB?
Will this pvc trick work for a 2018 rear k1600gtl wheel?
Not sure, I don't have that bike. Let us know! What are the dimensions of the hole?
Is the wheel hole exact to 2in.? R nineT is 2.5, such a bummer
2" pipe has a thread diameter of 2.3 sunthin'. About 60mm.
@@jrexbrown i found it somewhere and been using it, thank u sir!! I did my r9t awhile bak