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Had new Pilot Road 3s mounted on my 2011 C14 by the local dealer. After 6000 miles the OEM tires were scalloped in front and flat on rear and was handling a bit scary. Got it up to 100 and knew the tires had not been balanced to perfection. I bought a static balancer from Mark Parnes products (great product) dismounted the wheels and rebalanced. Perfect.
http://www.marcparnes.com/Kawasaki_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm
ONE QUESTION:
On remounting the front wheel, I pretty much reversed the order of removal. I did not loosen the LEFT pinch bolts or axle nut. I torqued the axle bolt to 94'lbs and all is well. Then I read in the shop manuel to loosen the LEFT pinch bolts and axle nut, replace the axle and torque the axle nut on to the axle bolt. Is there any conceivable problem with the way I did it by torquing the axle bolt?
After 600 miles I am very pleased with the dry pavement performance of the PR3s. However, living in Las Vegas it may be a while before I can test them on wet pavement. Thanks in advance for your reply.
Oh, and thanks to Capt Bob, as I stumbled on your specs for the suspension set up. I'm 250lbs, and very pleased with the result.
One more thing out of context. I was displeased with the auto return to btm feature on the electric windshield. This didn't seem right, because when I return to base the first thing I want to do is clean the windshield of bugs. This means either leaving the bike running or in the on position (motor off) which is discouraged. Somewhere in these forums I stumbled on the secret that's not published in the owners manual. Hold the windshield button in the up position when turning off the engine. It stays up! Easier to clean.
http://www.marcparnes.com/Kawasaki_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm
ONE QUESTION:
On remounting the front wheel, I pretty much reversed the order of removal. I did not loosen the LEFT pinch bolts or axle nut. I torqued the axle bolt to 94'lbs and all is well. Then I read in the shop manuel to loosen the LEFT pinch bolts and axle nut, replace the axle and torque the axle nut on to the axle bolt. Is there any conceivable problem with the way I did it by torquing the axle bolt?
After 600 miles I am very pleased with the dry pavement performance of the PR3s. However, living in Las Vegas it may be a while before I can test them on wet pavement. Thanks in advance for your reply.
Oh, and thanks to Capt Bob, as I stumbled on your specs for the suspension set up. I'm 250lbs, and very pleased with the result.
One more thing out of context. I was displeased with the auto return to btm feature on the electric windshield. This didn't seem right, because when I return to base the first thing I want to do is clean the windshield of bugs. This means either leaving the bike running or in the on position (motor off) which is discouraged. Somewhere in these forums I stumbled on the secret that's not published in the owners manual. Hold the windshield button in the up position when turning off the engine. It stays up! Easier to clean.