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Re: [ST] New Tires



On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Steven Kohlscheen wrote:

> I think some of you are forgetting that if it's a Sprint ST rear wheel they 
> won't be able to balance it without the right spacer for that wheel to be 
> mounted on the ballancer.  So that would prevent you from walking into just 
> any dealer to have a rear tire changed.  Why would a dealer take the chance 
> of just mounting a tire than send you on your way without having the tire 
> balanced?  Talk about liability issue!

On the plus side, I think I recall some VFR folks having luck getting 
their _rear_ tyre mounted at an auto tyre shop for cheap. Auto places have 
the right equipment and spacers to deal with many sizes of hub/axle.



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