What kind of wheel weights on Fat Spokes

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May 23, 2014 | 01:47 PM

#11

WhiteNoise

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They work as intended. Bike rides great with them.

May 23, 2014 | 02:16 PM

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dyolfknip

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Can you use Dyna beads with tubes?

May 23, 2014 | 02:19 PM

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Midgard

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This is the chit - http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycle-formula-mot.html

I love it and use it on my Harley and my dirt bikes. (plus it has the bonus of no flats)

May 23, 2014 | 03:45 PM

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dyolfknip

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Midgard

This is the chit - http://www.ride-on.com/motorcycle-formula-mot.html

I love it and use it on my Harley and my dirt bikes. (plus it has the bonus of no flats)

Can it be used with tubes? (Edit, nevermind, it's right on the site that I can)

May 23, 2014 | 04:37 PM

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Bestrafen

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Ride-on.
Balances and seals, tube or tubeless.
I love it.

May 23, 2014 | 05:14 PM

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creed0423

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I used dyna beads. They work fantastic. I have never heard of ride-on till now and will probably buy some of that for my next set of tires...

May 23, 2014 | 07:20 PM

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edpnjax

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Originally Posted by Low n Loud

after doing a little research I would think they would be extremely effective, UNLESS the wheel/tire is waaay out of balance. (low quality or defective rim/tire) I would be led to believe it would be too much error to correct.

Exactly. I have used them for years, but don't be fooled. If you get a tire that requires more than roughly 1.5 - 1.75 ounces to balance, then the beads alone don't do well at highway speeds. Even the sheet that comes with the beads tells you to leave the weights on after you put the beads in, and if things are smooth.. leave it alone. If I remember right, the sheet also tells you that after a certain point, the beads will not do it by themselves.

And we have all seen a lot of tires on cars and bikes that require greater than 1.75 ozs of weight to balance...

I've heard of guys putting in more then the recommend 2 ozs, but results seem to be 50/50.

May 23, 2014 | 07:27 PM

#18

Sgt_Jim

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From: Central Jersey

I started using beads this year. So far so good. nice and smooth at speed. Though i'll just give you a heads-up.. tried to install them in my rear tire with the wheel on the bike, and it was a pain. Going as slow as possible, they would still clog up in the tube and I had to use the side of an engraving tool (something that vibrated really hard) to get them to loosen up. The front tire i did off the bike, with the tire laying flat..was much easier.