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Originally Posted by tknj99
Update: just removed the rim lock on the front and Holy Moly! what a difference, night and day from the shake and bobble before.. this change is a huge improvement in the street ride
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Congratulations, welcome to the club.
I don't ride serious track riding out the desert or anywhere to need rimlocks. My off road is rural roads with horrible maintenance, dirt roads and gravel roads. That's why I also changed my sprocket to taller gearing.
I run no rimlocks, the Japanese rimlock hole plugs mentioned above earlier and fully balanced front and rear wheels. Even with the full knobbies I have never experienced any of the vibrations people have been sharing. When I convert to Shinko 705's or similar 80/20 street/offroad tires I am sure the difference will be even more smooth than it is right now.
Every RPM, Every speed from 1 to 76 mph has been smooth with less wear and tear on the bike.
Edit: I also run my valve stem nuts halfway up the stem to butt against the plastic valve stem screw on covers and help lock them in place. That's all the valve stem free movement I need to help prevent any stress or tear outs.