tire not seating & bearing questions

[jadmt@aol.com]

I just spooned on a set of Kenda 270's they went on almost too easy, and they appear to be evenly seated all the way around, but I never heard the pop like with tubeless tires. I took them up to 60 PSI. Is that normal? I always balance street rubber but with this agressive tread is balancing critical? My guess is the first street ride will knock enough chunks off rubber to change the balance anyway. For those who have balanced Kenda 270's how much weight do you normally end up using? Thanks Jeff

[Brian]

Would the antifreeze (that you always have with you) be a bit slippier than water? How about dipping a finger or two in the coolant and lubing up a bit. Devon Jarvis wrote:

> If you are already carrying tire irons, a prop stick, axle wrenches, and > a patch kit or spare tube, is it really such a burden to have a little > 35mm film canister filled with Ivory liquid? If you are doing anything > involving camping I'll bet you'll be glad for that bit of soap anyway at > some point. > > Riding without having the bead seated scares me. While I don't think > you'll blow up a tire using a hand pump, some of the 2-stage pumps can > go over 100psi pretty easily. > > Devon > A15 > > > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 PhantomRider3@... wrote: > > > > >high can one go safely to seat the bead? Any tips? I'm being stubborn > > >and trying to stick with plain water to show how difficult it really is > > >to change a tire in less than ideal conditions. > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/