{"id":25759,"date":"2024-04-03T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=25759"},"modified":"2024-03-23T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:48:27","slug":"exnotes-product-test-easyberg-wheel-balancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/03\/exnotes-product-test-easyberg-wheel-balancer\/","title":{"rendered":"ExNotes Product Test: Easyberg Wheel Balancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Joe Gresh<\/h6>\n

I usually use two jack stands with a long piece of \u00bd\u201d rod through the wheel bearings to balance a motorcycle tire. It works ok but there is a bit of drag on the bearings that makes balancing a sticky affair. You can get the wheel close but minor amounts of weight (like \u00bd ounce) won\u2019t have much effect.<\/p>\n

Since I got the Harbor Freight tire machine I\u2019ve been happily changing tires as needed. I\u2019ve done around eight tire changes and I\u2019ve got the system somewhat down. The only thing I was missing was a dedicated tire balance stand. This is where the Easyberg<\/a> (no relation to Joe Berg) tire balancer comes in.<\/p>\n

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An Amazon search will return about two dozen motorcycle tire balancers, and most of them look exactly the same. The Easyberg<\/a> was the cheapest at the time I bought it, but prices sway back and forth depending on which seller is having a sale or coupon deal. I paid $36 for the balancer and there is no way I could build one as nice for that amount of money.<\/p>\n

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My Easyberg<\/a> came unassembled. It was Easybarrak to assemble the thing, requiring only an open end wrench and a hex wrench. A tiny screwdriver was needed to tighten the bubble level.<\/p>\n

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Once assembled, the Easyberg<\/a> I received was slightly tweaked. The axle did not run parallel to the base making the tire sit crooked in the stand. The Easyfoil material is thin enough that I could tweak it straight. Any warpage of the base due to the tweaking process can be taken out by the four, adjustable feet. I used a four-foot level on top of the axle to check the bubble and it was fairly accurate. I\u2019m not sure being perfectly level is all that critical, but I set it up that way.<\/p>\n

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Using the balancer is Easyberg<\/a> as pie. You slide the axle through the wheel and snug up the centering cones using the supplied Allen wrench to lock the cones into position. This next step is where the Easyberk\u2026I mean berg, is better than jack stands. The four ball bearings supporting the axle spin much Easyburger than the bearings found in your motorcycle wheel; this free movement allows a finer balance. \u00bc ounce of weight will cause the wheel to move.<\/p>\n

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I give the Easyberg<\/a> four stars (out of five) subtracting one star due to the thing being crooked. Otherwise it\u2019s Easilyberk worth the $36. I\u2019m now fully set up to change motorcycle tires. At the speeds I run, usually less than 100 MPH this balancer does a good enough job and my limited riding skills can\u2019t detect any wheel vibration at highway speeds.<\/p>\n

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