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Nov 20, 2008 | 02:11 PM

timvan

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Beads... for tires guys

Anyone running balancing beads in thier tires? Pros/cons any good, snake oil??

Nov 20, 2008 | 02:26 PM

jackja25

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I am not running them at the moment. I have purchased them. When I looked into them about six months ago there were many threads about how great they worked. Hope this helps.

Nov 20, 2008 | 03:11 PM

beary

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I have a friend trying them on a Yamaha Warrior and he says he can feel them at slow speed. He thinks they do work, but won't use them on his next set of tires.

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Nov 20, 2008 | 03:18 PM

cap5369

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I have a buddy that is running them and really likes them.

Nov 20, 2008 | 03:19 PM

rmc115

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I just switched this summer and seem to work as good as when I had weights on. Easier to clean without weights and I dont have to go to the dealer for balancing. Mike

Nov 20, 2008 | 03:23 PM

HDUltraRider

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Don't mean to jump the thread but any one every use this stuff
Ride-On Tire Protection System (TPS) tire sealants
http://www.ride-on.com/index.asp

Nov 20, 2008 | 04:28 PM

mickael moore

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I've been using the balancing beads for 4 years in two different Bikes. I like them a lot. I have a smoother ride that is always at it best, more even tire wear, a little longer lasting tires. I get about 12K to 14K out of the rear tires, and I have over 21K on the front right with good even tread left. The down side is putting them in. You must put them in after the tire has been complete mounted and aired up then remove the air. I use a demel (badly Spelled) vibrated ingraver thingie to help those little beads into the tires faster. Other wise you can tap on the valve stem for 20 mins to get them in.

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Nov 21, 2008 | 09:16 AM

speedglide

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I have been running the Dyna beads in my motorcycle tires for years. I like em! I have never felt a tire out of balance, and I don't have to put nasty external weights on my custom wheels.
While you can install them thru the stem on mounted tires, you can install them while you are installing new tires. Mount the tire, push one side of the tire down, add the beads, make sure the bead surface is clean of any beads, re-lube the bead surface and then inflate the tire.
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