Coloured tyre spot

[Noddy]

Should it go next to the valve or opposite ?

 

[P.J.]

. . .now you've started something. . .

 

[Noddy]

Maybe. so just in case

 

[Deleted account W]

Next to the valve

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

What colour is it?

 

[Tarka]

I always thought next to the valve.

However,someone posted a lot of interesting info regarding the different coloured dots on tyre sidewalls in a thread called,I think,TYRE CHANGING.

Have a look for that one,to avoid four pages of repetition.

 

[Timolgra]

on the outside

 

[littleredrooster]

Next to the valve. It's the lightest point of the tyre.

 

[Engineer]

Should it go next to the valve or opposite ?

What spot??????????????????????

 

[RayS]

Hi Noddy

After last nights differing opinions, I contacted Continental Tyres (TKC80's) and asked them!
Their reply is quite clear :-

"Hi Ray,

So called "balance dots" should be fitted by the valve because it represents
the lightest point of the tyre and should always be placed by the heaviest
point of the wheel, which is the valve.

If you think about it, why would tyre manufacturers mark the dot so that you
would have to place it opposite the valve? After all, wouldn't it be a
difficult task to align the dot exactly opposite the valve? Better and
simpler to mark the dot on the sidewall so that you fit it by the valve.

When a tyre is manufactured there is always a small amount of overlap of the
carcass plies and belts, and the point of this overlap will become the
heaviest point of the tyre, so the tyre manufacturers place the dot opposite
this heavy point, which means you then align the tyre's light point with the
wheel's heaviest point.

While this reduces the amount of balance weights required it does not
eliminate the need to have your wheel assembly professionally balanced.

Regards

Bryn Phillips
Technical & Sales

Cambrian Tyres Ltd
Continental Motorcycle Tyres UK Importer"

So................ both you and I were wrong and Polar Bear was correct, sickening isn't it!
Cheers
Ray

 

[Polarbear]

So................ both you and I were wrong and Polar Bear was correct, sickening isn't it!

Nope not really

I'd just like to say a couple of things:


Nah nah nee nah nah

 

[Vern]

Hi Noddy

After last nights differing opinions, I contacted Continental Tyres (TKC80's) and asked them!
Their reply is quite clear :-

"Hi Ray,

So called "balance dots" should be fitted by the valve because it represents
the lightest point of the tyre and should always be placed by the heaviest
point of the wheel, which is the valve.

If you think about it, why would tyre manufacturers mark the dot so that you
would have to place it opposite the valve? After all, wouldn't it be a
difficult task to align the dot exactly opposite the valve? Better and
simpler to mark the dot on the sidewall so that you fit it by the valve.

When a tyre is manufactured there is always a small amount of overlap of the
carcass plies and belts, and the point of this overlap will become the
heaviest point of the tyre, so the tyre manufacturers place the dot opposite
this heavy point, which means you then align the tyre's light point with the
wheel's heaviest point.

While this reduces the amount of balance weights required it does not
eliminate the need to have your wheel assembly professionally balanced.

Regards

Bryn Phillips
Technical & Sales

Cambrian Tyres Ltd
Continental Motorcycle Tyres UK Importer"

So................ both you and I were wrong and Polar Bear was correct, sickening isn't it!
Cheers
Ray

I've just rubbed all the spots off yours

 

[Noddy]

Nope not really
I'd just like to say a couple of things:
Nah nah nee nah nah

Oh yeah, so I have one little mishap that was obviously caused by incorrectly fitted tyres,























So whats your excuse then seein as yours was fitted properly

 

[Engineer]

Hi Noddy

After last nights differing opinions, I contacted Continental Tyres (TKC80's) and asked them!
Their reply is quite clear :-

"Hi Ray,

So called "balance dots" should be fitted by the valve because it represents
the lightest point of the tyre and should always be placed by the heaviest
point of the wheel, which is the valve.

If you think about it, why would tyre manufacturers mark the dot so that you
would have to place it opposite the valve? After all, wouldn't it be a
difficult task to align the dot exactly opposite the valve? Better and
simpler to mark the dot on the sidewall so that you fit it by the valve.

When a tyre is manufactured there is always a small amount of overlap of the
carcass plies and belts, and the point of this overlap will become the
heaviest point of the tyre, so the tyre manufacturers place the dot opposite
this heavy point, which means you then align the tyre's light point with the
wheel's heaviest point.

While this reduces the amount of balance weights required it does not
eliminate the need to have your wheel assembly professionally balanced.

Regards

Bryn Phillips
Technical & Sales

Cambrian Tyres Ltd
Continental Motorcycle Tyres UK Importer"

So................ both you and I were wrong and Polar Bear was correct, sickening isn't it!
Cheers
Ray

*****************************

 

[Polarbear]

Oh yeah, so I have one little mishap that was obviously caused by incorrectly fitted tyres,

So whats your excuse then seein as yours was fitted properly

No excuses , I just can't ride very well............

When I have your years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years and years of experience I hope to do better