# How the **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 22, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303 "2009-03-22T15:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/1 "2009-03-22T15:46:41Z")
Hell do you balance a street bike tire at home? ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/2 "2009-03-22T16:19:18Z")
you really want to ride on a balanced at home tire on a bike??? sounds like a no no to me ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/3 "2009-03-22T19:12:42Z")
when you install tire i always lined up the yellow dot with valve stem. not sure on reasoning but someone mentioned it one time to do that and that was what i did. other than that would have to take to motorcycle shop to have it done. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/4 "2009-03-22T20:19:32Z")
I’ve never balanced a bike wheel and tire and I’ve ridden without issue. As elcamino mentioned, line up the yellow dot with the valve stem. If you really wanted to do it yourself, you could get a cheap bubble balancer. I read about one on a bike forum that someone bought at Harbor Freight. ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/5 "2009-03-23T13:14:04Z")
> [@BlkP42E"](#): > > you really want to ride on a balanced at home tire on a bike??? sounds like a no no to me yep. I did mount mine yeaterday, without knowing about the yellow line, and up to 80 it seems fine. And I never ride at 80, So… > [@Discount mazda parts for the price of 2 races](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/discount-mazda-parts-for-the-price-of-2-races/39847/18): > > I’ve never balanced a bike wheel and tire and I’ve ridden without issue. As elcamino mentioned, line up the yellow dot with the valve stem. > > If you really wanted to do it yourself, you could get a cheap bubble balancer. I read about one on a bike forum that someone bought at Harbor Freight. I didn’t know about the yellow line thing, thanks a lot. I have a bubble balancer, but not sure how well that would work with a bike wheel. As I’m being told that the wheel never need balanced, just the tire to the wheel. But what the hell do I know…:doh: ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/6 "2009-03-23T13:48:33Z")
My bike has a lip in the center of the rim that weights attach to. ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/7 "2009-03-24T10:19:44Z")
Actually balanceing at home is easy and you use stick on weights. You don’t need one of those expensive balance machines like they use in car places. Both shops I used to deal with just used a basic wheel balancer that looked like this. They balanced the wheels on my 01 ZX-12R and my 05 Vulcan 1600 and I never had an issue. The ZX-12R when I owned it, I had at speeds close to 200 mph on a few occasions due to having a Muzzy Bonneville box (burried the needle at 195 indicated but didn’t have GPS to see what the actual was). Never an issue… ![http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-wheels/balancer/tachyon-wheel-tire-balancer/tachyon-motorcycle-wheel-balancer-kit.jpg](http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-wheels/balancer/tachyon-wheel-tire-balancer/tachyon-motorcycle-wheel-balancer-kit.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/8 "2009-03-24T13:47:48Z")
Can you post a link, the picture isn’t working? ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/9 "2009-03-24T14:11:50Z")
Sure scroll down to see the balancer. > **[Tachyon Motorcycle Wheel Balancer - webBikeWorld](https://www.webbikeworld.com/tachyon-motorcycle-wheel-tire-balancer/)** > > Tachyon Motorsports Motorcycle Wheel Balancer One of the most popular webBikeWorld articles ever was our review of Rod Neff's motorcycle wheel balancer, first published about 8 years ago. I think Rod has since stopped manufacturing it,... ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/10 "2009-03-24T17:41:15Z")
> [@Hillary & Count down to Socialistic Government.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hillary-count-down-to-socialistic-government/39899/42): > > Sure scroll down to see the balancer. > > [Tachyon Motorcycle Wheel Balancer - webBikeWorld](http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-wheels/balancer/tachyon-wheel-tire-balancer/) Cool thanks alot. ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/11 "2009-03-25T06:45:15Z")
I was just told another interesting way I never even thought about. If you have two jack stands that raise high enough and a level surface, you should be able to use the axel and suspend the tire inbetween the stands. I’m not sure if the axel would give you enough cleance to place the ends on jack stands but it is worth looking into. ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/12 "2009-03-25T07:43:32Z")
> [@Can you do the soulja boy?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-do-the-soulja-boy/39922/9): > > I was just told another interesting way I never even thought about. If you have two jack stands that raise high enough and a level surface, you should be able to use the axel and suspend the tire inbetween the stands. > > I’m not sure if the axel would give you enough cleance to place the ends on jack stands but it is worth looking into. I have done that before. Seemed to work fine. Spin the wheel a few times. If the same point always ends up on the bottom, your wheel is out of balance. > [@ALAN WATTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alan-watts/39909/6): > > when you install tire i always lined up the yellow dot with valve stem. _ **not sure on reasoning** _ but someone mentioned it one time to do that and that was what i did. other than that would have to take to motorcycle shop to have it done. The yellow dot is supposed to be the lighted part of the tire. Valve stem should be the heaviest part of the rim.