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<blockquote data-quote="Jer" data-source="post: 1152381" data-attributes="member: 6403"><p>Before my trip to the "Gathering of the Clans" I had new tires that I purchased online installed by the dealer that sold me my bike. They charged me $110 for the install and balance. Just before leaving I rode on the freeway and noticed that tires felt out of balance at higher speeds. I called and told them about it and was told that they would pull and recheck the balance, but if they checked out would charge me $40 for pulling a wheel. I didn't trust them to do this so went on the trip with the tires out of balance.</p><p></p><p>They are not terribly out of balance, just an annoying vibration. I would say that it feels like you are riding on a well graded compacted surface of two inch diameter gravel.</p><p></p><p>I have considered pulling the front wheel and taking it somewhere else to check the balance, but the problem could be in the rear tire. Would it be dangerous to run the bike in 5th gear to an indicated speed of 70 or 75 where the balance problem is most noticeable to check the balance of the rear tire.?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jer, post: 1152381, member: 6403"] Before my trip to the "Gathering of the Clans" I had new tires that I purchased online installed by the dealer that sold me my bike. They charged me $110 for the install and balance. Just before leaving I rode on the freeway and noticed that tires felt out of balance at higher speeds. I called and told them about it and was told that they would pull and recheck the balance, but if they checked out would charge me $40 for pulling a wheel. I didn't trust them to do this so went on the trip with the tires out of balance. They are not terribly out of balance, just an annoying vibration. I would say that it feels like you are riding on a well graded compacted surface of two inch diameter gravel. I have considered pulling the front wheel and taking it somewhere else to check the balance, but the problem could be in the rear tire. Would it be dangerous to run the bike in 5th gear to an indicated speed of 70 or 75 where the balance problem is most noticeable to check the balance of the rear tire.? [/QUOTE]
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