Wheel balancing

[Rymek]

Apparently, balancing wheels in H2SX is a big deal I wasn't expecting and wasn't prepared for (rear wheel to be precise, front is normal). The wheels are too thing to put them on balancing rod or put them into balancing machine (not enough space or anything to lock them in place).

Anyone has any tips or is it just me and shops where I go suck. The only hope atm is official Kawasaki shop tomorrow, but they screwed me over few times already and I really hesitate to go there (that's why I bought my motorcycle 300 kilometers away from the place where I live).

On a sidenote - stock tires managed 7000 kilometers and they still have 1mm till limiters. Switching to Angel GT A spec.

[kman0066]

On Ducati single-sided wheels, I have to use a car balancing machine with the hollow base and 1 large cone. Have you tried taking it to a car tire place?

[Rymek]

On Ducati single-sided wheels, I have to use a car balancing machine with the hollow base and 1 large cone. Have you tried taking it to a car tire place?

Yeah been to like 5 shops, noone had cones good enough to fit it to the wheel.
I did some research and apparently this fits H2 rear rim perfectly, and since they're same as our rims...:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/261295593246

Bought one and will have it for the next time. Also i'll have to bring it along on my trips cause if I catch a flat tire there might be problem with changing wheels somewhere on the road.

But before this thing arrives (shipping says 2 weeks) I'm hoping to find a shop tomorrow that will help me balance rear wheel

[57x]

I was able to run a big flat tube on the inside of the wheel with a small cone on the outside that was able to go through since the flat tube was quite a bit away from the outside. It took quite a bit to find the combination that worked.

[ninjatx]

Did you try this item and did it work with a Marc Parnes balancer standard cones?

Do our lug nuts fit or did you need others to mount it?

I've just mounted a new rear tire only to find my Marc Parnes balancer will not fit and he is on vacation till Oct 1 and I need to find a solution cause I'm riding up to Arkansas Monday! yikes!
Thanks.

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by Rymek » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:43 pm

kYeah been to like 5 shops, noone had cones good enough to fit it to the wheel.
I did some research and apparently this fits H2 rear rim perfectly, and since they're same as our rims...:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/261295593246

Bought one and will have it for the next time. Also i'll have to bring it along on my trips cause if I catch a flat tire there might be problem with changing wheels somewhere on the road.

But before this thing arrives (shipping says 2 weeks) I'm hoping to find a shop tomorrow that will help me balance rear wheel