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Doesn't friction get in the way? I balanced a next gen CT scanner rotor within a gram, but at the time we were using an air bearing, it had a coefficient of friction of .00002 so any imbalance anywhere on that rotor was vividly apparent just by stoping motion, seeing which way it turned, and where it stopped. (point directly between the start point and stop point was the heavy side, add a gram or 2 to the opposite side...depending on acceleration) You won't be an issue on motorcycle tires. Sorry if someone already answered this...I didn't read the whole post. If you use skateboard bearings, they will be more than suitable for a static balancer. I balance my own tires all the time and never have had a problem The key is to balance your rim first without the tire on it. Most rims have a heavy spot no where near the valve stem. I normally get away with having no weight added to only 7-14 grams (1-2 wieghts).

One possibility is you are gaining muscle so your weight is not decreasing. I personally would tell you to throw away your scale and use bodyfat measurements or a tape measure for circumference measurements. Muscle weighs more than fat so you could end up weighing more but still be leaner.

Legs are great....exercising the legs WILL promote upper body growth...helps to release more natural growth hormones. If you have a week back...I would work on strengthening your hamstrings first. Leg curls, Straight Legged Dead Lifts, Lunges. Be careful with squats when lifting heavy weight if you have back issues. One way you could do squats to help lower back issues is to use a fit ball and dumbbells for weight. Put the ball between you and the wall and hold the dumbbells in each hand to the side. Then squat...full range of motion is best. The ball will roll up and down the wall so that you can keep your back straight. I won't list my lifts since weight is relative to each person.

Well...I've never done the cams on a bird before but I'm guessing they are like many other shim under bucket setups... I always ziptie the chain to the gears before loosening the cams to make the valve adjustment. This allows me to put everything back in place without messing with the timing. Then just cut the zipties off when finished....make sure you don't drop them into the engine...ok.

I can help anyone that needs help...I can post something up if you'd like. But don't look at it as a diet...look at it as a lifestyle change. +1 on the Body For Life ... I do things a little different but this is a good book.

PM me your email and I can send you some stuff if you'd like. But just been consistant for the past 6 years...slowly gaining strength and size. And eating 6 times a day. I wasn't eating clean for all that time but over the last couple months...I've cut out all processed foods from my diet. Still eat tons of food...more than most people but broken up over 6 meals. I drink 6 quarts of water everyday. Weights 5-6 times a week along with fat burning cardio 4-5 time a week now. The last 6 years....haven't done much cardio...just was working on size without putting too much bodyfat on. I was probably 10-12% last Halloween. Side note...have my wife eating clean now too....she started in Jan and has lost 15 lbs. I think she looks great....got rid of the stuff on her thighs and butt. None of her clothes fit anymore.

So I just found this post....I guess I posted my progress in the wrong post. So I'll post it here again. And nice job WILLSXX. Just my update... down to 7.3% bodyfat and gained 5 lbs of muscle since last October...I just got another 1 or 2 % to go. been eating clean since December. Here's a photo of my long journey... I'm planning on working on symmetry and a little more size this year and do a masters natural bodybuilding show in the fall.

Just my update... down to 7.3% bodyfat and gained 5 lbs of muscle since last October...I just got another 1 or 2 % to go. been eating clean since December. Here's a photo of my long journey...

Just FYI...if you are interested in purchasing HydroxyCut...this is a good price... buy one, get one free I've used it before...but you must be eating pretty clean for it to work well...if you are not eating well...you are just waisting your money...but that's the way it is with all thermogenics.

Not a blackbird....but Mac installed some on the Mille R. I like them...nice sound... It's the full system with carbon pipes...you can pretty much grab the carbon pipes while the bike is running and not get burned.

I just heard that lately but I have been using brake cleaner on car rotors for about 30 years with no ill affect, so............. I'm just saying....don't get the brake cleaner on the brake pads. It's ok on the rotors. I just don't use it because I normally don't remove the rotors from the bike. here's my ride...

First off...don't use brake cleaner. It leaves a residue on your rotors plus it's very bad to get on the brake pads. The soapy water is a better solution. For de-glazing.... the tool instructions on use If you do the rotor hone...you should also take you pads out and sand them flat again. Use a piece of glass to put the sandpaper on and rub the pad on the sandpaper to get a flat surface. Then put them back on a follow normal break-in procedure. This will allows the whole surface of the pad to contact the rotor again.

Don't do it unless you are planning on racing. If you want to see results...get wheels.

Baby wipes work well for this also. Just FYI.

You have the motiionpro jumbo? You don't have to file anything. Just push the pin out by turning the screw and pin pushes out like butter. Best tool I ever purchased...even though I've used it more for friends than I have myself.

Use the blue stuff

Don't use a bodyfat scale..they are junk. If you go to a gym...they should be able to do a caliper test on you to get bodyfat..now this is only as accurate as the person performing the test but it would get you in the ballpark. The water bf test is the best but expensive. I personally would add some weight training to your program...it would do many things...give you more muscle mass which will cause you to burn way more calories when you do cardio. And it will give you more strength and endurance for your races. I bicycle over mountain passes here in Colorado and I attribute my strong climbing skills to my strong legs I get from weight training. If you need anymore advice..just ask. Robin

Are you weight training any or just doing cardio? You can drink water to trick your body into thinking it's full.

Up 2 lbs...that could be water weight or maybe...you're building muscle...which weighs more than fat. That's why I say the scale is bad. Just keep going and be consistant. Remember, a woman could weigh 125 and have 20% bodyfat and you could have a woman that weigh 130 and has 14% bodyfat. The woman at 130 is going to look more fit because her bodyfat is lower and she has more lean muscle mass. Her body will be tight and tone.

Oh...another thing that will help people is to eat NO carbs after 6 pm. Since the body is starting to slow down at this time...it is hard to burn off the extra carbs at night. Fiberous vegetables are ok though...like romaine lettuce (no fatty dressings...I use a little lemon or vinegar and normally nothing at all) or green beens. If you are going to eat right before bed...eat Protein. you body will dump the extra protein that is excess but if they are carbs...they get converted to glycogen and then fat. If you are going to eat bad foods such a ice cream...your better off eating it for breakfast because it will at least give your body all day to try to burn it off. Typically best to eat your starchy veges in the morning and fiberous in the afternoon. Oh...and try to get 30-40 grams of fiber per day intake. Here's an inspirational picture for those that are having trouble with motivation.... Amazing transformation....

When I made my transformation...I was strict...mainly because I did not want to cut for longer than I needed too. One phrase I used was "cheat just once and it will put you back a week" this alone keep me on track. I would use a food journal to keep me honest. My percentage split was 50%P/40%C/10%F. Protein...try to be at 1.5 to 2 times your bodyweight in grams per day. Drink .66 times your bodyweight in water...this will also help flush the toxins that are created from the extra amounts of protein and help matabolise more fat. I did cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach...I really believe this works better than doing cardio after you have eaten something. The theory is...you fast all night long so all you can burn as fuel when doing cardio is fat. I used a fat burner also...Hydroxycut (I know someone was asking about this in another thread). Fat burners only work if your diet is right...don't take them if you are cheating..they won't help at all. Make sure you eat enough..you don't want your body to go into starvation mode...plus you need the calories to help fuel your muscles and to build muscle mass. 12 times you body weight in calories per day to cut, 15 times to maintain, and 18 times to bulk...this is just a starting point. I would carb deplete for two days every other week...do this on day you don't need a lot of mental capacity since the lack of carbs will do that to you. This will really get thing going. Don't do it more than this as it's not a good long term solution. Make sure you stay away from high calorie foods such as most dairy products, all alcohol, etc. Eat complex carbs...stay away from anything processed...the more processed it is the more of a sugar it is. Cerial is like eating pure sugar since it is very processed...and bread too. If you can cut these from your cutting diet...it will really help your progress. It's actually that sugar is much worse for you than fat when it comes to cutting. You said above that if you start training heavy...you will pay more attention to protein...well this is half right...but you need carbs to build muscle...protein is used for recovery & repair. And good fats (essential fatty acids) will help you loose fat and produce more hormanes (if you are a man) which in turn will help build muscle.

As stated in my previous post...I'm at around 165-170 lbs and around 12% BF. I plan on being aroun 6% by summer without loosing much weight. I've grown a lot in the last couple years..put on around 15 lbs of lean muscle mass. My goal is not to be huge...just a little bigger but strong. Ideally...would like to be 175ish and 6% BF. But keeping that low BF all year round isn't realistic.

Good job. I would say your loss could have been more substantial if you really watch your eating program. Just so you don't think I'm full of sh*t...I thought I'd post my pictures from 2001 when I made my big body transformation. Keep at it. If you would like some help..I more than willing to try if you'd like.

OK...didn't forget about everyone...just haven't been on in a while. Here's some info on good foods to eat to help loose bodyfat. Also...try to increase your meal frequency to 5-6 times a day. This will help increase your metabolism since as we age..it slows. Also, typically it take 6-8 weeks to see change. The body take about a month to get used to whatever eating program you are on...of course you want to try to be consistant. A good book to read is Body For Life by Bill Philips. It's a good breakdown of what to do in lamens (sp?) terms. Carbohydrates Plenty of clean carbohydrates are necessary. Examples are: • Oatmeal • Whole grain products; breads, cereals and pastas etc • Brown rice • Legumes • Fruits • Vegetables such as any green and orange vegetables Protein Protein, the building blocks of our muscles. Examples are: • Chicken breast • Turkey breast • Lean cuts of beef and lamb • Fish of all kind, though don't be afraid of fatty fish such as salmon • Milk • Protein powders • Cottage cheese • Eggs Fats Fats. Necessary for life, testosterone production and muscle gain. Examples of healthy fats are: • Fish • Fish oil • Flaxseed oil • Natural peanut butter • Nuts and seeds • Lecithin granules Key Point: Muscle weighs more than fat. Training will strengthen and reshape a woman's body, and she may weigh slightly more than before she started training. However, the scale weight is not nearly as significant as a woman's body composition. Indeed, an untrained or improperly trained woman weighing 130 lbs. may be 30% body fat, almost 40 lbs. of fat. The same properly trained woman may weigh 132 lbs. but with only 20% body fat and she'll look terrific! Women who are effectively training should not simply depend on the scale. If you need to have your progress quantified, aside from the increase in strength you'll be showing, consider having body fat measurements done every month To lose bodyfat...you need to exercise and have a slight calorie deficit. Take your current weight and multiply it time 10-12 and that is how many calories per day you should be eating. ie.. If you weight 200 lbs...this would equate to 2400 calories per day. It is very important not to starve yourself...this will make your body go into starvation mode which will pretty much stop all progress. Your body won't turn into the fat burning machine it could possibly be. Here's a link to some bodyfat calculators... http://www.leanandstrong.com/calc.html Then you take that number and convert it to grams of food per meal. So if you eat 6 times a day (every 2 1/2 to 3 hours) and you start with a 40% carb/40% protein/20% fat breakdown...this is how you calculate it.... note: there are 4 calories per gram of carbs, 4 calories per gram of protein, and 9 calories per gram of fat. 2400 x .40 = 960 calories carbs (ideally...these should be complex carbs, not simple carbs) -simple carbs...the more processed the food is...the more of a simple carb it is. 2400 x .40 = 960 calories protein 2400 x .20 = 480 calories fat then take these number to get grams of food... C: 960 / 4 = 240 grams P: 960 / 4 = 240 grams F: 480 / 9 = 53.3 grams now break it down to per meal... C: 240 grams / 6 = 40 grams per meal P: 240 grams / 6 = 40 grams per meal F: 53.3 grams / 6 = 8.9 grams per meal So for instance...a 6 ounce chicken breast is about 32 grams of protein and a couple grams of fat. An egg is interesting....it has 6 grams of fat and 6 grams of protein per egg. The white has 3 grams of protein and NO fat. Guess what the yoke has...plus it has all that colesterol. Good luck...hope this helps.... Also, use words like "I will..." do something rather than "when I..." . Be positive, be consistant. Remember..the bad food aren't always bad if the are taken in moderation...but if you can avoid them...you will see more change faster. In 2001 I weighed 182 and had 18% bodyfat....I was sick and tired of having that gut...so I went on a pre-contest bodybuilding diet for 17 straight weeks. I was extreme...no sugar, no nothing that would throw me off track. I weight trained, did cardio 5 days a week first thing in the morning on an empty stomach for 40-60 minutes, and ate clean. In 17 weeks, I dropped to 9% bodyfat and weighed 145 lbs. Now I have gain muscle mass slowly over the past couple years and I think my weight is around 165-170 (not sure of this...don't use a scale much) and around 12% bodyfat. My goal is to be around 6% by summer.

Not to step in but.... weight is a terible way to gauge your progress. My first comment would be to throw away your scale. I would have jumped on your little bandwagon earlier but I don't really want to loose much weight...just drop my bodyfat from 12% to 6%. A scale is bad because you could fluctuate 2-5 lbs in any given time during the day just in water weight. Use a tape measure (soft), a picture, how your clothes fit, a bodyfat test to see how you are progressing...not the scale. Make sure you are drinking .66 times your bodyweight in ounces of water per day. THis will do several things....flush your body of toxins if you have increased your protein intake, you will retain less water weight, you will burn more fat, and you will be more hydrated. To loose bodyfat...you need to eat right (5-6 times a day to increase your metabolism and eat the right foods), do cardiovascular exercise to burn calories, and have resistive training to build muscle. Note to women....you don't have to worry about looking like a muscle chick if you lift weights...a woman has to workout 3 times as hard as a man becuase you don't produce Testoserone. Lifting weights will actually make you more firm without necessarily making you weight less. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. THink of it this way...it's easy to gain fat...but fat burn no calories and it's hard to loose. Where ever you gained the fat first...that's where it will come off last. It takes time to build quality muscle but you can burn like 50 calories per pound when you are sitting in a chair. But if you don't keep working out, you can also loose the muscle pretty easy. No.... muscle gained does not change into fat when you quit working out. It's just easier to gain fat. And you need to expend 3500 calories during exercise to burn just 1 lb of fat over and above what you are eating. You have to eat to loose and eat to gain...it's a crazy cycle. I can post more on how to eat...what food to eat...how to figure out how many calories to eat...etc if you all would like.