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OLD MEC · 09-13-2010, 11:11 AM

NAPLES NATIVE this is an ongoing problem with many brands of tires and especially like tread patterns you have for some reason? Tread seems to cause a pulsing bounce effect worse when cold but never gone when hot? That along with the way manufacturers are shipping tires is bound to cause problems? Bundeling tires inside each other and bending them in half, turning them into cork screws and allowing them to stay for long periods of time will ruin the rubber compound to globbs rather than smooth true shapes? All to save a few dollars on shipping?
Do you know of a motor cycle shop that has a bubble tire balancer ( not a spin balancer ) ( similiar to Harbor Freight Number 39741 ) as it will show how heavy one piont on tire is over rest of tire, and can be used to balance cart tires?
In the old days ( 1930-60 ) truing equipment was around that tire was power rotated and high spots were cut off of tread, but I doubt any are around anymore and besides it wouldnt solve all of problem but might help some?

09-13-2010, 11:11 AM	#9
OLD MEC Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,391	Re: Help with bounce. NAPLES NATIVE this is an ongoing problem with many brands of tires and especially like tread patterns you have for some reason? Tread seems to cause a pulsing bounce effect worse when cold but never gone when hot? That along with the way manufacturers are shipping tires is bound to cause problems? Bundeling tires inside each other and bending them in half, turning them into cork screws and allowing them to stay for long periods of time will ruin the rubber compound to globbs rather than smooth true shapes? All to save a few dollars on shipping? Do you know of a motor cycle shop that has a bubble tire balancer ( not a spin balancer ) ( similiar to Harbor Freight Number 39741 ) as it will show how heavy one piont on tire is over rest of tire, and can be used to balance cart tires? In the old days ( 1930-60 ) truing equipment was around that tire was power rotated and high spots were cut off of tread, but I doubt any are around anymore and besides it wouldnt solve all of problem but might help some?