Motorcycle Wheel Balancer Customer Testimonials

Marc Parnes Products

This is my favorite page. Makes it all worthwhile J I hope you enjoy it.
Marc

Wow! I just used the balancer for the first time on my Buell Ulysses. I had blamed the factory Dunlop D616's for the head shake and handling issues. They just weren't balanced properly from the beginning. The wheels now have half the original weight on them in a different place and it's like a completely different bike. Absolutely amazing what a good static balancing will do for a bike's handling characteristics. THANKS!!

Aaron S. Rose

Thank you Marc,

It's great to still find top-shelf quality and innovation served up by a great guy to deal with. I ordered and received the universal set along with a set of Ducati 1098 cones in what had to be near-record delivery time. What a beautifully constructed, quality tool!

This setup enables me to balance the broadest number of the Big Four wheels - both for my son's "stunter-dude" types as well as my own more conservative sport bike riding group.

I didn't read or view the directions ( probably should have) and using my Pitbull jack stands (flipping the rounded side down mates perfectly with the Pitbull stand channels), I had it set up and within minutes I'd balanced out my '06 SV650 front wheel to within 1/8 - yes that's right, 1/8 ounce. I know this because I repeated the experiment twice for repeatability/reliability. I did not have to cut new weights each time, yet the wheel stayed dead-still at any point positioned. Awesome tool, awesome guy, thanks again Marc.

Mike Skees

I finally used the product & with the tips for the proper procedures like finding the heavy spot on the wheel then mounting the tire with the mark on the tire, WOW, it was so easy. The old tire had 7 weights on the wheel, now I've got one weight on the wheel & its perfect. Its great. Thanks again!!

Terry Walker

Hi Marc, - Just wanted to tell you I purchased a wheel balancer from you several years ago - it was great - still serving me today. Just this past week I bought a BMW plug tool, oil filter wrench, and front axle tool. Service was outstandingly quick. Anyway I didn't NEED any of these although I will use them -- I just had to have them because they were so beautiful (seriously). Thanks,
Bruce Carrington

Received your wheel balancer in record time and did 2 Classic CB750 Honda-4-wheels. Works GREAT. My Busa is next. Waiting for new tires.

P.S. I keep it stored in the box that it came in. Very compact.
Frank T.

Hi Marc, Got the balancer, set it up. Very nice tool. Very smooth. I gave the wheel a little spin and it took the wheel 5 minutes to stop. I wanted to see how those bearings were. And it's so easy to use. Awesome!!!

Thanks,

dragonsycles

Marc,

Walt came over this morning and we balanced his rear wheel with the 62mm adapter. Smooth as glass and balanced perfectly. My old buddy left with a big smile on his face. Thanks for another great product.

Ken Krumm

Received my balancer just two days after placing my order. It worked as advertised and as professed by so many guys on the Adventure Rider website. I'm glad I took their advice. I took a ride and it's smooth as can be. Can anyone tell me why it costs so much to get tires mounted and balanced at a shop when the task is so easy and accurate with this balancer? Great product! Thanks, Marc.

Galen Anderson

I have been using your balancer for some years now and the only comment I can come up with is BRILLIANT. Probably my best eBay find.

Stuart Lloyd

Well I used your balancer just last week to balance the new tires for my Honda. Let me tell you the bike feels much smoother then it did with the factory balanced tires it came with. The balancing procedure was rather simple the only 2 hitches I ran into was 2 of the 7 gram segments that I used off one of the weights I ordered would not stick to the the rim. I had no other trouble with any of the other weight on the stick just those 2 7 gram segments. The other hitch was try as I might I could not find what I thought could be a heavy spot marking on my Avon tires I bought. (Marc responds: Jason is correct, Avon doesn't mark the light spot their tires.) All said and done great product.

Jason

Hi Marc,

I also would like to let you know that the design and craftsmanship on your balancer is superb! I think you told me that you machine them right there in your shop. You have done an amazing job, can’t wait for my tires to arrive so I can try it.

Many thanks,

Fred Fazaeli

Your balancer was the star of my basic motorcycle maintenance class at the local community college tonight. I had brought it along because it was new and it's pretty neat looking in general. The teacher had us using the school's balancer which didn't fit the axel holes of my wheel well and was pretty painful to setup with one guy holding the tire while two other tried to get the bits screwed in place. After 30 minutes I had had enough, whipped out your balancer, and had my wheel setup and balanced 10 minutes later.

Thanks for making a quality tool. It's really nice to work with.

Ramin

Marc,
I rec’d my front axle removal tool today and I must say I’m impressed. It looks beautiful and I really like the fact that it’s more of a multi-function tool… smart design! It will make a perfect addition to my “on-the-road” tool kit for the mighty K12S.

Regards-
Curt

Marc,

Got my wheel balancer on the 25th. Had a wheel off one of my bikes so I did a "practice" balance. This thing works great and is so simple in design and easy to use. About 2 weeks ago I mounted a new rear tire on one of my bikes and took it into the shop that I usually have balance my tires. I got the shock of my life when the bill came to $18.00 for the balancing! What a rip off!! I have 6 motorcycles and am always putting a new tire on one of them. Your balancer will pay for it's self in no time. I don't mind supporting my local shops, but when they charge prices like that it's time to do it myself. Thanks again for the great product and the speedy shipping.

Later "Maynard"

Wisconsin Moto Guzzi Riders, Sec./Tres.

Hi Marc:

I’m tremendously impressed with your concern for customers’ well-being. I’ve never had such service and I greatly appreciate your diligence, care and honesty.

My BMW R1200C is a 2000 model and has only one spark plug. Thanks for this advice and the refunds. I look forward to receiving the parcel and will absolutely pass along recommendations to everyone who may buy your parts. Please feel free to use this as a testimonial if you think it might help.

Cheers,
Ken

Marc,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note saying that the balancer arrived yesterday and I used it last night. Beautiful tool that works just like it should. I'm very satisfied and will pass my feelings along to all my associates. I also like supporting a small businessman rather than some faceless corporation. Thanks again for the excellent product.

Pete Godbee

Hey Marc,

Thanks a lot for the great tool. It working great and very precise. It's a must tool, I will recommend it to my other motorbike freak friends ;)

cheers,
Savi

I'm on corporate travel. I ordered my wheel balancer and had it sent to the hotel. Once it arrived I immediately balanced my wheel. I used two folding chairs the hotel let me borrow. Very easy task and only takes a couple of minutes. Now I have the satisfaction of knowing that it's done right and didn't have to pay the dealer for their time! Thanks Mr. Parnes for this small compact ingenious device.

Carl Boler

Marc,
Just a short note to say thank you for the prompt delivery to Australia of the BMW Plug tool and Front Axle tool. Both are very well made and I must say the plug tool is just the most useful tool when doing plug servicing (and nice and small to carry in the tool kit).

Thank you again,
Malcolm Cremer

Great to come home and find the wheel balancer waiting for me only a couple of days after ordering it. Ripped the box open and headed out to the garage and was done in less than 15 minutes. Great product that works so well. Even better news for the tree huggers out there... the packing peanuts were the dissolving biodegradable type. Thanks Marc.

Lee

Hi, Marc
I received the balancer and have to say that your product is amazing!!! It was a breeze to balance my wheels, I will spread the word.

Thanks again,
Alpay Sengenc

Hi Marc

Received my Vespa wheel balancer. Very happy with the results. Dealer had put 100gr on the front wheel & and it didn't feel right. Rebalanced it using your product. Dealer had fitted too much weight and in the wrong spot. It only needed 14gr. No vibes, clear mirrors, no handlebar oscillations. Thanks to you I'll be doing my own balancing from now on.

I'll be sure to tell others.

Regards,
Andrew Vanderkwast

Australia

Used your balancer for the first time today. Simple, elegant, accurate, and easy to learn. Nice product!!

Here's Howard's BMW R1200R video on You Tube. Please note that the wing screw he is using in the adapter is not required for balancing the rear wheel and will give better results if left out. The wing screw is used when mounting the front wheel only and then it is balanced out by the wing screw in the opposing cone.

Marc,
I received my Vespa wheel balancer today and I am extremely happy with the quality and ease of use. The instructions on the web site made the job a snap. Thanks for a great product and great service!

Sincerely,
Dave Ryall

Marc; Just a quick note to let you know I received my wheel balancer yesterday evening. It is nice, real nice, very fine quality and detail. Thanks Sidney Chandler

Marc,

That's one fine piece of machinery. 10 out of 10 for both form and function. It's almost a crime to put it away after the job is finished.

Looks like the FZB kit will handle the FJR front/rear and my VFR front. I assume I'll only need to order the "CNV" cone for the VFR rear (single-sided swingarm). I'll probably order one up come springtime.

Thanks again. I couldn't be happier.

Mark Wareham

Marc,
I received my balancer yesterday. I balanced the wheels on my Vespa 250 today, the setup was simple, yet very effective. I could not believe how smooth the ride was. Thanks again for making such a fine product.

Roy

Hi Marc,
I just wanted to say that I received the balancer as promised. I used it to balance my front wheel with my new Avon Storm and it now rides great. I was having a "shimmy" issue at low speeds (ie. coming to a stop) and wasn't sure if it was a bad tire or what.

A few weeks ago I had the tire installed and "balanced" at Cycle Gear and they did not do a good job at balancing. Your balancer made the job easy and all is now fine (tire is now in balance. . just took it for a ride today.)

Another satisfied customer.

Thanks again,

James Hart

2002 BMW LT

Thanks for a great product! I received in the mail today and went straight to the garage to balance two tires. I have two more to balance tomorrow for my GS. The instructions were easy to follow and I was able to balance a tire on my first try with great confidence. I especially like the fact in takes up little room in my shop, and will last a lifetime.

Ken K.

Just got my "Visual Alert UB", Über Cool. I had one of those "brand X" helmet systems and had nothing but problems with it. This is simple, well designed, uses no batteries, AND IT WORKS.

Thomas O. Phillips III

Marc,

It was nice to meet you and see your shop the other day. I just wanted to leave feedback on the Vespa balancer I bought from you. It worked wonderfully! I was amazed at how badly balanced my wheels were from the factory and how accurate and easy to use your balancer was. My scooter is definitely smoother now. Thanks for a fine tool.

Regards,
Kyle

Hey Marc~

Thanks for making a quality piece of equipment, and shipping it so fast. I used it today, and it works great. I probably spent more time than I had to, but I know this: there's no one in the world that would have taken the same amount of care balancing my tires. Thanks again for allowing me to do this job right
and not having to depend on some knucklehead at the local shop.

Steve
KLR650

Hello. I just wanted to thank you for the great DVD regarding service for my BMW motorcycle. I am not a great mechanic, and this will benefit me greatly! Even I can do this! Thanks again!

Diane

Wanted to add my congratulations on a great product! I have now balanced 7 tires including a touring Harley, a Sportster and a Yamaha cruiser. The wheel balancer has already paid for itself and I never have to leave my bikes at the shop for a tire change again. I can change a set of tires and balance them on a rainy afternoon and they run smoother than they did from the shop. Balancing tires with this device is the easiest part of a tire change!

Denny

I know.... it has been a while since I bought your balancer but I just had the first chance to use it. I was totally pleased when I saw the workmanship of your product, but I was BLOWN AWAY by the performance. Anyone that builds quality like this needs to be praised.

There is still hope for American manufacturing as long as people like you are still around.

Thanks for a wonderful product.

Ron Kellenbenz

Marc,

I received the balancer this afternoon. The quality is excellent (as you already know). After a little tinkering and playing around with taping the weights onto the wheels, I had them both balanced in no time at all. I'll definitely be recommending your products to anyone I talk to in the future. Thanks again.

-Keith

Hi Marc,

The pleasure is mine, so, thank you for building and selling such a useful piece of equipment that is also simple to use. I especially like the fact that using it does not require some fancy stand to support the balance rod (axle of sorts). In my opinion, that was a stroke of genius and it sets you apart from everybody else in the tire balancing business.

I have to tell you, I've heard of these balancers in the past and regarded them as extravagant and unnecessary. I have always balanced my tire on the bike with the axle bolted in the forks and the bike on its center stand. I guess I'm still thinking like a dirt bike rider, which I have been most of my life. Eventually, I came to understand how inaccurate this method was. Also, about the same time a friend of mine, who rides a Harley, told me how much it cost him to replace his tire, I nearly fainted. I told him that I could replace both tires on my bike for little more than half what he paid for a single (back) tire. This led me to realize that my $105 investment in a proper tire balancer would pay for itself the first time I replace both tires on my bike. I should have bought one years ago, but I'm glad I didn't. I like your design the best. Among other things, it stores with a minimum of space requirement. In a tight garage this is important.

Thanks again,
Den J.

The Marc Parnes balancer is an absolute joy to use and makes balancing the wheels so much easier. I should have gotten it years ago. It fits both the FJR and Wing wheels and all I need are a couple of big oil jugs to support it on. This tool proved to be worth it's weight in gold, as it is small and easy to store, and is easy to use and fits just about any wheel. The GL1800 rear wheel does not have an axle, so it was always a challenge to try to balance it. The design of the cones in the Marc Parnes balancer perfectly centers the rear wheel so you can easily balance it. All you need are a couple supporting jack stands or similar device to set the balancer on. The bearings turn easily and exert very low friction, which allows you to balance the tire to within a few grams. On a scale of one to ten, I would give this tool a solid ten for easy of use and reliability. My only regret is not getting one sooner.

AngelRideVideos

I purchased your BMW (single sided) balancer from Aerostitch and wanted to say thanks. This tool is a work of art and one of the most well made tools I have. I was a little worried about doing my own balancing until I used the balancer I bought. To say it is easy is an understatement. About 3 to 5 minutes after putting the tire on the balancer I was done. The test ride spoke for itself; simply the smoothest ride I've ever felt. I've been riding for over 100,000 miles now and I don't think I've ever felt a ride this smooth.
I live 80 miles one way from the nearest dealership and now I am saving almost 200.00 per tire change. This is now money spent riding and enjoying my bike.

Thanks for a wonderful tool!
Eric Foerster

A friend has one - used it on Saturday for my CBR1100XX & ST1100 and was BLOWN AWAY! What a precise instrument for wheel balancing. Had to revise my method, as "spinning the wheel" method will have you waiting a very long time for this thing to stop. The 2/4/8/10 o'clock method is the only way to go.

Dude, the thing works great!!!! For a chuckle, there are some pics of my task on my Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80854523@N00/

Thank you for providing the easiest part of the job!!!!

Glenn

Hey,

I wanted to thank you for your expedient nature on a quality product.

I have never mounted and balanced a tire before in my life. Your balancer made it so easy. It was evidenced after I scrubbed the new skins for a couple hundred miles. I felt I did a better job balancing the tires than my BMW mechanic!

Thank you again for providing such a valuable product in such a quick manner! You do great service to all of us. I just wish all my vendors at the office were as efficient as you!!

Nice Job!!!

Team Devilchaser

Ordered Friday got it Tuesday from the US to the UK (via Global Express Mail). Marc, this has to be a record. I cannot thank you enough.

Best Wishes

Andrew

Marc,

Balancer received today and just in time too! I took my tires in to an acquaintances house to get them mounted, and he couldn't balance the rear. No biggie, I came home and set up your balancer on my kitchen chairs, boom, done. Perfect, and I couldn't be happier. Consider yourself 1 happy customer richer.

Daniel

Hi,

Thanks for your e-mail. I hear good things about your product. I bought from you over the No-Mar balancer because of the sealed bearings and the ease of portability in a toolbox for track days.

I heard about you from Google searching "Static wheel balancer" and I had confidence in buying from you because of your website's attention to detail and the review on webbikeworld.com.

Thanks for providing the riding public with such great products. Keep 'em coming!

Thanks,

John Slovensky

Hi Marc,
Just wanted to let you know that I've finally put your balancer in use following your explicit instructions. What A Great Device! Once I figured out how to orient the wheel to freely turn between two jack stands, it worked exactly as advertised. That thing is sensitive. The wheel started to pendulum back and forth immediately and took a while before it finally stopped light spot at the top. It took six of those little weights to finally get it balanced.

Now the KLR seems to run with less vibration and less wear and tear on wheels, etc. Thanks again for a great product! Looks like I'll be ordering more weight though .....

Regards,
Phil March

Marc,
I got the balancer today. It is a work of art! I’m not going to put this thing in my toolbox when I’m not using it. I’m going to keep it on my desk.

Thanks,
Mike

Hi Marc.
Just had to let you know how happy I am with your balancer. My Dad and I put a set of tires on my Z1000 yesterday and we were astounded by the sensitivity and accuracy of this tool.

On the front, I had to cut a weight to get it right. I tried to cut it in half, but one piece was a little bigger than the other. I put that one on and it became slightly heavy, so I swapped the smaller piece. The wheel did not move after that no matter where I put it. We just shook our heads in amazement.

You offer a super product with great customer support. Your balancing instructions and tire changing tips made the job a breeze. A big thanks from both my Dad and I for all the money we are going to save on tires in the future.

Please feel free to add us to your list of testimonials.

Robert and Fred Jackson

Hi Marc,

Received the balancer today (Monday 4th December)... WOW!! what a lovely bit of kit, took less than a week to get here as well (to the UK).

Very impressed with both the balancing tool and your level of service!!

Many Thanks,

Adrian Smith

Marc,

Thanks for the fast shipment.

I got your balancer in the mail yesterday. I immediately took the rear tire off my bike and put it on the balancer. It was 2 oz out! It works great, too good in fact, I know I am being too anal for sure but I love the sensitivity. The balancer moves so freely I decided to cut one of the weights into 3rds just to see if it would respond to it. It did! that's only 0.083 oz.

The dealer near me was always telling me there is no need to balance "modern tires" but I kept replacing them too soon with one spot worn more than the rest. My life will have more balance from now on. Thanks for a great product.

Mark

P.S. I think your instructions and procedure documents are great.

Hi Marc,
The universal balancer I ordered for my BMW 650 GS Dakar arrived this morning .

A real work of art, well engineered. I'm well pleased with it. Got both of my wheels balanced in about 1/2 hour (was my first time after all

)

The only slight gripe is that I've only got a couple of weights left but that's my fault for only ordering one strip!

I've taken a couple of pics that you may use on your website if you wish and I shall post up on ukgser about my favourable experience

Regards,
Mike (United Kingdom)

Hey Marc,
At first I was going to call you because I had a question about using the balancer, but it turned out my brain was disengaged. Then I just wanted to tell you how impressed I was.

I balanced a spare R6 rear wheel and was surprised that it needed two weights (14 grams) opposite the valve stem. Now I'm wishing I'd tried it with the old tire on the rim, but I'll recheck it when I get a new tire for it. Maybe later today I'll get one of my bikes in the shop and balance two wheels.

It seems silly to get all worked up about something so simple but I am really impressed! I appreciate the craftsmanship and the simplicity of design. Makes me want to just sit and look at it. I also like how it fits in my tool drawer and how it doesn't need the rear wheel adapter.

Excellent product!
Brent

Marc -
Finished my first balance using your balancer yesterday and took a test ride. Metzlers (ME880s on a R1150RT) balanced with 14 grams of weight instead of the 50 on the last set I had balanced at dealer. Bike is smoother than ever. Thanks for the fine tool. And I will be making this weekend's trip as well. (Marc: He needed it fast.)

Feel free to use me as a reference if the need arises. It has been a pleasure doing business with you. The product, service and support material leave little else to be desired.

Thanks,
Randy

Hi Marc,
Good news! The balancer arrived yesterday the 8th of March. I am very pleased. This looks and feels a nice piece of engineering. The quality is brilliant. The wait was well worth it.

It looks as if 14 days may be a more realistic expected delivery time to the UK.

Once again, Thanks

Kind regards,
Bob Keith (Wales, UK)

Marc,
I've (finally) gotten around to another throttle body synch and have to thank you again for the throttle cable adjustment ring. That thing is awesome. Really. Now it's easy to dial in just the right amount of throttle cable tension to synch the throttle bodies at high speed. And so easy to synch down the jam nut so that it doesn't loosen or move the adjustment ring. So simple, but so elegant.

Happy trails,
Elia 02 R1150RS

Marc,
I finally used the balancer for the front wheel of my RT. After the shop installed the tire I had a vibration at about 75 mph. I used your product and found almost a half ounce too much weight approx 40 degrees off. After 15 minutes with your balancer it is smooth as glass.

Thanks,
Tom

Marc,
Used you balancer for the first time this weekend. Just wanted to let you know that it worked like a charm. Thanks for making these.

Scott (R1100S)

Marc,
Got your balancer and it works great. In a matter of minutes I had both wheels balanced.

BMWMAN who posts on the www2.i-bmw.com site

Hello Marc,
As promised, I am sending some pictures of the balancer in use on the GL1800 rear wheel. It functioned perfectly. I had just had the tires mounted and balanced the week before by my Honda dealer, so this would be a good check. It turns out your balancer is more precise than theirs. They were 1/4 ounce off. Not enough to make any difference in riding, but nice to know yours is more accurate. Please feel free to use or forward any of the pictures as you see fit. Thanks for a great product.

Chuck

Hello Marc,
I just wanted to let you know that the wheel balancer has arrived. Your product works perfectly and the workmanship is of the highest quality. It's an investment well worth the money. When I mounted up the first alloy wheel I could clearly see that there was a bend in the rim that must be properly straightened. Better to learn this now then to re-lace the wheels and then learn of it. I honestly could not tell there was such a bend until I mounted the wheel with your product. I am extremely pleased.

Best Regards,
Kevin Daly

Hi Marc,

I used your balancer yesterday and it worked great. Nice compact little unit. I bought a set of cheap jack stands to set it on. Great product.

Thanks,

Dan Laurie

Hi Marc,
Got the Visual Alert late last week and took it along on a ride yesterday. Great function and excellent build quality, very impressive with the fully potted construction, recessed LEDs, substantial connection cable etc. I wasn't having much luck with various approaches (y-cables, mixer boxes etc.) tying the detector audio in with music so nice to have the detector out of that equation and just go straight to music with my earplug speakers. Also FWIW my "glowing review" (pun intended, I guess ;-) ) is based not just on consumer opinion but also 20 some years as a manufacturing and quality engineer at various electronics companies. Wish our supplied component always looked that good!

- DQ

Marc,

I got a chance to use the balancer on a DRZ400 - awesome! You hardly even have to spin the wheel, it just falls right to the heavy spot every time due to the near-frictionless bearings. I know a good yet simple engineering design when I see one! The cones are an especially good idea.

Thanks!

Derek

What an excellent product! You can quote me on this.

"Life Is Good"

Harry Pendexter

Marc,

Just got back from a 4600 mile round trip from Houston to Monterey. The unit worked perfectly - no speeding tickets after many miles of highly illegal speeds. The unit is so bright that it easily showed me police radar even in the middle of the day in the Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California deserts.

Fantastic product, I won't leave home without it.

Thank you very much for your help.

Mike

I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks for creating a great product. I used your balancer last night and it worked beautifully. I had thought about purchasing a balancer before, but decided I would give the local motorcycle tire place a go before making a purchase. The results were disastrous. 80 mph on the 405 freeway and the bike was shaking hands with me.

The tire place had balanced my front wheel with 77 grams of weight applied closer to the outer edges of the rim – my first indication there might be trouble. I tested the wheel with your balancer and it was very out of balance. When all was said and done, I needed only 21 grams of weight to balance the front wheel and 14 for the rear.

I tested the bike today at 90 – 100 mph and didn’t get a hint of a shimmy.

Thanks for a great product!

Joe

Hey Marc,

Just wanted to thank you.

Balancer got here in like 2 days.
Balancer worked great on the 916 rear as well as front wheels.
Really liked your instructions on your site on how to balance a wheel. My front and rear wheels only took one 1/4 ounce weight to get rid of the heavy spot.
You answered all my emails promptly.

Well done Marc,

Glenn

Marc,

Received today. Very nice workmanship. Obvious you have close tolerance work down to a science. I should get years of use from this unless someone drops or dings it.

Thank you,

Gary Forshee

A good friend of mine has one of your balancers. He used to live right down the road from me, but unfortunately he moved three hours away. The quality and accuracy of your balancer is incredible! Thanks for producing such a high quality product!

With an Aprilia Tuono who’s V-Twin devours soft tires, a GSX-R 600 track bike, a dual-sport with knobby tires which only last a short time, and my fiancée's CBR 600 F3 in my garage, there’s no way I’m paying someone to change tires anymore. Especially with it costing over $60 per set, off the bike, now…

Happy holidays to you and your family, too!

Steve

Marc,

Received the balancer today.

It is every bit as good a piece of equipment as it looks and it works as promised.

I have already been able to demonstrate minor inaccuracies of my previous system. Plus the capability to balance VFR rear wheels greatly enhances my shop.

I also appreciate the prompt service and shipment.

Thanks for a great tool.

Regards,

Ryan

I purchased the balancer from you a few weeks ago and had a chance to do both tires, what a simple and easy way to do it!

Like other posts on your web site, after balancing the rims only and then mounting new tires as per your instructions, used way less weight than the so called "professional shop" did.

Thanks for making "doing your own maintenance" such a joy, not to mention the amount of $$$$$ you save from the BMW shop!!!

Wow! talk about service, I placed an internet order Sat Feb 12th and received my balancer Tues the 15th. Now that's great service. I didn't write earlier because I've been using it too much to take a break and drop a note. Your balancer works great and I will highly recommend it to anyone with ears.

Thank you for a great product.

Mark Lose

I just want to say that your portable wheel balancer is one of the slickest tools that I own. GREAT PRODUCT!!

Gail

Marc,
As usual, things didn't occur at the time they were planned to, so I didn't get to use the balancer until
today. WOW! I like it!! It is so easy to use and operates so smoothly....MAN what a difference over a bubble balancer!! I've already shown it to 2 other guys and told them how slick it is.

I hope I can send some business your way. I'll certainly try. You have one VERY PLEASED customer
here. Thank you for time and expertise.

Blair

Marc,
I used your balancer today. I made a fork out of 2x2 square tubing and clamped it in my vise and leveled it. This thing is accurate to one eighth ounce. I have my rear wheel balanced perfect. I only had to add one half of an ounce of weight. I am really pleased with your product. It is worth every penny.

Thanks again,

John

Hey Marc!!
I have to tell you...I was BLOWN AWAY by the quality of the machine work and the sensitivity of the bearings! Almost too pretty to use!! I can only imagine what a dedicated stand built by you would look like.

After I sent him the link, a friend of mine said he was going to order one immediately. I can guarantee you more customers.

Terry Berg

The first bike with a balance left my shop a few weeks ago. It was a fully crashed bike I did from the frame up (97 600cc Suzuki bandit). I even drove it. The static balance is perfect. I am a perfectionist and that thing was without vibration from idle to 110 mph and everywhere in between. You should have seen the smile on my customers face. His test drive lasted 25 minutes( I told him to take it around the block to see how it felt). He kept passing the shop and waving. Reminds me of my first ride - just didn't want to come in.

Anyway - that was a good experience for me. Your balancer was a part of that.

Thanks,

John

Got it. Used it. It's great! Almost spooky ;-)
No more relying on idiots at tire stores. The wheels and tires were WAY off.

Russ Butler
88&89 R100GS's, 02 Vstrom

Marc,

Thanks for the good service and great product. I had some doubts about performing the tire change and balancing the tires on my motorcycle. Your instructions for the balancer were easy to follow and to the point, making the job simple. Thanks again!

Regards,

Allen

Hard to live without this little tool (balancer). For my money, one of the best investments I ever made for my motorcycle. The Visual Alert works great and has saved my bacon more than once!

Cheers,

Steve

Marc: I received the balancer today and it looks awesome! I am a machinist by trade and the machining on it is first rate. I am very satisfied with the overall quality of the balancer and your instructions on using it. I can hardly wait to try it out!

Hi Marc,
I just wanted to let you know that I received the balancer & Visual Alert, and both were in good shape (no shipping damage). The balancer is a great product. It looks like it should be on display in my living room instead of being relegated to dirty & greasy duty in the garage!! Thanks again for your prompt shipping of both items. You can count me among your many very satisfied customers.

Thanks,
Keith

Hi Marc,

I received the balancer yesterday and used it last evening. It took a while to get past the learning curve, and I see what you mean about it can drive you crazy trying to get that last little bit balanced out. I was cutting 7 gram weights in pieces before the night was over!

I will get the hang of it, but I want to let you know that I was impressed with the precision and build quality of it.

Thanks,

Jim

Hi Marc,
First of all I wanted to compliment you on the effectiveness of the wheel balancer that I purchased recently. I followed the instruction sheet to the letter as I had not done this before, and it worked effortlessly. What a difference it has made to the smoothness of the ride, I had not re-balanced after changing the last set of tires and I found that the weights from the factory were not only too light by far, they were of course in the wrong place. I do not live near a trusty dealership and this makes it much better and cheaper.

Andy

Marc,
Got the balancer last week and balanced all four wheels on both bikes this weekend. Works great! I think I got everything within 1/4 oz (but gave up trying to get them perfect).

On my bike I was out 1 1/4 oz on the rear and 1 oz on the front. It really does make quite a difference in the ride -- almost like a suspension upgrade!

Again, many thanks for a thoughtfully engineered product. I'll recommend it to all and sundry.

Best,
Brian

Re: Cones

Got them Monday!! Used them, work great, just in time for my Track days this week-end. I love the quality "machined" look & feel, hand made in USA! You have a great business, I will be returning to your site & purchasing the LED's for the Radar Detector soon.

Wishing you success in your business. Thanks again for the great Service.

Jack

Marc,

Just wanted to let you know I received the balancer on Monday(!) thank you for such a prompt shipment. I used it yesterday and it works great (but you already knew that!:) Very easy to use, very sensitive and well made. Thank you for a fine product!

Charlie

Marc
Got the unit . . very well made. I've been using a unit I made years ago with an adjustable upright to account for shouldered axles. Sucks big-time ( although I had grade 7 bearings.) Your unit is far, far nicer with that cone/axle set-up. Very, very nice. I do about three sets of sport tires a month in my garage (mine & friends, maybe 400 tires by now) so this unit will get well used.

Thanks for the quick shipment. "Tonight's The Night", so to speak. Nice touch with the shouldered axle ends and finished cones. Since I do this for my racing bud's for free, your unit makes for an easy set-up on the bench. Pat yourself on the back.

Don

Hello Marc,
I just got done balancing the rear tire on my Sportster with the balancer I ordered from you. It's amazing... I checked the balance the Harley shop had done on my brand new wheel and they weren't even close. I peeled their weights off and balanced the tire myself. I won't let the dealership do it again.

Thanks again,
Dave Yarrish

Hi Marc -
Just did the first tire change on my RT. The balancer works perfectly. An -excellent- tool. For what the dealer charges to install one pair of tires, I am now equipped to do it myself and every change from here on is FREE. Thank you!!

Steve Makela

Hi Marc,

The balancer arrived today, and it's beautiful! As a hardware junkie (and amateur machinist) I can really appreciate the clean design and flawless execution. I was very impressed with the sensitivity; even without a wheel mounted, just moving the cones so the wing screws weren't exactly opposite each other produced a noticeable spin (but you already know this!).

Here are a few pics of the unit in action, as requested. The brand new, factory mounted and balanced MV wheel was off by 17 grams. I guess THEY aren't using one of your balancers! I thought the pics of the other wheel showed a nice range of technology, from ultra high (BST carbon wheel) to very low (milk crate)! The milk crates are almost easier to use than the jack stands! Thanks for a great piece of hardware!

Nick Nicholson

Marc,
I am extremely pleased with the quality and performance of your balancer. I took my time and I'm positive that I did a better job balancing my wheels than a dealer would have.

Well balanced in Virginia,

Barry

Hello Marc,
The Universal balancer for my KLR650 arrived today.

One problem I saw right away is that this thing is too pretty to use!

Thanks for the help in getting it and making this available on the market.

Good luck in your business.

Don Mashburn
Kansas

I borrowed a friend's balancer a couple of weeks ago and was impressed with the quality and capability of the instrument. Heck, even if I were to never use it again for wheels, it's a beautiful piece of art for my desk!!!

semper fi,
Ted

Marc,

I wanted to send a short note to tell you I like the wheel balancer. The workmanship and materials seem to be top notch, and it works very well. Finally, I can balance my VFR rear wheel/tire myself.

Thanks,

Mike Quirin

Hi Marc,

The balancer is a wonderful example of machining. I am sure it will last my lifetime.
Thanks Bob

Marc:
The Visual Alert arrived on Friday, just in time for a quick test run when the weather afforded 65 degrees in NH. It works great and the design offers a very clean install on my K1200S. Thanks for a great product!

~Doug

Marc – thanks again for getting this out so fast. It saved me at least a grand in tickets on my recent cross-country trip. Not that I speed all that much, but the Visual Alert did a superb job to helping me realize what a great radar detector I have in the V1. I lost count of the number of times I had plenty of warning to ensure I was riding within speed limits – all thanks to your Visual Alert. Count me as a very satisfied customer. I feel like I should buy you lunch or something – your great implementation of this idea saved me major bucks

Dan J

Hello,...........and to whom this concerns,.............I will make this short and to the point. I purchased your motorcycle wheel balancer about 2-3 years ago. I have since then balanced at least 100 tires for friends and new customers. Several guys had the tires checked again at local dealers for accurate balance............and to their surprise......the balance was perfect!!!!!!!! I've never second guessed your product. That is why I own one. Thank you for selling a great and very affordable wheel balancer!!!

Joe Satterwhite

Marc,

I received my wheel balancer a few weeks ago and finally had time to use it this weekend and it works great! I really can't believe that all bike owners don't have one of these in their arsenal of tools. I ended up putting 8 of the 1/4 oz weights on my new Dunlop WWW tire and I'm sure the dealer would have charged me an arm and a leg for that service. It is now as smooth as glass and I did it all myself with your balancer.

Thank you for making such a great product.

Mike

Oh this thing is too cool. Fits perfectly on my BMW K12S. And the cord happens to be the exact length I need.

Thanks!
G.S. Smith

Marc,
Just finished using my new balancer on my VFR rear wheel. WOW, what a nice tool.
Take care.
TINK

Got the balancer a couple days ago; used it today. Works great. What a nice, quality tool. Better than I expected. You surely do nice work.

Chuck Gale

Marc

Received your Visual Alert several day ago and installed it yesterday. The face angle is perfect, the cord length is perfect, the performance is perfect. Thanks for making this up for me.

Butch

Good Afternoon, Marc;

My wife and I are full time RV'ers so I was drawn to your balancer because of its compact size and simplicity. When it arrived I was immensely impressed with the artistry of your machining and then, this past weekend, I was blown away with the precision of the design. Your balancer is so frictionless! Thank you for producing a tool that is both highly functional and beautiful. I shall also use it as a truing stand.

Regards,
Bob Hartrim

I just got my universal wheel balancer last night and I tried it out on my spindle mount dragster wheels and it worked great! I had them previously balanced by the local Yamaha dealership where they used a Coats bubble balancer and I didn't like how the bubble balancer worked (since I watched them do it). It just didn't seem like it would balance the wheels accurately. So when I rebalanced my first wheel with your balancer I had to remove over half the weight they installed! This is a very well built, accurate, simple, and compact tool to use. Now you have a new market to advertise to!

Chris Buchanan

Marc:
I had to send you an email after receiving the spark plug tool for my R1200Rt. Gotta say, what a nice piece of equipment. Very nice, light and will do the job well. Thanks for giving us a nice alternative to the BMW stock plastic model.
NP

Hi Marc,

Just a message to let you know that I was very pleased with my purchase (balancer for Yamaha FZ1). It is an impressive piece and worked like a charm.

Have a good one!

Dave

Thank you so much Marc. I really like the way you do business my friend!! OUTSTANDING customer service. I will recommend you and your quality products to all my friends!
LH

Thank YOU marc! I just want you to know i have full faith in your product. I've become very familiar with its use, and its VERY highly spoken of from the 20 odd unrelated motorcyclists I've spoken to. Be proud of such a product, as I'm sure you are. Thank you again, and if you get the chance forward the tracking info to me when you get it.

Cheers,

Daniel

I purchased you portable wheel balancer and I am very impressed with it. I buy racing tires for our Honda CBR600RR at the race track and now I can re-check the balance. As I suspected, the folks at the race track don't take their time in balancing. I have found that each and every time the balance is way off. I am getting good enough that the wheel is perfect when my son goes out to race.
Thanks.......great product.
Kim Brotten

Hello, I purchased your Honda universal balancer and a BMW adaptor well over a year ago. Since then I have balanced many tires with it. All of them turned out great, not one complaint! Thanks for the best product available!

Shannon

The balancer arrived today. Looks very nice. You come highly recommended from my VFR buddies and now I see why.

Thanks.
Tim

Thanks for the quick delivery!! Balancer worked great!! Simple too for a first time balancer.
Dave Carver

I got the balancer on time and balanced my wheels in about five minutes with no trouble. Looks like a really well built product, too. Thanks a lot. Your balancer will be highly recommended by me every chance I get!

Yuri