i just bought a new set of tires for my bike. (02 f4i) these have almost 11000 mi. on them, and there pretty scary in the twisties. anyway i was thinking of taking my wheels off my bike myself, and bring them to the stealership with tires so they cant F up my bike, just my wheels. my questions are should they be spin balanced? or ok to bubble balance? also i think the weights that clamp on the center ridge of rim are better than the stick on weights what do you think does it matter. also if i take off the wheels,when i get them back do they have to be aligned or do ijust bolt the front on. and make sure back wheel has same amount of turns out. also i guess i need to leave rotors and sprocket on the wheel to be balanced right. is there anything i should ask the shop . any help appreciated thanks. oh yeah i forgot since i have 11000 miles should i get new wheel bearings ? when should they be changed?

 

Hey Hondaman4life ~ funny you posted this as I'm taking my rear rim in tomorrow for a tire change. Regarding the rotor & sproket I was going to call first to see if they need them taken off, but I doubt they will. I'm pretty curious myself seeing as this is my first motorcycle tire change
I don't care how they do it so long as my bike doesn't wooble all over the place, lol.
No, it doesn't matter; they all accomplish the same thing. I prefer the sticky ones
Yep, just bolt the front on & align the rear.
As long as the wheel turns true and smoothly and there's no grinding/squeeking, they're ok.

 

Stay away from the stick on weights, they are more prone to fall off. The only advantage to them is the fact that the can be mounted in a more inconspicuose (spell check) area of the rim, so your nice shiny chrome rims dont have that unsightly lead weight sticking outta the lip.

 

So I just got back from the shop and it was $35 for the mount & balance and tire disposal fee. Didn't need to remove the brake nor the sprocket, although I found out that the cush-drive (sprocket) pops right out, lol. They also used the clip-on weights. It took them 15 min.

 

thanks for the info i'll probley take my wheels off this weekend and bring em in. ya cant beat $35 and 15 mins. thats pretty good.