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    For those that balance their own tires

    Where do you guys get your weights and stick on or clip on? I've seen the beads you pour in once the tire is on but I don't think I want to go that route.
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    Dyna Beads for Motorcycle Riders and Dealers
    http://www.innovativebalancing.com/motorcycle.htm

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      #3
      The clip on weights don't usually fall off. I don't see how dumping beads in a tire will balance it.
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        I use both. I try to use clamp-on weights on the GS wheels, especially the fronts, because they are so narrow that there isn't enough flat surface to use the stick-on weights. I use the stick-on weights on other bikes with wider wheels. I clean the surface thoroughly with alcohol before applying and have never had one fall off. In fact, it is usually hard to get them off the next time I change a tire...

        I got a lifetime supply of stick-on weights at Pep Boys auto center for $15 a few years ago. Motion Pro and K&L make them and sell through various online retailers.

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        Joe
        Last edited by Joe Nardy; 07-28-2008, 11:58 PM.
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          #5
          Believe it or not, they do work! I'm running the Dyna beads in the front tire (removed all of the weights) without any problem....will do the same with the next rear tire that goes on.
          The site has an explanation of the science behind it.

          Tony.
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            #6
            how fast have you gotten up to and how hard did you take off getting there?

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              #7
              Originally posted by biker_guy View Post
              Where do you guys get your weights and stick on or clip on?
              For the past few years, I have taken the weights off any bike tire that I have taken into the shop for replacement.
              I have gathered a small collection of clamp-on weights in this manner.
              I balance the tires using the stock axle on a pair of jack stands with no problem.

              My Wing is due for tires, but I am not sure I want to tackle those tires.
              They are rather wide, with a low profile, and I have heard from others that they are rather difficult to get to seat the beads.

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                #8
                I used to work in a tire shop in college. We used powder balance in tractor-trailer steer tires. The stuff worked very well.

                I remember another time a guy brought in a 944 Porshe. The dealer had put tires on the car, but it had a really bad vibration. We put a different set of tires (to some people, money is no object) and used the powder balance instead of spin balancing the tires. The shop owner went with the customer on the first test drive. At 120+, there was no vibration.

                The stuff works good until you have a flat and have to repair the tire.

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                  #9
                  ACCESSORIES - WHEEL WEIGHTS - American Moto Tire
                  http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=632_708
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                    I have those beads in two of my bikes now. I'll never use wheel weights again. I've heard that you can use other things that are liquid in nature, such as anti-freeze. I don't know the physics are the same so, it should work. Maybe I'll try it some day.

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