Wheel balancers

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  1. RobVG

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    What kind of wheel balancer do you use? Mine won't work on a 6th gen rear.
     
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    I used Dyna Beads on my Vrod and they were beautiful, never a shake. my neighbour had a handlebar shake at 70mph so we put them in the tire and it was gone at any speed.
     
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    Well I got the dynabeads and instantly ran into a problem. I removed the valve stem core and deflated the tire. Then I noticed residual tire lube coming out. It's been over a week and the stuff doesn't dry. No way would beads work. Found a site that says to wet only the bead of the tire with a rag. No spray bottle. Too late now.

    I just found this video and I think it's a cleaver idea: http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/193545-Single-sided-swingarm-balancer

    I'm going to try it. I have a 3/4 drive socket that has a good amount of taper at the base. I'll turn it opposite of the way he has it and presto- it's a cone.
     
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    I have a No-Mar tire balancer, it came with the tire changer as part of the kit. I had to buy the large cone kit for it though, as the ones that come with the standard kit are too small for the VFR rear wheel.
     
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    Thanks Ootv. Do you know which adapter you got?

    http://www.nomartirechanger.com/category_s/38.htm

    Picked up the HF balncer. Surprising stout. The instructions say they're are adapters available but I couldn't find them on the website. I'll give em a call today.
     
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    The HF wheel adapters are no longer available. The socket and allthread trick worked for the rear wheel.

    If I didn't have to wait for shipping, I'd rather have bought the proper tool.
     
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