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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1065 on: January 30, 2015, 05:15:11 PM »
You don't buy beer you rent it.

And speaking of that I'm off to the local watering hole.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1066 on: January 30, 2015, 08:33:09 PM »

Quote from: mxvet57 on January 30, 2015, 05:15:11 PM
You don't buy beer you rent it.

And speaking of that I'm off to the local watering hole.

I'll have a fresh sixer in about a week.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1067 on: January 30, 2015, 09:41:48 PM »
Quote from: fourstring on January 30, 2015, 08:33:09 PM

Quote from: mxvet57 on January 30, 2015, 05:15:11 PM
You don't buy beer you rent it.

And speaking of that I'm off to the local watering hole.

I'll have a fresh sixer in about a week.

Sounds good.  :thumbsup:  Cheers

And Ivy looks cute to.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1068 on: January 31, 2015, 03:09:47 AM »
Rode it a few days ago. Not today probably, as it's snowing.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1069 on: February 04, 2015, 12:04:11 PM »
It's in the garage with the tins removed, waiting for a new horn, new radiator hose clips, and a new GPS power harness.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1070 on: February 04, 2015, 01:26:24 PM »
Started the winter work on the trumpet.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1071 on: February 04, 2015, 02:16:59 PM »
Drew a smiley face in the sawdust on the seat.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1072 on: February 04, 2015, 02:38:26 PM »
I actually rode my bike today!  Granted, just to do an errand and get some lunch, but at least it was something.  First ride since October.   :facepalm:
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1073 on: February 04, 2015, 02:49:21 PM »
Quote from: bluepoof on February 04, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
I actually rode my bike today!  Granted, just to do an errand and get some lunch, but at least it was something.  First ride since October.   :facepalm:

Wooohooo!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1074 on: February 04, 2015, 03:49:04 PM »
Quote from: bluepoof on February 04, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
I actually rode my bike today!  Granted, just to do an errand and get some lunch, but at least it was something.  First ride since October.   :facepalm:


Quit having kids.  :couch:
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1075 on: February 08, 2015, 02:09:57 PM »
Damn these BMW spoke wheels are heavy!  I can't believe how much weight I need to balance them.  Notice the weights on the wheel put on by the dealer from the previous tire change.  I only had 7 oz weights around and used up nearly all of them to get this one rear to balance.  Note that this is my first tire change with this bike.  I purchased it used.


The previous rubber had some serious flat spots and my recent roadside tire patch was losing 10-15 lbs per week in air.  It was time for a change.

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See the previous weights put on at the last tire change?  They're 20 oz each!



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Here's the most of my 7 oz weights being used today in order to get a static balance  :(


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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1076 on: February 08, 2015, 02:35:40 PM »
Have you ever thought of balancing the wheel first? They're cast and then machined. Most modern tires require very little balancing if the wheel is balanced.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1077 on: February 08, 2015, 03:34:49 PM »
Quote from: kneescrubber on February 08, 2015, 02:35:40 PM
Have you ever thought of balancing the wheel first? They're cast and then machined. Most modern tires require very little balancing if the wheel is balanced.

I've never tried that.  What I find interesting is I kept the previous weights on the wheel to see if it would be balanced before doing anything else.  It wasn't.  So, I scraped off the old weights and added (a lot) of my own. 
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1078 on: February 08, 2015, 03:41:11 PM »
After second thought, it would be an extra step to remove the wheel off the tire changer to balance it.  I always save the balancing step for near last (before I set the bead).
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Re: What did you do to your bike today
« Reply #1079 on: February 08, 2015, 04:21:10 PM »
Quote from: R Doug on February 08, 2015, 03:41:11 PM
After second thought, it would be an extra step to remove the wheel off the tire changer to balance it.  I always save the balancing step for near last (before I set the bead).

So what you're saying is you're lazy. Balance the wheel once. You do realize that most tire manufacturers put a balance dot on the tire.
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