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Shinko 777 HD with no placement dot

cragantler

cragantler

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I received my new Shinko 777 HD to install on the Mean Streak wheel.
First time using Shinko and noticed it does not have the dot on the tire. Front Battleax I just put on did and lined the dot up with the air valve.
Could this be because it’s a rear tire or?? :??:
Is there another way to determine proper tire placement or am I overthinking this :)
Thanks, Doug
 
There's a couple of top tier tire manufacturers that also don't have the dot on their tires, Michelin is one of them.  I've been putting tires on bikes for a long time and it really doesn't matter that much in terms of adding more weight to the final balance of the wheel. 
 
crag antler said:
I received my new Shinko 777 HD to install on the Mean Streak wheel.
First time using Shinko and noticed it does not have the dot on the tire. Front Battleax I just put on did and lined the dot up with the air valve.
Could this be because it’s a rear tire or?? :??:
Is there another way to determine proper tire placement or am I overthinking this :)
Thanks, Doug
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You could put the wheel/tire on the balancer before you seat the beads so that you could rotate the tire on the wheel and find the best spot.  HTH
 
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