tire balancing

[dave92253]

Good morning all. I bought a 2014 rts on Feb 1st. Brought it home on the 7th. Not new to motorcycles at all. Have had numerous and presently have 7... 2wheelers , 1 trike and spyder. I have always been told that the red dot on the tire is to be aligned with the valve stem.........my tires on the spyder are not even close. I will use a clock system to explain, with the valve stem always at the 6 oclock.

Left front:
the red dot is at 3oclock. I have 4 weights on it

Right front:
Red dot is at 9 oclock with 14 ( yes 14 ) weights on it

Rear :

red dot at 230. and I have 5 weights

I am concerned about the tires and also the number of weights. Am I out of line? Does BRP have a differant believe in how tires are to be mounted and balanced? Is this something I should be worried about? I am not a mechanic by NO means. Please educate me on this matter.

Thanks in advance for every reply I get

 

[SAPD911]

I have I think 14 weights as well on one of mine

 

[NancysToy]

You are correct about the tire mounting. It is not as important with alloy rims as with stamped steel wheels, but it is supposed to be done. There is a good explanation here. There seems to be a lot of this going on with the BRP mounting. I don't expect your dealer will be willing to address it unless you have problems. I would not worry about it unless you have problems. It might decrease the number of weights needed, but is unlikely to change the performance if the wheels were properly balanced.

 

[Highwayman2013]

If it's not bouncing or shaking you should be OK. Then when replacing make them aware of it.

 

[Jeriatric]

what to do?

Have them corrected and pour some fishing weights with all the lead you get back :joke:

 

[bmwlarry]

Just remove the weights and use RideOn in the tires.

 

[Jeriatric]

Fair deal

Took my fronts to the local tire shop for balancing. They checked for proper fit on their machine. All was OK.

For a one time charge of 25 bucks. I now have a lifetime balancing contract. Every 5K, or sooner if needed.

More than fair. Considering the dealer wants 45 bucks each time they need balancing.

 

[mastertek2000]

Just remove the weights and use RideOn in the tires.

i second that

 

[Chupaca]

Correct..!!

You are. But they don't seen to follow this. If your roadster is running fine I would leave it be. When you change the tires make sure the line them up..:thumbup:

 

[Jeriatric]

Not being a wise guy, but fronts only, correct?

PK

Correct :thumbup: