Wheels And Tires - Cake Kalk& Manual

Check that the horn is working properly
Check that the rear and brake light is working properly,
both with front and rear brake
Check that the turn signals are working properly
Final check: Check that the motorcycle is reliable for use and testride

3.3 Wheels and Tires

The wheels should be inflated to a pressure of 250 kPa.
With new factory wheels, you have to check and tighten the spokes after
riding. To make sure the wheels are in their best shape you need to tighten
the spokes after your first rides of a couple of hours. You will find some loose
spokes for sure, this is because the spokes and rim will work a bit when
they are new. Be sure that when you start to tighten your spokes the hub is
completely cooled down, because the braking hubs get warm.
Tighten your spokes as follow. Use a spoke wrench and tighten the nipple
which is found where the spoke and rim meets. Check all spokes with your
spoke wrench and tighten loose spokes. Don't tighten loose spokes too firm
otherwise you will pull the wheel out of his straight position. Spokes that are
still tightened don't need to be tightened extra firm. Keep repeating to check
the spokes after your second and third ride. You will find that the spokes
keep nicely tightened because they are now ''settled '' in the hub and rim.
Now your CAKE wheels are ready to race. Keep checking your spokes regularly.
By checking regularly, we don't mean that the spokes have to be tightened
every time. You just need to make sure that there are no loose spokes in the
wheel. If you tighten the spokes every time you check them the result can
be that after a while the spokes are all way too tight. Keep in mind: A spoke
needs to have the possibility to "stretch" with big impacts. When the spokes
are over tightened the spoke cannot stretch and it can break.
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