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Offline Melvin

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« on: February 10, 2018, 07:28:00 pm »
Has any one on here used balancing beads in their tyres.
I have used them in previous bikes GL1800 and CTX1300 no issues,but then they weren't fitted with pressure monitoring sensors.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2018, 07:31:03 pm »
Can I be the first to ask: 'What are balancing beads?'  :-[

Sounds a bit new age...
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2018, 07:36:30 pm »
They are more like a powder really,the GL had a wobble problem even after twice being balanced and the " beads " stopped it.
The beads were purchased from Devon 4 x 4 at South Molton,I have no connection with them at all.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2018, 07:40:41 pm »
Nearly forgot,with a bit of care the beads can be transferred to a new tyre.
I put two ounces in each wheel,with the GL they went through the valve stem,but the CTX the tyre had to be removed.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2018, 07:51:22 pm »
Oh! And the wheel weights are removed.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2018, 07:52:11 pm »
Tyre sealants have a similar effect.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2018, 08:38:03 pm »
Can I be the first to ask 'Why do you need them?'

Tom fits his own tyres and iirc doesn't bother with balancing with no problems...

Tom?
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2018, 11:39:42 pm »
Quote from: Phmode on February 10, 2018, 08:38:03 pm
Can I be the first to ask 'Why do you need them?'

Tom fits his own tyres and iirc doesn't bother with balancing with no problems...

Tom?
I do a static balance on my wheels. Tyre pressure sensors add a fair amount of unbalance and have to be countered.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2018, 12:19:27 am »
Corrected  :)

The question remains...why the bead things?
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2018, 08:44:06 am »
Quote from: Phmode on February 11, 2018, 12:19:27 am
Corrected  :)

The question remains...why the bead things?
The beads are favoured by the Americans, I've heard good and bad about them, who knows  :-\
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2018, 08:52:33 am »
I have had no issues at all with them,been all good.
I suppose at the end of it all its a preference.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2018, 10:03:35 am »
But I still don't understand why YOU need them. What problem do you have?

Any decent fitter will use a dynamic balance machine which gives 3D balance to within a gnat's nidger. Unless you have a dodgy fitter, shot bearings or something loose in a tyre, then why have something else floating around.

Slime and other stuff floating around in a tyre I can understand as it is a preventative rather than a cure. But in this day and age I can't see what you are trying to cure.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2018, 06:58:50 pm »
I don't need them I was just asking a question for future reference.
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2018, 09:20:30 am »
From googleing  balance beads, I've now spent an hour on how to change your tyres.. I do like the idea of using cable ties (zipties) to squash the tyre to make it easier to take it off and put back on
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Re: Tyres
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2018, 10:18:57 am »
You need to get out more  ;D
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