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Wheel weights

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Does anyone know where a guy could buy some of the clip on wheel weights for the GS mag wheels?
 
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.
 
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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.
 
Yeah I cleaned them up with lacquer thinner first even maybe I got a bad batch.
 
I prefer the stick on type. Sounds like yours did not stick all that well.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Just to mention another option, you could also put in Dyna Beads. They work well in street tires, and can't fall off.
 
Fish the fiches first...

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.
 
bwringer said:
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
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And from G&S Suzuki, they are $3.97 and $1.00. :p

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