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seating the beads. up to ~110psi
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2001 3:22 am
by All fAir
My back tires (installed two so far) seated at about 60 to 80 psi and I had
my front over one hundred. I am willing to bet that any good new tire could
take 120 but I would not go past without full riding gear, including ear
plugs and helmet. How does everyone else balance the wheels if not on the
bike? My rear wheel (chain and brake removed) will move with as little as
1/8 of an ounce placed on any of the spokes, but the front requires about 4
ounces. It can create quite a wobble in 70 mph+
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muffler under warrenty
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2001 3:32 am
by All fAir
At around 6000 miles my muffler started squeaking, I complained about the
noise. The service advisor told me it was coming from the engine, because I
forgot to replace the matal tube. whoops! The next time I was told that it
was the muffler and normal. The time after that I talked to the manager and
told him I expected my muffler to outlast my tires. It took a month more of
hounding him to call kawi and ask them, but at last, two weeks ago I was
told they got around to calling and it would be covered. I expect within
the next two weeks or months that it will be delievered and I will be able
to have it changed.
good luck with yours.
AllfAir
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seating the beads. up to ~110psi
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2001 8:37 am
by J. Gregory
any time you use excessive pressure to seat a bead, you are betting.
you are betting that it will not blow up in your face or you have not
damaged a cord somewhere in the tire causing a weak spot that will cause
failure at a later date. You should never have to use pressure that high to
seat a bead . my local tire shop limits its employees to a twenty pounds
over the maximum pressure listed on side of tire. owner of shop says if it
won't seat then it needs more lube or something is wrong.
Jim
Arkansas
seating the beads. up to ~110psi
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2001 8:51 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "All fAir" wrote:
> My back tires (installed two so far) seated at about 60 to 80 psi
and I had
> my front over one hundred. How does everyone else balance the
wheels if not on the
> bike? My rear wheel (chain and brake removed) will move with as
little as
> 1/8 of an ounce placed on any of the spokes, but the front requires
about 4
> ounces
I've never had to put more than 50-60psi in a tire to seat it.
Probably one reason is I try to time my tire changes for summer. I
let the tire sit out in the hot sun for several hours for it to get
warmed up and flexible. In some cases it's almost too hot to touch
and I can almost mount a 21" tire with little use of levers. I use
plenty of tire lube also.
I also use a balancing stand from Telefix. It has it's own built in
bearings, so it does not rely on the bearings in the wheel. Of
course accurate balancing of a KLR tire and wheel with a set of
Dunlop 606's is an exercise in futility.
Gino