Wheel Balancing - MOTO GUZZI California II Owner's Manual

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from the stop pin on the swing arm, securing this
group to the frame.
• Lean the vehicle to the right just sufficiently to
allow the wheel to be withdrawn from the rear fork
arm and the rear drive box.
To re-assemble, reverse the dismantling sequence,
remembering to insert the plate complete with ca-
liper on the stop lug on the left arm of the swing fork.
Wheel balancing
To improve the vehicle stability and reduce vibra-
tions at high speed, the wheels have to be kept in a
perfectly balanced condition.
To balance a wheel, proceed as follows:
• Remove the wheel and set it up on a forked
stand.
• Spin the wheel slowly several times and watch
if it always stops in different positions, thus indicat-
ing a correct balance.
• If one point of the wheel always stops at the
bottom, put a balancing weight opposite this point.
• Repeat the operation till the wheel is correctly
balanced.
Tires
These are included in the motorcycle components
that have to be kept under control very carefully as
the vehicle stability, riding comfort, and sometimes
even the rider's safety are dependent on them.
Therefore it is unadvisable to use tire having less
than 2 mm (1/16") thickness tread.
An incorrect tire pressure may also affect the veh-
icle stability and cause rapid wear of the tire.
Recommended pressures are:
• Front wheel with one or two persons: 2.1 kgl
sqcm (29 p.s.i.).
• Rear Wheel : solo riding 2.3 kg/sqcm (34 p.s.i.);
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with pillion: 2.6 kg/sqcm (37 p.s.i.) .