Avon Cobra Chrome

CrzystghndKC said:
Ok so you've got the tire changed in your own garage, now what do you do for having it balanced?
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i used a pocket balancer which is a shaft and centering cones that came with rollers for putting the assembly on saw horses or jack stands. The balancer was the most expensive at $100 on amazon. I then used 3-4 oz in weights to balance the tire. Bought a box of weights for less than $20 on Amazon and the box has enough to last the rest of my life.
 
CrzystghndKC said:
While we're on the subject this Avon tire recall has become a total pain in my arse. Bike Bandit will not send me a new tire until I send the old back. So I have to ask the shop that installed it to let my bike with a disassembled rear end sit in their shop while I pay to ship Avons f'd up tire back to Bike Bandit and wait for them to ship one back. I think this is unexceptable. I appealed to Avon and they we not any help. So I'm at F it point and will just keep riding on it.
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Noted about Bike Bandit... :cautious:
-MIG
 
I just got the good news Avon will only cover a max of $70.00 on the remove and replace of the Cobra chrome. That was info I should have been told before I took it to a Triumph dealer to have it changed. Even the cheapest throw down, money under the table place in the area would be in excess of $175.00 because it's a 240 tire and I live in high rate California. I'm going to let it play out in case they make good but it looks bleak. It took Avon 6 weeks to get me a tire. Not friggin happy!
 
Mighty Mouse said:
I just got the good news Avon will only cover a max of $70.00 on the remove and replace of the Cobra chrome. That was info I should have been told before I took it to a Triumph dealer to have it changed. Even the cheapest throw down, money under the table place in the area would be in excess of $175.00 because it's a 240 tire and I live in high rate California. I'm going to let it play out in case they make good but it looks bleak. It took Avon 6 weeks to get me a tire. Not friggin happy!
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Your choice, but unless you know something most all of us experienced Roadster riders do not, you really should be running the Exedra Max on the rear!
 
I guess as a kid in a toolroom I used to balance grinding wheels (big ones) between two parallel round rails prior to installation and use (if you didn't get it right you would know about it). The manual balancing technique is not a hard thing to do but it does take some finesse.
Manual balancing of wheels and tyres can be done without any problem if you know what your doing - if you don't have the skill then don't try.
 

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