Wheel balance weights

[ninjarich1971]

Right I've just changed tyres on my 2012 triple black, put on a set of road pilot 4s and lovely they look too. Question is this. I've just taken 90g of weights off each wheel from previous owner and conti tk80s and upon doing a static balance on my Abba balancing kit it still wants 60g putting back on each wheel to counter the tyre pressure sensor. It balances up perfectly but looks a right bugger with loads of weights on it.
So what I'm asking is how many/much weight do you have on your spoked rims if you have tyre pressure sensors? Also is it better to go with stick on weights (which I have) or spoke weights?
Many thanks to anyone for letting me know,
Oh and before you ask yes the wheels are true etc.

 

[Neil W]

Traditional spoke weights will not work with bmw cross spoked wheels (if that is what you have ), why not just use black balance weights .

I would get the wheels put on a dynamic balancer as sometimes they will show up to place two smaller amounts of weight in different places rather than one huge lump.

ps I have had BMW wheels needing 40 odd or 50 gms

 

[RickSkye]

I have got a load on mine too.

 

[aeronut7]

dyna beads is the answer....ive used them on loads of bikes....
havnt balanced a wheel in years...
cheap at about £16 a set

 

[Mistacat]

2012 GS spoked wheels, tyre pressure monitors & Pilot road 4`s.
Static Balanced myself.
80g front & 60g rear. Stick on weights.

 

[ninjarich1971]

Ah we used to use beads on other wheels, never gave them a second thought but now you've got me juices thinking.

 

[aeronut7]

ive used them in many bikes...mainly cos ive had them powdered coated and didnt want to stick weights to them....
dyna beads are the way forward imo

 

[Banditsteve]

U happy with the Pilot Road 4's?
I am in two minds at the moment with either going for those or Tourance Nexts.
Have some PR3's on my 1200 Bandit and love them!
Am I right in thinking the GT version is harder in the middle for the rear? Which tyres did u go for? With regard to the wheel weights, anything that is mass produced has discrepancies and once u add the weight of a wheel and a tyre together, u sometimes have to add a fair few grammes to balance it out but its better that way than shaking ur fillings out!


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[ninjarich1971]

I sat down for ages thinking about which tyres to go for, I went thro as many tyre threads on here as I could manage. I fitted a set of road pilot 3s to my friends black bird and he just raved about them. It is true that the compound on the GT is different and that it is concentrated around the central band, therefor you hear many stories of odd wear patterns etc but the general consensus seems to be that if you are staying on the road and want a tyre with pretty much unrivalled wet weather grip then they are a fine choice. I'm sure there are many others with differing views but i like what I see and as I'm not Valentino I think they should do well. Trust me, if they don't I will be quite vocal about it.
Back to the original thread, i think that the answer this time will be to use black weights. For those of you with large amounts on the wheels, how are they positioned? Around the centre of spread out? Just out of interest if you have time to answer

 

[Neil W]

These are what the dealer used last time I had tyres on my2010 gsa , once on almost invisible

 

[unibar]

I've a shit load on the front.. Went back for a we balance.. Lime Rollin on rumble strips above 70....there ate loads now but it works

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[spm0912]

ive used them in many bikes...mainly cos ive had them powdered coated and didnt want to stick weights to them....
dyna beads are the way forward imo

I've used dyna beads in a couple of bikes with no problems but I'm under the impression they are not suitable on bikes with TPS as after a while they will break up after constantly hitting the TPS sensor. I know centrifugal force will keep them on the inside of the tyre for the most part but slowing down?? Be interested if someone has a definitive answer on this as I'd like to use them again.

 

[Stevie4scoops]

When I change my tyres, I leave the existing weights on until I balance them because often the existing weights are right to counteract the TPS sensor of there is one. I changed a tyre for a friend last week and it didn't need any weights at all.

When I fitted rim locks to my 690 Enduro recently, I had to smother the opposite side of the wheel with weights to counter it. An easier way to balance rim locks would be to have two opposite each other.

 

[Banditsteve]

I sat down for ages thinking about which tyres to go for, I went thro as many tyre threads on here as I could manage. I fitted a set of road pilot 3s to my friends black bird and he just raved about them. It is true that the compound on the GT is different and that it is concentrated around the central band, therefor you hear many stories of odd wear patterns etc but the general consensus seems to be that if you are staying on the road and want a tyre with pretty much unrivalled wet weather grip then they are a fine choice. I'm sure there are many others with differing views but i like what I see and as I'm not Valentino I think they should do well. Trust me, if they don't I will be quite vocal about it.
Back to the original thread, i think that the answer this time will be to use black weights. For those of you with large amounts on the wheels, how are they positioned? Around the centre of spread out? Just out of interest if you have time to answer

Thanks for your comments mate


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