I always take loose wheels to fitter. Easiest way to remember for me is ..... Front has ABS ring facing up, tyre rotation arrow points anti-clockwise. Rear(s/side wheel) wheel nut side up, arrow points clockwise. Once I’ve got tyres I look for arrows and paint or chalk big arrow on tyre. Helps me help the fitter.
At work so just looked at a pic of my bike on my phone and my front tyre has the arrows pointing upwards.
If I take loose wheels in for a tyre fit I attach some tape to the rim with a black arrow showing wheel rotation. Simple.
Always put masking tape on with a arrow drawn on, not just for the fitter but for me when putting back on
nice layman's explanation for the reasoning behind leading or trailing sipes:- http://sgbikerboy.com/2016/12/26/wh...-and-rear-tires-have-opposite-tread-patterns/
Rich, do you mean the rotation arrow or the tyre 'arrows'? If the former, then your tyre is fitted the wrong way around.......
Installing a tire backwards is absolutely unacceptable regardless of how it was previously installed. In fact, it may be dangerous. I can't see why they wouldn’t correct the error as it's not an expensive fix. If they don't however, threaten them with posting the name of the dealer and the employee that said that one every forum you can think of. Just make sure you can prove your allegation as they may sue for slander.
Utter cop out and abrogating their legal responsibility. If they don’t rectify it, talk to the local Trading standards. Had a similar brush off by a main dealer Merc garage when they found a ”bodged repair”. The workshop manager’s face was priceless when I pointed out that the car had only ever been to their dealership. Andy
It's all good guys, the garage corrected their mistake the next day, im not makeing any excuse for them but the predominantly do car tyres and and only charge 5£ a wheel (Loose) but in future I will always double check before I leave
Great result, your point about taking front wheel in/"loose" is a good one, because if wheel spokes not distinctive then i'm sure a few fitters would fall back on trusting previous fitment if customer not around.
The tyre company I use about 15 miles from me, offer a bespoke bike tyre service and on loose wheels, there is no charge for fitting, just balancing and carcass disposal. Glad it was resolved to your satisfaction. Andy
Balance, yes. Change valves, not yet. On the Mutley they aren't the rubber pop in valves but the all metal with a sealing washer versions. Will likely change at some point but not yet (2 years and 10,000 miles).
The valve is metal but the valve inner core is metal and rubber . They're meant to be changed with the tyre. Also I was told by motorcycle tyre fitter that anything under 40g you won't notice in a bike because of the dynamic movement.
Back in the day when some bikes could use the same tyre back and front it was not unusual to see the front tyre fitted “the wrong way round”. All due to how the tyre is subjected to torque. The back tyre has maximum torque when it is being driven, whereas for the front it is when braking. Hence the arrow will be pointing in the opposite direction.
