BonesDT
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I'm being uber anal so I need a confirmation on this:
I'm mounting Dunlop Q2's. From Dunlop Moto's site:
"All Dunlop street tires should be installed with the yellow balance dot at the valve."
However, I put my wheel (no tire) on the balancer and the valve is neither the heavy spot nor the light spot. I've searched all over online, but some say the valve is suppose to be the light spot because metal from the wheel was removed for the hole - however, others say manufacturers casted the wheels to compensate for that and made it heavier where the valve hole would be. I would think the valve would be the heavy spot because a valve seems like it would be heavier than a tiny metal donut hole.
Whatever it is, I know in my case the yellow dot on the valve would not be ideal. I'm just trying to figure out what Dunlop's intentions were.
Is the yellow dot the heavy spot on the tire so it should line up with the light spot on the wheel or vice versa? Thanks.
I'm mounting Dunlop Q2's. From Dunlop Moto's site:
"All Dunlop street tires should be installed with the yellow balance dot at the valve."
However, I put my wheel (no tire) on the balancer and the valve is neither the heavy spot nor the light spot. I've searched all over online, but some say the valve is suppose to be the light spot because metal from the wheel was removed for the hole - however, others say manufacturers casted the wheels to compensate for that and made it heavier where the valve hole would be. I would think the valve would be the heavy spot because a valve seems like it would be heavier than a tiny metal donut hole.
Whatever it is, I know in my case the yellow dot on the valve would not be ideal. I'm just trying to figure out what Dunlop's intentions were.
Is the yellow dot the heavy spot on the tire so it should line up with the light spot on the wheel or vice versa? Thanks.