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« Reply #2115 on: May 07, 2012, 02:35:25 AM »
Quote from: tocino on May 06, 2012, 07:19:51 PM
Oh, and I get some advice yelled at me by some horse-trailer lady. Or maybe she meant one of the n'er do wells standing next to me.
She was definitely talking to you. She was pointing and wagging her finger right at you!
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« Reply #2116 on: May 07, 2012, 05:05:16 AM »
Quote from: Meerkat on May 07, 2012, 02:35:25 AM
She was definitely talking to you. She was pointing and wagging her finger right at you!

Maybe it was Lars. Yeah, definitely Lars.
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« Reply #2117 on: May 07, 2012, 05:07:41 AM »
A certain 'middle' finger?

pepe - you have a balancer or are you just hopeful?
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« Reply #2118 on: May 07, 2012, 09:50:43 AM »
Pulled out a little yellow dead bird that happened to find a resting spot behind my oil cooler and was semi-stuck to my horizontal cylinder.  Thats what I get for riding up near Poolesville.  Somehow it survived a ride home through the bump filled back roads and DC streets
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« Reply #2119 on: May 07, 2012, 10:54:01 AM »
The horse hag was giving Jim proper instruction. Not I.
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« Reply #2120 on: May 07, 2012, 01:02:53 PM »
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horse hag
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« Reply #2121 on: May 07, 2012, 03:40:07 PM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 07, 2012, 05:07:41 AM
pepe - you have a balancer or are you just hopeful?
hopeful!  cheeky

there's no mark for the heavy part on the tires, so I decided to give it a try. commuting today I felt no vibes from the tires -really smooth actually- up to 50 or so. I'm tempted to get a balancer from harbor freight, just out of curiosity...
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« Reply #2122 on: May 07, 2012, 04:42:28 PM »
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on May 07, 2012, 03:40:07 PM
hopeful!  cheeky

there's no mark for the heavy part on the tires, so I decided to give it a try. commuting today I felt no vibes from the tires -really smooth actually- up to 50 or so. I'm tempted to get a balancer from harbor freight, just out of curiosity...
Don't be hopeful! Let the power of science balance for you: http://www.tirebalancingbeads.com/sport-bike-kit/
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« Reply #2123 on: May 07, 2012, 04:56:45 PM »
Ever use those?
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« Reply #2124 on: May 07, 2012, 05:24:47 PM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 07, 2012, 04:56:45 PM
Ever use those?
No. I just remember Mike (Extra330) talking about them when he changed a set of tires for me last fall. As I recall, he liked these better than dynabeads as they stuck to the inside of the tire a significant amount of time (2 weeks per their site) and were reusable.
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« Reply #2125 on: May 07, 2012, 05:34:23 PM »
Hmmm he did seem to know his stuff.

Wonder if they work in tubes...
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« Reply #2126 on: May 07, 2012, 06:16:15 PM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 07, 2012, 05:34:23 PM
Wonder if they work in tubes...
That's the question! Huh?
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« Reply #2127 on: May 07, 2012, 06:38:29 PM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 07, 2012, 05:34:23 PM
Wonder if they work in tubes...
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on May 07, 2012, 06:16:15 PM
That's the question! Huh?
JC Motors says they do: http://www.jcmotors.com/p-31442-counteract-motorcycle-tire-balancing-beads.aspx
and so does the intarwebz: http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?115881-Dyna-beads-vs-Counteract-balancing-beads&p=1458467&viewfull=1#post1458467
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« Reply #2128 on: May 08, 2012, 04:28:36 AM »
Hmmm... Oh hey Pepe - stop by The Power of Orange danTheMan puts on a little video of how to change a tire... his preferred bead breaker is a MX boot.   Wink
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-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
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« Reply #2129 on: May 08, 2012, 06:19:31 AM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 08, 2012, 04:28:36 AM
Hmmm... Oh hey Pepe - stop by The Power of Orange danTheMan puts on a little video of how to change a tire... his preferred bead breaker is a MX boot.   Wink
Nice vid! waytogo

I read from here (http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50717) for the best tire changing technique. (For the same tire size) Ease/difficulty of breaking the bead all comes down to sidewall stiffness and tire temperature, IE: the warmer the better.
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Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
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Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
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