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ultrafxr:

--- Quote from: charles05663 on July 21, 2016, 02:47:57 PM ---I recently ordered new tires and tubes and had a tire shop mount the tires.  I asked about balancing and they said the don't have the tools to do that.

I called the local Harley dealer and he did not know what a Bushtec was and told me that they really only stick to Harley tires.  He said I can bring them down but I am not confident.

How is everyone balancing their tires?

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I don't think Bushtec balances the wheels.  Never had any weights either when buying trailer new or after sending wheels to them for new tires.  Never had any problem at all. 

Chains:
I had Bushtec out new tires and tubes on my polished wheels and they balanced them.  The old tires and wheels were balanced as well with stick on weights on the back side. It may be a thing that some are close enough they get no weights not sure.  I have also put regular 4 ply motorcycle tires on some and never balanced them and went thousands of miles with no issues.  Bushtec is the only place I had tires put on that balanced them.

ultrafxr:

--- Quote from: Chains on July 24, 2016, 09:12:43 AM ---I had Bushtec out new tires and tubes on my polished wheels and they balanced them.  The old tires and wheels were balanced as well with stick on weights on the back side. It may be a thing that some are close enough they get no weights not sure.  I have also put regular 4 ply motorcycle tires on some and never balanced them and went thousands of miles with no issues.  Bushtec is the only place I had tires put on that balanced them.

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Mine definitely had no wheel weights.  Maybe they were close enough to not need them or maybe they came off.   :'(  Don't know.  But I cleaned and polished those high end wheels enough that if they'd had weights I'd have noticed. 

Like you I always send wheels back to Bushtec for tires and bearings.  I've had several indies that mount motorcycle tires tell me they are a bear to change and would not do it. 

charles05663:
When I ordered replacement tires, I ordered an a spare tire.  The spare tire did not have any weights on it.

When reading the owners manual, they do mention balancing the tires.

 :oops: :nixweiss:

RGlideKid:
Don't worry about the trailer being too fast for your bike.  They make them special so they magically match the speed of your bike under any circumstances!
There were no wheel weights on mine, and to be honest, I can't really see the need for them.
Get some of that 3M oil and if you need directions on where to oil the chassis underneath, PM me and I'll send you a picture.

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