tire balancing
#21
For all you cheap guys out there, make friends with your local heavy truck tire installer. I got an 8 oz bag of balancing beads for free. Measured out the 2 and 1 oz amounts. Took a 3 in. piece of clear tubing and the lid from a bottle of rear diff lube with a nipple on it. Ran a straight piece of mig wire thru the tubing and lid and slipped that over the valve stem. Pour in a few beads to fill up the tube and lid. Pull the mig wire up and down to work the beads in. Free balance job.
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#25
I put dyna beads in my rear tire (3oz). I have put about 2000 miles on it since and it feels fine. However I had it dynoed before I rode it anywhere and the bike bounced in high gear at high rpm (over 5k). Some of the time, not every time, but when it bounced it bounced a lot, completely losing contact with the track. You can see the tire losing contact in the dyno graph. I don't usually ride above 5k so I'm not really worried about it, but you could lose control at high speed with the dyna beads. Just a heads up.
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#27
Mmmm ..
I tried them on my '08 FLHTC front (E3/2010 OEM 18" wheel) and had two issues:
1. real bad "howl" at lower speeds 30~40mph (blamed tire, defective bearings).
2. awful shake at 75+mph
Took 'em out, had the wheel/tire balanced with regular weights and no issues since.
My .25 cents ...8]
I tried them on my '08 FLHTC front (E3/2010 OEM 18" wheel) and had two issues:
1. real bad "howl" at lower speeds 30~40mph (blamed tire, defective bearings).
2. awful shake at 75+mph
Took 'em out, had the wheel/tire balanced with regular weights and no issues since.
My .25 cents ...8]
#28
My next set...408 front and 407 rear with dynabeads....has lasted 16k front and 12k rear right now and neither has any cupping what-so-ever. Even tread wear all around. The only other thing I changed was the pressure. I now maintain 40 PSI front and rear. I estimate 3-4K left on both the front and rear.
I have a brand new set of American Elites waiting to be installed once I wear these out....
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