| Hi,
I'm pretty new to pocket bikes, but it is good to read all the advice here, thanks for taking the time guys. Along with tyres comes wheels, so..
3 queries for you:
1. Does anyone ever worry about balancing pocket bike wheels?
2. For full size bikes, you can gain quite a handling advantage if you start to alter sprung vs unsprung mass, that is, the weight of the wheels etc vs the weight of the bike that is carried by the suspension. While most of our PB's dont have suspension, has anyone ever tried changing to lighter wheels, and what difference did it make? I guess that we don't have significant gyroscopic force, because my cag will change direction incredibly easily, so i guess that lighter wheels wont make a big diff, apart from simply reducing total mass.
3. 250cc bikes have narrower tyres than bigger bikes, the latter of which have vastly more power, and need the rubber on the road to stop wheel spin due to torque. But PB's seem to be more like 250cc bikes, in that you want to maintain high corner speed (unless you blokes are laying out fat black lines on your corner exits?). But when I look at PB tyres, they are all quite fat. Anyone ever tried thinner tyres and gone faster?
Cheers,
Jimbo Jones #33
PBA WA.  | 
