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tankyuong
Touring Scooter Rider
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 |  Subject: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in)  Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:19 am | |
| Just had my tire mounted yesterday, they sure added a lot of lead weights. |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:58 am | |
| That's not a bad price so long they did a good job.
You know it's aways a good idea to keep the speed down for the first 100 miles when you get a new tire installed.
Let use know if your new tire works OK. |
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tankyuong
Touring Scooter Rider
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Location: Missouri
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:35 pm | |
| | DennisB wrote: | That's not a bad price so long they did a good job.
You know it's aways a good idea to keep the speed down for the first 100 miles when you get a new tire installed.
Let use know if your new tire works OK. |
how slow should I go, is that for bead seating purpose? |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:45 pm | |
| Just keep it under 60 MPH for the first 100 miles. |
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joncallihan
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Registration date: 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:33 pm | |
| | tankyuong wrote: | | Just had my tire mounted yesterday, they sure added a lot of lead weights. |
If they added a lot of lead weights, insure the yellow/white dot on the side wall is at the stem. I've never had a tire mounted correctly with more than one or two small weights. |
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forgitaboutut
Scooter Rider
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Location: Hartford,Wi
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Registration date: 2009-04-03
| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:51 pm | |
| not so much the speed! carefull on turns!
tire has a coating on it..can be slick!
I went down in a turn once at slow speed! |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:41 pm | |
| This is a picture of what that mark looks like on a new hoop.  |
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matthew
Touring Scooter Rider
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Location: near Madrid/Santa Fe, NM
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:01 pm | |
| I pay $35 for either front or rear. |
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paul_scooter
Scooter Rider
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Location: Prescott Arizona
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Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:16 pm | |
| I just brought my front and rear rims and old tires in for the local Honda shop to replace them with new tires. They charged me $24 per tire to mount and balance them.
I read that the reason you are suppose to take it easy on turns and breaking for the first 100 miles. It said the tires are
coated with a mold release to make it easy to come out of the mold. Also your going from a old worn out tire with low tread to a new tire with full tread and it may take a while to get used to the full tread. Until that release is worn off you should ride a little Conservative.
Paul |
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tankyuong
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Location: Missouri
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:40 pm | |
| I went through 10 miles of gravel today, maybe that would help take the coating off. |
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honda_silver
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| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:46 pm | |
| | tankyuong wrote: | | I went through 10 miles of gravel today, maybe that would help take the coating off. |
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tankyuong
Touring Scooter Rider
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Age: 37
Location: Missouri
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Registration date: 2009-07-11
| | Subject: Re: Is $31 high for mounting and balancing a wheel?(carry in) Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:56 pm | |
| They also wrote down $3 disposal fee in the price |
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