tire mounting question

[redkats]

In the process of mounting a new set of metzler tourance's on my R100GSPD. Can't remember if the red spot is the heavy or light spot. Anyone remember?

[Bigger Al]

Light spot. Put it at the valve stem.

[kubiak]

Originally Posted by redkats

In the process of mounting a new set of metzler tourance's on my R100GSPD. Can't remember if the red spot is the heavy or light spot. Anyone remember?

on most tires the spot is the light spot so you line it up with the valve stem.

[Jamming]

Originally Posted by Bigger Al

Light spot. Put it at the valve stem.

Before you do that, put the wheel WITHOUT a tire on your balancer. Mark the heavy spot with a dot of paint if its not the valve stem. Sometimes it's not, on my bike the heavy spot is about 2 inches off the valve stem.

[redkats]

Thanks all. I'm going to write that down in my maintance manual sothe next time i'll know.

[Bigger Al]

Originally Posted by Jamming

Before you do that, put the wheel WITHOUT a tire on your balancer. Mark the heavy spot with a dot of paint if its not the valve stem. Sometimes it's not, on my bike the heavy spot is about 2 inches off the valve stem.

I do tires for a living, all day every day. Paying that much attention to detail would become unprofitable in a big hurry.

[Jamming]

Originally Posted by Bigger Al

I do tires for a living, all day every day. Paying that much attention to detail would become unprofitable in a big hurry.

I totally understand that, that's why I do my own tires. However I only need to do it once on my own bikes, it's marked after that. When I worked in bike shops I didn't do it either