How to balance a motorcycle wheel - CB750 project
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Are you getting a vibration through the handlebars on your motorcycle or do they ''wobble'' at a certain speed? This can be caused by an unbalanced front wheel, not only can this cause excessive wear to your front wheel bearings, cause spokes to loosen & irregular tyre wear, it can, under certain conditions, lead to what is known as a ''tank slapper'' where the handlebars oscillate from side to side suddenly which can result in loss of control of your bike!
So, wheel balance, especially on the front wheel, is extremely important. It's a relatively simply proceedure & one, with basic equipment, you can do at home. If your wheel bearings are good & you remove your brake caliper, it can even be done on the bike!
In this video we run through the step by step process in Static balancing a motorcycle front wheel...
This video forms part of the Series of videos following the repairs to the Classic Honda CB750 K2, one of the Andy Mechanic project bikes.
Enjoy
Andy
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Motivated me. I mentioned I had a front flat on one of my KLRs. Noticed the tire was over 9 years old. Ordered a new tire and tube and pulled the trigger on a balancer and weights to do it right. Never balanced before. Used those ceramic balancing beads in the tube but I'm ready to go mainstream now. Thanks!
Great job Andy! 😉👍 If possible, make a video on how truing a motorbike wheel.
Good idea :-)
I would like to put threadlock on the grub screw just in case .
Good demo Andy 👍🏻☮❤peace and love brother. 😉
Haha! I did, very shortly after finishing the video! Yep, you wouldn't want that weight coming off!
Cheers & have a great day. Andy
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Top job as always . Attention to detail in abundance. Take care buddy .👍🏻☮❤
That was as good as it gets. What a great video. Never seen that done.
I have successfully used balancing beads on my old V-Strom.
hard to get in the uk to andy , you can still get them from the states
Ah...Thanks Simon, I'll see if Jim can source any. Cheers Andy
I'm not a fan of those big brass weights, I like something lower profile that doesn't stand out so much (visually speaking). That thing would be like musket ball if it flew off and hit something while riding at 70mph. The weights on my 64 Triumph look like coiled lead wire, which I'm not a fan of either.
On the Triumph you have to remove one of the bearings to get the axle out. Is there a way to do the wheel balancing using the axle that comes on the bike?
That's very true. After filming this video I actually put thread lock on the grub screw. Like you say, if it were to fall off at speed it could cause a serious injury
It is possible to balance a wheel still on the bike. You need to remove the calipers, seals & of course drive chain of the rear wheel. Basically remove all sources of resistance. Ensure bearings are smooth & free then do the same process as I did in the stand. Bike must be vertical & not on a side stand.
Cheers Andy
I'm guilty of it on cars. I had the mindset of "well maybe they aren't all unbalanced."
Haha! Lmao Brian, cheers for now. Andy
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Well you can balace the hard way..losen the spoke on the heavy side and tighten on the light side.but that take years isch...
Haha...never seen that before plus your affect the truing of the rim - not really an option!
Cheers Andy