How to balance a motorcycle wheel - CB750 project

Are you getting a vibration through the handlebars on your motorcycle or do they ''wobble'' at a certain speed? This can be caused by an unbalanced front wheel, not only can this cause excessive wear to your front wheel bearings, cause spokes to loosen & irregular tyre wear, it can, under certain conditions, lead to what is known as a ''tank slapper'' where the handlebars oscillate from side to side suddenly which can result in loss of control of your bike!

So, wheel balance, especially on the front wheel, is extremely important. It's a relatively simply proceedure & one, with basic equipment, you can do at home. If your wheel bearings are good & you remove your brake caliper, it can even be done on the bike!

In this video we run through the step by step process in Static balancing a motorcycle front wheel...

This video forms part of the Series of videos following the repairs to the Classic Honda CB750 K2, one of the Andy Mechanic project bikes.

Enjoy
Andy

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