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| Thatch | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Apr 2010 - 03:13 Post title : Wheel weight removal | | | Since I've switched to the broomstick handlebar I'm picking up more front wheel vibration than I used to. I suspect it is a slight imbalance and I was thinking of trying out the dynabeads. Of course if I do I have to pull the existing wheel weights. Anyone do the same and how did you pull them and subsequently clean the wheel of the residue?
I suppose I should open it up to the odd 'don't do it' option as well... so if anyone has thoughts, feel free
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Apr 2010 - 03:44 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Thatch) | | | When i got a new back tire the place the weights were removed from had the same kind of staining that papasgarage had all over his wheels. I don't have even a smidge of that anywhere else, just where the weights were. And i polished it with metal polish and it still remains. Some wet and dry then a polish may do it, but i haven't tried that yet. It may also leave a shiner spot since the finish is not real smooth. But if you are into working on the bike you could always sand the whole wheel if you don't mind probably 100 hours of hard labor. 
As for pulling them, a pair of vice grips should do fine. Or if you have a big pair of end nippers.
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| zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 23 Apr 2010 - 18:43 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Thatch) | | | recently have tried belgom chromes, they also do a alu which is a bit more abrasive.
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i have been using it on the wheels very successfully. i got the chrome version because i didnt want to use an abrasive like the belgom alu or solvol every time i need to polish the aluminium parts. this i think has a part chemical effect and leaves a wax on the surface. so far its leaving the aluminium almost like chrome. it might work on the residue you have chemically, dunno, but if it does it will save you a lot of effort and time. you still have to rub hard and work on small patches as the cloths quickly lift the oxides. if not try solvol
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| Keets | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2010 - 10:51 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: zolti) | | | I changed my original grips out for some cheap padded one and that seemed to work. I fell that the vibes have decrease a bit over time, I may be wrong but I've got almost 7,000 Km on it now and I did 450Km yesterday and couldn't feel any buzz after the ride. These grips have no wait and from memory the OEM weights were pretty light on.
I'm waiting for my Rizoma grips to go on my new bars (another story lol) and I've ordered a bar snake. A lot of users are happy with it. We will see.
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| Speed_Bird | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 77 | | Location | : | Netherlands |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2010 - 20:56 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Thatch) | | | Tatch,
When I installed my bar I also looked for other dampers. Maybe this is useful for you to eliminate the vibration.
They will fit in a 1 inch bar.
1" HANDLEBAR VIBRATION DAMPERS HARLEY DAVIDSON/CRUISERS
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2010 - 21:06 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Speed_Bird) | | | Thanks for the heads-up. I'll take a look
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2010 - 21:10 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Speed_Bird) | | | Should be good if they work on a Hardley 
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2010 - 21:14 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: mat1600) | | |
It's interesting, everytime I mess about with the handlebars the amount of vibes I get changes. Even without changing bars, basically if I loosen it up then tighten it back down the vibes will be different. That said I do believe my front wheel is out of balance. So, as soon as I sort that I'm sure it will be fine.
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| OKCTBird | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 52 | | Location | : | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Apr 2010 - 21:12 Post title : Re: Wheel weight removal (Re: Thatch) | | | Dyan Beads:
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Due away with those ugly wheel weights!
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