Rear wheel balance
 

I just had my tyre refitted to a repaired wheel by a garage local to my work, nice bloke, didn't charge me either! Only thing is he's telling me that the rear wheel of a K7 GSXR 750 doesn't really need balanced...I tried explaining that it had a balance weight fitted before it was repaired, but he was adamant that it wasn't required...

So, is he talking b**ll*cks or not? Any takers?

Not sure if I should just re-fit it and see, but I'd rather not find out the hard way.

Re: Rear wheel balance
 

Whilst you won't feel it as you would a front wheel inbalance, I'd have thought it would be working the rear shock all the time. I'd not be happy with that myself.:(

Re: Rear wheel balance
 

Balance it yourself ... stick the spindle in, either end on axle stands, wheel free to rotate.

Heavy bit will come to rest at the bottom. Add weight 180deg from it (at the top) ... rinse and repeat until it isn't really settling in any one place any more ...

Balancing the rear wheel isn't as important as the front as you won't 'feel' it as much ...

As for wearing the shock ... bumps in the road do enough of that for you ... as does the chain flapping about!! ;)

Re: Rear wheel balance
 

Rear doesn't matter so much

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It does need balancing, if he has tested it and says it needs no weights added I would be very surprised!

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I've had it a few times ... it's not THAT improbable ...

Re: Rear wheel balance
 

Especially if you match light spot of tyre with imbalance of wheel on its own

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The can be balanced by rotating the tyre on the rim. My mates fancy pants balancing machine for cars can tell you where it needs to be.

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Not something I have first hand experience of, but I'm pretty sure I've read certain wheels/tyres have marks on them to allow you to align the light bit of the tyre with the heavy bit of the wheel or vice/versa. That's not to say they won't need balancing, just that it'll be less likely to and less out by default.

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Yeah, ironically really well balanced wheels can need more weights with the tyres on, because usually you counter the imbalance of the tyre with the imbalance of the wheel.