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[Dash Weeks]

At 05:22 AM 6/28/2000 -0400, Mark Wilson wrote:

>I'm mounting up a new front tire, and I noticed a red dot on the tire. Is >that susposed to go near the valve stem????? It's a MT21.. And I didnt see >any arrows for rotation direction, so I guess it dosent matter which way it >goes. >Any advice on the red dot will be appreciated. > >Mark Wilson >http://www.geocities.com/motormark64/ >http://www.angelfire.com/mo/motormark/

YUP, Red Dot, Yellow Circle, Blue Triangles, Purple Hearts... .... Lucky Charms eh? That is indicating the lightest part of the tire. Put that next to the valve stem and you'll have less weight to add to actually get it to balance. MT-21's are not directional. LaterZ Dash

[Jim Jackson]

Mark, Yep, that should be the lightest part of the tire so put it at the valve. Learned that from Gino's excellent article at: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/6164/page28.html Jim Jackson II A13 - South Carolina

> >I'm mounting up a new front tire, and I noticed a red dot on the tire. Is >that susposed to go near the valve stem????? It's a MT21.. And I didnt see >any arrows for rotation direction, so I guess it dosent matter which way it >goes. > >Any advice on the red dot will be appreciated. > >Mark Wilson >Stone Mountain, Ga

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[Andy Watts]

On 2000-06-28 motormark@... said:

>I'm mounting up a new front tire, and I noticed a red dot on the >tire. Is that susposed to go near the valve stem????? It's a MT21.. >And I didnt see any arrows for rotation direction, so I guess it >dosent matter which way it goes. >Any advice on the red dot will be appreciated. >Mark Wilson

Hi Mark, yes the red dod goes as near to the valve as possible.. Not sure about direction of rotation for MT21s though,sorry ! -- Andy - Southampton

[Dash Weeks]

Hi Ed, I've been known to be wrong before, and I don't plan on always being extreme right in the future. However, being to the far left is way out of the question for me. 8o The shop may have installed them correctly, or they may have mixed it up and installed them incorrectly. I really don't know. What I do know is what I have read from many sources, I haven't actually tried to find the lightest part of the tire to determine where the dot should go. I know I shouldn't believe everything I read. OTOH, we are talking about the balance of a M/C tire, not the tolerance of a Space Shuttle part. Not that they are that great! Anyway, I digress, if your wheel is out of balance then you add weights to the opposite side of the heaviest part of the wheel assembly. That's how you do it no matter where the dot or circle is, you just may need to add less if it is mounted in the correct position. It would make sense that the circle would be the lightest, as the circle would be the closest and thus easier to line up with the stem. When it is at the heaviest then you have to go at 180 degrees from the stem and if you are like me, you are probably off more than a couple of degrees... Not devastating either way. Last time I mounted a tire, I didn't even pay attention to the circle and had it nearly 75 degrees from the stem. I didn't care, that bead was a pain to set and I just left it. Although I did have to un-mount it for removal of my spokes. I'm getting to that post I promise. Fred mounts a lot of tires, and from what I read he is the MASTER. He should chime in here any moment... Fred? ..... Oh Fred...... We need you..... LaterZ Dash At 02:00 PM 6/28/2000 -0400, RACING43RD@... wrote:

>Hey dash > >I always thought it was the heaviest part of the tire that was marked, am I >confused again ? I just took a look at two bikes parked out front, both done >by cycle shops, all four tires have the mark opposite the stem (more or less). > >Ed >Windsor Oh >1990 Honda Transalp >1990 Honda VTR250 >1977 Yamaha XS750 >1972 Triumph Bonneville >1985 Kawasaki454LTD >1979 Honda CX500 >Coming soon KLR650

[Mark Wilson]

Thanks for the replies on the red dot question. The red dot is at the valve stem now. I have another question for the slimers here. How do you check the air pressure with slime blowing out of the valve stem? I'll just guesstimate for now. TIA, Mark Wilson http://www.geocities.com/motormark64/ http://www.angelfire.com/mo/motormark/ KLR-650 A-13 "warthogg" XR250R "superfly" Stone Mountain, Ga ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[chknbone@yahoo.com]

Hey all, I've been lurking for a week or two. Thought I'd come out of hiding. I tried replying to the group from my regular e-mail but apparently they didn't get through. I've been using Usenet for years, Does this sort of webbased NG only allow posting from the website? Anyway, on to bikes. I was out running around town monday on my A14, pulled into a CompUSA and parked one space away from another A14 (newer and shinier(sp?)than mine....nice)Had a gun holder mounted onthe handle bars. I looked around but did'nt see anyone that I thought looked like the owner. Was wondering if it was anyone in here. I was in Mont Lake Terrace, WA. Which is just north of Seattle. But if it's you, you already knew that. Later, CB Y2KLR 650 A14