Dyna Beads

[johnc1969]

I want to hear X'ers opinions on ones who are using Dynabeads in their wheels.  Is there a night and day difference with and without them? I'm thinking of going this route.  Input please.

[wytfut]

I use a similar product in my 4 wheeled vehicles.
At slower speeds they don't do lot........ My guess 40 or less
I love em as i don't have to rebalance my tires...

Downfall?.... Tire is low.... Creates a ton of heat, and damages tire beyond repair... Believe from experience...

I've been debating to my self on whether to use them..... And have kind of settle on a completely different product called ride on. Its a liquid designed to prevent flats. But it also flows with gyro affect....
Haven't done it yet, and I haven't heard anything bad about it either
Bruce

[AtlanticMarty]

We tried them here at Atlantic E H on the advice of Dan Hanlon.  We really are pleased with how they work with our bikes.  We use them on all our tire changes now (with permission) and owners have had no complaints at all.  Nice to get rid of those ugly weights on our wheels.

Marty
Atlantic E H

[MD 20/20]

Bruce, your talking about 'liquidbalance", a usually green, slime you pump into your tires and has the added benefit of sealing small punctures, etc. Ive used it n the past, and use it on one of my bikes now. I have no con's to its use.
I just picked up some generic 2 oz ceramic beads for my front on the X. Will see what i think.
Kevin.

[wytfut]

Well actually its called "ride on".. And I was under the impression it isn't green and is thicker ....  But I haven't seen it yet

[MD 20/20]

There is probably several on the market nowadays. Liquidbalance is the one seems to be easiest to find for me.

[Kep]

I put them into a new front I mounted last week, Yesterday on a poker run they really did the job for me. Hit triple digits once without a shake. 

[wytfut]

Cool!

[Donkey Hotey]

The rear tire on the Jennie needed replacing, the chrome on both wheels was suffering an ugly death and the rear hub was blown out and wobbling. Time to install the new rims!

Not wanting ugly weights on the rims and knowing I would end up buying a $100+ chrome weight kit to do the job properly, I decided to finally try Dyna Beads.

I put two ounces in the front tube and three in the rear. Even with the supplied bottle and hose, it was a bit of work. I recommend putting it in the tubes while they're still off the wheel. I have no idea how I'd have gotten the stuff in there if they were already installed. It took quite a bit of shaking and banging to get them to flow through the stem.

On the road, I didn't even think about them. I did a 400 mile day out to Solvang and back. It's often hard to tell what is road bumps and what is imbalanced wheels. On smoother sections of asphalt, I could pull in the clutch and coast. The bike was glass smooth, with zero vibration. I'm sold, even if for no other reason than I don't have adhesive weights stuck to the rim.

[wytfut]

I really don't like those stick on weights.... Always have to tell them to use the spoke type....

If something comes up with those beads...... Good or bad, please feel to let us know, as we all got tires

[Donkey Hotey]

Yeah, Bruce, I doubt I'll be posting anything bad. I agree: the spoke-type weights were the only option I would consider for the Jennie. She had stick-on, chrome weights and man, were they tacky.

I'm not much more of a fan of the spoke weights either except that they're the lesser of the evils. I was going to basically buy a $100+ assortment of chrome ones from ebay so I'd have everything on hand to ever balance a wheel. Then I needed a static balancer, blah, blah.

This seemed like as good a time as any to try them out.

I generally don't balance my other bike's tires. Most Z-rated sportbike and sport-touring tires have pretty good balance from the factory. They never seem to need much or any weight. The cast wheels also seem to be pretty well balanced (I have an on-bike dynamic spin balancer--kind of tough to use on the EH). I may still try the Dyna Beads in them as well. Whatever small imbalance they might have, these would take care of.

[XHanlon]

Yes the concept is interesting and the use of centrifugal force. Again nothing is perfect and different bikes and riders have different preferences.  Generally, I try to run on all my bikes especially if putting on a new tire. Have also installed on used tires when the front end and tire was exhibiting the shaking routine and tire cupping.

Been very impressed with about 10,000 miles logged on various bikes, etc..rides smoother and no noticeable front end wobble...again may not work for others however works excellent for my purposes. Was really smooth at about 115.

Dan H.