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Author Message   Loki Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 09:35 pm:        Harbor Freight now has a cycle tire balancer in its inventory. The number is 98488. Heavy steel construction(I mean heavy), good bearings(roller blade style) which roll real nice. Only drawback imo is the steel rod that runs through the wheel. Could have been a little stouter. Price is worth it though. Picked one up on sale for $40 (normal price is $60). *no cheap plastic parts in this one!   Slaughter Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 09:41 pm:        Will it fit the rear with pulley?   Jumpinjewels Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 09:46 pm:        I got my hubby a No-Mar tire balancer for Christmas. He has about 6 tires to change before spring. He was very excited. It cost $100   Just_ziptab Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 10:31 pm:        Here is a video on how to balance a wheel. I can't do it that quickly I have a Marc Parnes and have even balanced lawn mower blades with it.............   Loki Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 10:47 pm:        It had better! I do not for see any problems with that. States you have 12 inch working width. The cones are steel with short steep ramps. Also says you can get a BMW adapter. Works with 15-37mm axles.   Loki Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 10:54 pm:        I will be doing a balance check tomorrow evening. I like to find the true heavy spot before the rubber band is applied.   Just_ziptab Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 10:59 pm:        The Marc Parnes didn't work with the Buell rear wheel width..so I simply made a longer new axle for it out of drill rod....   Skinstains Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 01:26 am:        I ballance two wheels at a time, alot. I ballanced two for about 90 minutes today. China doesn't need our money...we do !!! (Message edited by skinstains on December 29, 2008)   Aldaytona Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 07:08 pm:        Just put on a new set of tires myself, but I balanced mine the fast EASY way. How you ask? Dyna Beads, just pour them in through the valve stems and tires are perfectly balanced through their life span. No costly stands/tools and no chance for errors. Did I mention NO unsightly wheel weights?   03worc9r Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 08:56 pm:        I can't wait to hear the comments start flying about those dyna beads   Just_ziptab Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 10:10 pm:        "I can't wait to hear the comments start flying about those dyna beads" .......Sure makes me wonder "HOW" those beads can find the light spot to settle into and all the planets align at the same time. Would a couple of ounces of lead shot do the same thing?   Gowindward Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 03:32 pm:        Take a look at this video. I've been using them in both of my bikes this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq263AYgyYg   Barker Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 04:35 pm:        this is very similar to what i do:   Loki Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 07:49 pm:        Slaughter, The wheel with pulley attached fit just fine. It leaves about an inch to spare on each side. That is from the cone to the roller. I used one of my PM rears for the fit test.

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