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P47b
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 02:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well not to sound cheep but I am looking for some one that might share some info on a wheel balancer or changer.
Drawings or blueprints are welcome.
These are to easy to make. I am just to cheep to drop 200 to 300 bucks on these & stress about not having the money for tires.
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Barker
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 07:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Cheap and decent set-up.

no mar bar $99
harbor freight changer system $80
Dyna beeds (no-conventional balancing) cheap.
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Barker
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 07:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You can replace the no-mar bar with tire irons($25), rim savers ($5) and a few xtra hands and time..
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Jramsey
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 10:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you lived closer I'd flip your tires for a thirty pack.
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P47b
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 01:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Jramsey I might take you up on that. Just as long as you let me get a decent beer.
I figuered that I used to mount & balance tires at one point in my life. I figuered building a balancer might be a good home project with my older two boys and a tech project that they won't get in school.
Plus some Father Son time.

(Message edited by p47b on March 18, 2008)
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Aaomy
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 03:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/185332.html

hope this helps,, aaron
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P47b
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 08:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I forgot about V-Blocks.
My son finally settled on casting the stands for this. I was going to weld the stands up but he thought playing in sand was a lot more feasible for the project.
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Swampy
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 09:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I made my own balancer using a piece of 1/2" Thompson hardened rod and some 1/2" I.D. bearings. Then I had a friend cut some cones, drilled and tapped for set screws. I see the balancers like that are commercialy available for under $60.

Any way you decide to go, just do your own tire changes yourself, you won't regret it.
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P47b
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 12:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

No problem. I was looking around after Tom B was looking for tires for his bike. I don't know if he has gotten raped yet. But the cost of a tire change has gone up just this year.

After looking I found a couple of forums that gave me what I was looking for. Who would of thought to look.
http://www.tireqwik.com/tireqwik/balancer.html

http://www.tireqwik.com/tireqwik/balancer.html
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Tom_b
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 01:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nah william, no rape yet, had a couple of dealers try to kiss me first. think I'm gonna just replace the rear for now. wait till the front get worse then buy a set of those italian tires whose name i can't seem to spell right tonite.
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Loki
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 01:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I will post pics of my balancer rig tomorrow.

I picked it up off of ebay awhile back. I only made one addition to it. Compact storage and it works great.

Now I just need a decent bead breaker.....
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 01:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-COMPLETE-PORTAB LE-MOTORCYCLE-TIRE-CHANGER-ATV-TRUCK_W0QQcmdZViewI temQQcategoryZ63699QQihZ017QQitemZ270219752334QQrd Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-tire-whe el-rim-balancer-portable-U-S-A_W0QQitemZ1602202148 75QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160220214875

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-tire-whe el-rim-balancer-Made-in-U-S-A_W0QQitemZ16022023739 6QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160220237396
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P47b
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 08:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sorry Mr grumpy, My intentions were to stay away from China garbage on the tire changer.
The wheel balancer I liked. MADE IN U.S.A.
I'm still going to make one.
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