12-05-2014, 11:36 AM
This topic may have been discussed, if so, my apologies. When I bought my cb1100 new, there was a yellow dot on both wheel rims. There was also a yellow dot on my bridgestone tires that was lined up with the yellow dot on each rim. When I had my front tire replaced with the oem bridgestone tire, it also had a yellow dot. However, the dealership mounted the tire with the yellow dot 180° from the dot on the rim. They also added 3 stick on weights to balance tire. Should they have aligned the yellow dots like they were when new, would the tire have been better balanced and not needed the stick on weights?
I am now getting rear tire mounted. Shoud I have the dealership make sure to align yellow dots on rim and tire?
Picture of front tire and rim when new.
Picture of rear tire and wheel when new
I thought I heard somewhere that Honda puts a yellow dot on the heaviest part of rim Bridgestone puts a yellow dot on the lightest side of tire. By aligning the yellow dots, the tire and wheel cancel each other out, therefore making wheel more balanced and needing few, if any stick on weights to balance. Does any one know if I am right or wrong. There were no weights on either rim when new. Thanks.
I am now getting rear tire mounted. Shoud I have the dealership make sure to align yellow dots on rim and tire?
Picture of front tire and rim when new.
Picture of rear tire and wheel when new
I thought I heard somewhere that Honda puts a yellow dot on the heaviest part of rim Bridgestone puts a yellow dot on the lightest side of tire. By aligning the yellow dots, the tire and wheel cancel each other out, therefore making wheel more balanced and needing few, if any stick on weights to balance. Does any one know if I am right or wrong. There were no weights on either rim when new. Thanks.