Wheel Balance - MOTO GUZZI V1000 G5 Owner's Manual

34 Wheel balance
To improve the vehicle stability and decrease vi-
brations at high speeds, the wheels have to be
kept well balanced.
Proceed as follows:
• ensure that all spokes are tightened and the
wheel is true;
• remove the wheel and suspend it on a fork;
• lightly spin the wheel several times and see
if it always stops in various positions, thus indi-
cating a correct balance;
• if one point of the wheel always stops at the
bottom, put a balance weight on the spoke op-
posite this point;
• repeat the operation until the wheel is correc·
tly balanced, then fix the balance weights to the
spokes by means of pliers.
Balance weight are readily available from our
dealers.
Tires
Tires are included in the components which must
be very carefully checked as the vehicle stability,
riding comfort and even the rider's safety are de-
pendant on them. Therefore it is not advisable to
use tires having less than 2 mm (1/16") thick-
ness thread.
An incorrect tire pressure may also affect the
vehicle stability and cause rapid deterioration of
the tire.
Recommended pressures are:
Front wheel
- solo or with pillion: 2.1 kg/sqcm (30 p.s.i.).
Rear wheel
- solo: 2.4 kg/sqcm (34 p.s.i.);
- with passenger: 2.6 kg/sqcm (36 p.s.i.).
The above figures are for normal riding (cruising
speed).
If using the motorcycle at constant high speed or
on highways, it is recommended to increase the
pressure by 0.2 kg/sqcm (3 p.s.i.).
Mounting tires on rims
If the tires have an arrow stamped on one side.
this has to turn clockwise for the rear wheel and
anticlockwise for the front wheel.