Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > In my professional life, some of my favorites are wonky and cattywompus. > > - > Jeff Khoury > > > On Aug 14, 2009, at 7:10 AM, Jeff Saline wrote: > > > On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:54:44 -0000 "David Giuliani" > > writes: > > > Another question and a little clarification: > > > > > > When I "balanced" the wheel/tire on a pair of jack stands, it kept > > > landing at the same point until I worked up to 2 oz. of 1/4 oz. > > > weights lined up along one side between the spokes. I've never had > > > to place that many before. Could it be do to the newly installed > > > extra heavy duty tube? Has anyone experienced this? > > > > > > > > > I'm wondering what sort of pressure you guys run in the TKC80. I'd > > > like to keep an average for road, gravel, and dirt use but don't > > > want to sacrifice road-ability for my 15% trail use. And I don't > > > want to sacrifice wear either. My weight plus minor gear usually > > > doesn't go over 220lbs. > > > > > > Dave > > <><><><><><><><><> > > <><><><><><><><><> > > > > Dave, > > > > I've had to add lots of weight when using a heavy or ultra heavy duty > > tube too. I did find/feel a large piece of material inside a tube > > which > > I think was from installing the valve at manufacture. It made the > > balancing pretty whacky*. You could try rotating the tire 90 to 180 > > degrees to see if that makes any difference but I don't think it will. > > My suggestion is to just ride it once it's balanced. > > > > I run Kenda K270s at 32 psi front and 36 psi rear for most of my > > riding. > > I normally don't change pressures for off pavement riding. I think the > > TKC80s are a similar tread and might work about the same. I'm a bit > > lighter than you fully loaded. > > > > * Whacky is a technical term only for use by trained professionals and > > often misused by other than trained professionals. : ) > > > > Best, > > > > Jeff Saline > > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT > > > > . > > __________________________________________________________ > > You can take it with you! Click here for a luxurious new motor home > > and travel in style! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTD0ffnN0iMBzLVOxYSfLDrQawKgdaNapDbsbbF8htPp803slf4Bo8/ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

> > > I was told by a very experienced mechanic that using heavy duty tubes when riding on the freeway a lot will generate high heat compared to normal tubes and increases the chances of failure of the tube. He did not recommend for freeway use for this reason. And he would have made more money selling them too, since they are a lot more expensive. > > Any thoughts here? I ride 80/20 highway, dirt and pocked-mark roads. > > Halbiz >

> > I was told by a very experienced mechanic that using heavy duty > tubes when riding on the freeway a lot will generate high heat > compared to normal tubes and increases the chances of failure of the > tube. He did not recommend for freeway use for this reason. And he > would have made more money selling them too, since they are a lot > more expensive. > > Any thoughts here? I ride 80/20 highway, dirt and pocked-mark > roads. > > Halbiz

>I was told by a very experienced mechanic that using heavy duty >tubes when riding on the freeway a lot will generate high heat >compared to normal tubes and increases the chances of failure of the >tube....

>I was told by a very experienced mechanic that using heavy duty >tubes when riding on the freeway a lot will generate high heat >compared to normal tubes and increases the chances of failure of the >tube....