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05-24-2019, 08:51 PM | #16 | |
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05-24-2019, 09:51 PM | #17 |
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You might have got the rim 'close enough', and be careful the spot you're seeing isn't the seam, which is often slightly out.
Check your tyre is seated properly; it's unbelievably common for them to not be. Worse still, if it is has worn while not seating correctly it will forever hop due to the uneven wear. It may also just be a defective tyre. I know this kind of thing can be infuriating, but if you've learnt all that, spend a bit of cash and lace yourself up a new good quality rim. |
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05-24-2019, 09:54 PM | #18 |
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I don't know. If some stroke shop owner has that opinion then he won't be getting any business from me regardless of my make of bike.... Its really too bad you've got some jackass haters to deal with....I'm sure you are frustrated and don't blame you at all. For most of us older riders here we remember the same bs about anything Japanese in the 70s...I'm betting you've got a good bike there....just needs a little extra care right now. Try giving Dan's advice a whirl.
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05-24-2019, 10:25 PM | #19 | |
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Since tire spoons are so cheap at HF, I will try to remove the tire and true the wheel again. It’s worth another shot. Thinking about it now, the tire and air pressure were probably a big problem in me getting this right. If I can’t do it, I was able to find one guy who will work on it but he doesn’t come cheap! He wants $120 for this...which is about double what I thought he’d say. Hence, I want to try myself again before dropping that kind of coin. |
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05-24-2019, 10:29 PM | #20 |
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The Apollo deluxe comes stock with 17x2.50 in front and 17x3.00 in the rear for wheel sizes. It’s a funky wheel size as far as buying tires.
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05-25-2019, 05:06 AM | #21 |
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Shops are getting pretty finicky around here. The Honda/Suzuki shop in Zanesville will not mount a tire unless you buy it from them, and it has to be on the bike so they can charge more labor. And they will tell you it's for liability reasons but it's really about the almighty dollar. And I guarantee you they wouldn't touch any China bike.
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05-25-2019, 06:18 AM | #22 |
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Honestly, $120 to true a wheel and dismount/remount a tire/tube is pretty reasonable. I used to do it for about $100 if I had to remove the tire/tube and about $80 for just the wheel with 40 spokes or less. That would be to get the radial and lateral runout less than 1mm.
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05-25-2019, 08:42 PM | #23 | |
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05-25-2019, 09:03 PM | #24 |
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I know a couple of the guys at the local Suzuki dealership..
there issue with Chinese bikes is not really the bike but the owners.. they fix the bike... because it is a piece of crap and keeps braking down and they were the last to work on it then the new problem becomes there fault in the owners mind... and then they bad mouthing the shop to anyone who listen... fixing Chinese bikes can do the shops reputation harm.. And getting compatible parts can be a nightmare... they can't just go to the computer and link the bike/model/ part to a part number as with a jap bike.. then order it knowing it is the right part.. I work 5 minutes away from the Suzuki shop....Yamaha shop is on the other side of the city I order a lot of my Yamaha parts though them.. not a issue as everything is linked on computer.... try doing that with Chinese bike parts.. ..
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05-26-2019, 01:47 AM | #25 | |
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The biggest shop in my city, refuse to sell parts for any brand sells chinese parts, because of what you say. About breaking all the time.. They don't break more than any entry level yamaha (xtz 125, ybr) or honda (xr 150, titan). But even so, we are talking about truing a wheel.. The shop owner can just say "look buddy this rim is not very good, is not going to hold true for long, just get a new rim and spokes or live with it"... |
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05-26-2019, 08:43 AM | #26 |
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They can't be any worse than here lol
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05-26-2019, 09:44 AM | #27 |
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They are I’ve not seen anything like this before in a place that’s semi modern
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05-29-2019, 09:36 PM | #28 |
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buddy of mine that works on vintage harleys wont fool with the new spoke rims. he said they are mostly from tiawan and can take up to a whole day just to get close. just not built round enough. the shop probably knows this too and knows you will freak out when you get the bill for 6-8 hours of shop time so they just say no thanks. take a day or two and work at it till you get it close enough.
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05-29-2019, 11:05 PM | #29 | |
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05-30-2019, 01:48 PM | #30 |
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You can do this! We need a positive review on the new Apollo!
200.00 for a rim? Seems awfully costly. What size?
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