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balancing

  1. bushmechanic

    Balancing an 80mm 650 crank

    for the theory on this download Phil Irvings fabulous book Tuning for speed http://tuningforspeed.com/ just to show you how easy it is to check the static balance factor of a single cyl crank I could have used fancy parallels at work but i wanted to show that anyone can do this at home in...
  2. JBSracing

    Engine Balancing

    Good Gentlemen of the UHE I take a publication called Moto Tech a bi-monthly technical magazine on motorcycles. In the current Jan/Feb issue appeared an article on engine balancing. It is quite thorough I don’t necessarily agree with everything the article says but none the less it is...
  3. J

    CRANKSHAFT BALANCING / COUNTERBALANCE REMOVAL- SWR RACING

    :D Just had my crankshaft reworked by a top bloke Sean Wilson, speedway guru and head dude at SWR, he fitted the new rod kit, finally after messing about with incorrectly supplied small ends from outside sources (obviously our fault) and then drilled and balanced the crank to 70% as recommended...
  4. P

    Crankshaft balancing without counterbalancer, how to verify?

    Hi all, Apparently the previous owner removed the crank counterbalancer on my bike. There are two additional lightening holes near the crank pin, but how do I verify that it is balanced correctly? I have ridden it minimally prior to tearing into it, and it did seem to vibrate a lot. Is there...