OEM or Aftermarket Wheel Weights

[renorealtors]

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know where I can get Wheel Weights like the one below. I figure OEM are not available but something must work for this style of 82 GS1100E wheel??

 

[Grimly]

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know where I can get Wheel Weights like the one below. I figure OEM are not available but something must work for this style of 82 GS1100E wheel??

Last time I got hammer-on weights was at my local tyre depot who also do bike wheels from time to time. They rummaged around in a box and found some.
Not been used for years, they said, everything's stick-on these days.
Failing that, I've definitely seen them on ebay.

 

[renorealtors]

looks like there are many different hammer on designs. How cool would it be to have some real Suzuki weights? The third pis is the OEM Suzuki weight. The others don't fit well enough to use but I am fiddling!

 

[Gorminrider]

I pick up car-tire weights whenever I see them on the road side...(scounger!) I hack-saw them ... Indeed getting just the right weight is a bit of bother, but it's nice to have just one instead of a string of those gummy-jobs ... You can put the gummies on to find the weight, then balance them against a single.

 

[renorealtors]

The temporary fix is not to secure but will have to do till I can get some weights that fit right.

 

[Guest]

or give the traditionalists a stroke and just go with beads....

 

[rphillips]

I've used beads several times, they seem to work just fine, no problems at all. but sure would like to have the old orig. wgts. back, that's just is what should be there.

 

[renorealtors]

Look at the price of OEM weights!!

 

[Rob S.]

Look at the price of OEM weights!!

Finding ten dollar bills by the side of the road!

 

[LAB3]

or give the traditionalists a stroke and just go with beads....

Ran beads last year on two separate sets of tires. My front started to get wobbly feeling and I have a brand new set of Continentals ready to mount, I've got two bottles of Ride-On sealer/balancer for these.

 

[Steve]

I pick up car-tire weights whenever I see them on the road side...(scounger!)

I have a couple of smaller car weights in my stash, as well. The biggest problem with them is that the larger ones curve the wrong direction, as they are meant to attach to the outside of the rim, not the inside.

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[wyly]

I've done the ton on two rides with beads and had no issues. I don't find wheel weights particularly attractive, no one notices they're not on the bikes. The old oem weights I just tossed in the parts bin just in case.

 

[Guest]

yeah, didn't want to start a bead debate (i run them, and at the track at....a good clip) just saying there are options aplenty.

 

[bwringer]

20 gram and 10 gram OEM wheel weights are still available from Suzuki relatively cheap.

For example, on the '83 GS850G fiche at OnlineCycleParts.com:
https://www.onlinecycleparts.com/oemparts/a/suz/50d401e8f8700230d8b4e5ec/front-wheel

BALANCER (20G)
55412-17G00
$4.50

BALANCER (10G)
55411-00A00-10V
$0.98


I have a stash of these built up over the years, but basically I pretty much always use stick-on weights.

 

[bwringer]

Look at the price of OEM weights!!

That's from some rando on fleaBay buying them cheap through a dealer and reselling... skip the middleman.

 

[Guest]

boy, big premium on that extra 10 grams, amirite? "STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS, ONE FER A DOLLA, TWOFA FIVE"

20 gram and 10 gram OEM wheel weights are still available from Suzuki relatively cheap.

For example, on the '83 GS850G fiche at OnlineCycleParts.com:
https://www.onlinecycleparts.com/oemparts/a/suz/50d401e8f8700230d8b4e5ec/front-wheel

BALANCER (20G)
55412-17G00
$4.50

BALANCER (10G)
55411-00A00-10V
$0.98


I have a stash of these built up over the years, but basically I pretty much always use stick-on weights.

 

[Grimly]

boy, big premium on that extra 10 grams, amirite? "STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS, ONE FER A DOLLA, TWOFA FIVE"

It's a combination of the Rarity Premium and Leisure Tax.