Wheel weights

[jay66]

Does anyone know where a guy could buy some of the clip on wheel weights for the GS mag wheels?

[hampshirehog]

Which continent?

[jay66]

USA I tried those stick on ones but they flew off first season. Had to rejoin here for some reason, lost all my posts and info.

[hampshirehog]

Those sticky ones shouldn't come off. Were the rims 100% clean before you stuck them on. The ones I can get over here take some tugging off.

[jay66]

Yeah I cleaned them up with lacquer thinner first even maybe I got a bad batch.

[koolaid_kid]

I prefer the stick on type. Sounds like yours did not stick all that well.

[rubline]

I found some on the internet but dam expensive. They are center rib type http://www.alltiresupply.com/c-745.html . Not sure these are the exact style we need. I ended up going to a Suzuki bike dealer and the owner let me paw through a box of old weights to find what I needed. Maine has also banned lead weight so all my local bike shops have gone to stick on weights. Hope this helps.

[jay66]

Ouch! Expensive is right. I may have to try the local Yamaha dealer, I'm pretty sure we used the same style ony nephews 93 Virago. I have a whole coffee can full of car weights but they are backwards.

[koolaid_kid]

I would use these: motorcycle wheel weights

[Dogma]

Just to mention another option, you could also put in Dyna Beads. They work well in street tires, and can't fall off.

[jay66]

I would use these: motorcycle wheel weights

Yeah those look like the will do the trick. Thanks.

[bwringer]

Fish the fiches first...

The clip-on weights appear on the fiches for the front and rear wheels.

For example, from the 1983 GS850G parts diagrams at partshark.com :

19-1 BALANCER, WHEEL NO.2
55412-17G00 (replaces 55411-45100)
$4.49

19-3 BALANCER, WHEEL NO.1
55411-00A00 (replaces 55413-45100)
$1.13


Not sure what weights you'd end up with -- I've seen OEM weights that are 10g, 20g, and 30g. But you could order three or four of each before your next tire change if you want to be excruciatingly correct.

I have several clip-on weights accumulated over the years, but frankly I prefer the stick-on weights. I painted a batch of them black a while back and they look really spiffy on black wheels.

I've never lost a stick-on weight. Not sure what you did wrong there, but they are pretty dang reliable in general.

[Steve]

The clip-on weights appear on the fiches for the front and rear wheels.

For example, from the 1983 GS850G parts diagrams at partshark.com :

19-1 BALANCER, WHEEL NO.2
55412-17G00 (replaces 55411-45100)
$4.49

19-3 BALANCER, WHEEL NO.1
55411-00A00 (replaces 55413-45100)
$1.13

And from G&S Suzuki, they are $3.97 and $1.00.

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