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Rabbit wrote:

Try This Link



http://www.innovativebalancing.com/motorcycle.htm

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I used Rabbits Link, found 2 stores around DFW, TX area:



1) American Iron-- open M-Sat

1904 Interstate Hwy 30

Greenville, TX 75402

903-454-4858 He has kits that contain 2- 2 oz. bottlesplus

install equip. $21.95



2)Howel's Cycle open Tues-Sat

8142 FM 16

Van, TX 75790

903-963-8953 Mr. Howel sells it for $3.00/ oz. GL 1500 takes 2 oz.

per tire. Thats $12 bucks, so Rabbit doesn'thave to

pull his shoes off.



The other 4 places from the search around DFWwere out of business.

Both places said they have received good feedback from users.

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Taken from Innovative Balancing's web site

At what speed do the beads start to work? The balancing principle is
based on centrifugal force, and enough force is developed to keep the
beads in position at approximately 25 - 35 MPH, but the exact speed is
dependent upon tire diameter.

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I have been using the beads since spring 08 and have had no
ride, control, or "out of balance" issues at slow speeds.

Also, another consideration is that my tires stay in balance
throughout their life span. Again, from their web site.

What kind of tire life can I expect? On average, about 20% - 30% more
than under similar circumstances using wheel weights. The primary reason
for this is that while most people only balance their tires with conventional
weights only once, you are re-balancing your tire and wheel every time
you drive. For Motorcycles, our customers report a much higher tire life, some
as much as 100%, but the norm appears to be 30% - 50% more.

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Now I can't say from experience that I'm getting a bunch more tire life
because of the beads. I'm still running the first set of tires that I put
dyna beads in. So the jury is still out on this one.

I'll be putting new e3's on my number 2 84I soon. I will put beads in them and
document tire life on this set.

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I have yet to try beads in a m/c tire.

What I have done though is to buy the tubular rings that clipped onto the inside of a truck's tires. At that time, I was driving Dodge 4x4 Ramchargers. A bunch of them on rough, muddy oil field back roads that saw a maintainer about twice a year. Just before snow fly, and then in the spring when it finally got dry enough to get in and grade the roads again.

How did the ball bearings work in those conditions?

great, slog your way through mud, it builds up so thick that it packs the wheel wells and you wiggle the front tires lock to lock to be sure it don't get too solid for you to steer the truck.

hit the highway again and your Lead Weights are still in perfect balance, right? Not hardly, there are several pounds of mud on those tires.

Get up fast enough, and most of that mud slings off. but a lot of it is still inside the wheels and caked in there to stay until you find a high pressure washer.

After the mud quit slinging off, the ball bearings would balance the tires again, and then wham! mud and rocks hit the fenders and the tires bounces for a few seconds, and then it smoothes out again.

Just plain neato in my books.

I will definitely be using Dyna Beads in my m/c tires.