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I rode...cross winds sucked but it was still AWESOME! made me feel like I did last year when I was commuting on the Duc full time....can't wait until the R1 is road worthy.

Sorry, I don't remember the name of the place. Had a buddy who was sinking entirely too much money into an F150 and that was only way he was able to get it to roll smoothly. I'm sure a shop, if they take the time, should be able to get them balanced. Here's a neato little write up: TIRE MATCH MOUNTING & CUSTOM WHEEL HANDLING Motor, Apr 2008 by Mavrigian, Mike »findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q···25419956 quote: What Is Match Mounting? Match mounting involves positioning the tire onto the wheel to minimize or eliminate thefinal combination of radial force variation and/or imbalance (radial force variation is explained later in this article). One match mounting approach involves aligning the tire's point of maximum radial force variation (its high spot) to the wheel's radial low spot (where the wheel's radial runout is the lowest). This is called the Uniformity Method. The other approach involves simply aligning the tire's lightest balance point to the wheel's heaviest balance point, called the Weight Method. OE tire suppliers are required to mark a tire's radial runout high point, and OE wheel makers are required to mark a wheel's radial runout low point. This makes it easy for the OEMs to match-mount tires to wheels from a radial force variation standpoint during production. In some cases, these marks are made with paint dots that help service technicians remount tires down the road. However, sometimes these marks are made using temporary stickers, which either fall off or are removed after mounting. This leaves no readily visible reference marks for the tire technician for future service. If a tire does feature color dots on the sidewall, one or two dots may be used. A red dot indicates the tire's radial runout high point. A yellow dot indicates the tire's point of least weight, from a balance standpoint. For decades, it was common practice in the aftermarket to mount a tire so its red dot aligned with the wheel's valve stem, since the valve stem area was normally assumed to be the wheel's lowest point of radial runout. Aligning the tires high point to the wheel's low point (theoretically) reduces or eliminates the chance of developing a radial force variation (RFV) in the tire/wheel assembly.' RFV (again, an issue of runout, not imbalance) can cause a vibration that might be mistakenly diagnosed as an imbalance problem. Times change. With the advent of styled custom wheels, the valve stem location may no longer indicate the wheel's low radial runout spot. In other words, it may no longer be viable to assume that aligning a tire's.red dot to the wheel's valve stem will address any potential RFV issues. Consequently, a procedure that was once easy has now become complicated. The only way to accurately matchmount a tire to a wheel is to actually measure tire and wheel runout. The end goal remains the same: to align the tire's high point to the wheel's low point. The wheel itself can be easily checked for radial runout by mounting it to a hub and slowly rotating it while monitoring the rim edge with a rigidly mounted dial gauge. However, the only acceptable method to check the assembled tire/wheel package for radial uniformity under load is to use a state-of-the-art wheel balancing machine that features a load-roller that applies road-simulated load to the inflated tire. Such a machine will not only check for dynamic balance but will also locate the tire's high spot. If this high spot doesn't correlate to the wheel's low spot, the machine will let you know where to relocate the tire on the wheel to minirnize RFV If you don't have access to a roadwheel type of balancing machine, and you don't know where a wheel's lowest radial runout spot is located, you can default to using the Weight Method, which involves aligning the tire's yellow dot to the wheel's valve stem.

New wheel/tire combo heavier than stock? I'm thinking the stabilizer might be the way to go. There used to be a shop downtown that had the capability to balance the tires on the vehicle. Also an option.

^all this:bow::bow: Welcome

dick

Yota?

It has the GYTR risers (which actually lower it an inch or so from stock) and an MIVV carbon can with stainless midpipe. Great bike and a blast to ride. Very easy to maneuver slow speeds, but get the r's up and it moves out! Kept up with me on an ST4!

Not shopping for a house is great!

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When I was 14, I was growing up in the big city of Zanesville and that's where I learned all about kegs and bongs.

Looks like a trip that thing would result in a permanent comb-over.

Airtech is where I plan on getting the tail for my R1 tracker/fighter project.

no stairway to heaven!

Not until you ficking posted it:bow::bow:

Anybody in C-Bus doing any riding after work? or just gathering?

I will be riding tomorrow...lets hope they don't dilate my pupils for my 9am eye doc appt.

Mine used to bring bats home all the time. Buddy's cat caught a chimney swallow in the house in the same manner once.

I moved to Cincinnati 4 years ago and moved back to Columbus a year later...it was still too damn long in that city. It's a big $hit cookie with a few choice chocolate morsels scattered about. Even when you're in the choice parts, it's hard to forget it's still a big $hit cookie. BTW, I was in Blue Ash which was nice, but go 5 miles in any direction and you're surrounded by assholes.

huh? http://gizmodo.com/5879193/how-the-glock-became-americas-favorite-weapon

I like our dry clutches better

What about this little guy? 230 lumens... He's got a couple of neat little cameras and I love the folding knife v2.0 http://www.iainsinclair.com/products.php?page=2

I didn't spin out, but I was amazed at the show of destruction happening around me....... Wish people could learn how to drive and I wish central ohio could learn to treat snow and ice removal like a 3 month job than a 3 month EMA situation. Plan ahead!

Can somebody tell me how long we've known the weather would change in central ohio? Can somebody tell me why the F(&^ Franklin County hasn't been salting or clearing the roads since rush hour? Last week, during our little snow fall, I didn't see one plow or salt truck. Tonight, I see an exact repeat of this AND WE'VE KNOWN FOR DAYS, THE TEMP WAS GOING TO FALL TODAY. There were 9 - NINE cars spun out on 161 off 270E...and I'm from an area that gets quite a bit of snow...I was all squiggly on the exit, too, but it won't rattle me. WHY THE F@#^ didn't the cUnty prepare?