As Dawg stated, there are many options... but many recommend having the tires balanced... afterall you are only riding on 2 of em. I have changed my own, balanced my own using jack stands and weights, have dyna beads now and have even recently read where "RideOn" Tire Sealant dynamically balances tires and provides puncture protection (do not mix dyna beads and ride on tho). And once you add Ride On.... do not attempt to balance the tire. It sounds like a great Tire Protection System...... and have heard good things about it.

Here it is ... http://www.ride-on.com/prod_mot.asp

 

I agree. I think I'll put the Ride-on in the car tire I'm putting on the Night Train. Good extra insurance since it will have more rubber on the ground than a MC tire.

 

I mount my own tires then have them balanced at a friends shop!!!

 

There probably are guys who never balance their tires but it will not be me. Attention to small details is important.

 

If you balance 4 tires on a vehicle, why would you not balance ONLY 2 TIRES ON A MOTORCYCLE? How much more CRITICAL is it, to do 2 tires over 4!!!

 

thumbs up to the dyno beads

 

Dyna Beads.....Hands down.

 

I take mine off the bike myself an let the indy mount and balance them for $15 a piece...Usually it's just the rear since i am about 4 to 1 on rear to front. He bubble balances them...no issues up to now after 42k miles and 6 tires.

 

And for those who don't know or aren't sure, unbalanced tires don't wobble, they hop and/or bounce.It's the force of the discrepancies going around on an axis multiplied by the centrifical forces applied. Wobbles are something alltogether different.

 

Exactly right. And I might add, wobbles come from untrue wheels. In the case of spoke type wheels, having too tight or too loose spokes will cause wobbling and are checked with a dial indicator. How smooth a ride do you want?