Dyno beads

[santa]

Has anyone had problems with Dyno beads? I'm getting a new tire put on the rear and my shop suggested I should use them. Good or Bad luck???
Santa

[PhredValk]

I just had a CT mounted with DynaBeads, 250 miles and nary a wiggle.
Fred.

[X Ring]

I've had good luck with them in my front tire.  Didn't get around to putting them in my DarkSide tire.

Marty

[CajunRider]

Beads front and back on mine. 

No problems so far... other than spilling beads all over the garage floor when changing my front tire a couple of months ago...   

[Cliff]

Have them in front and back 2 years and no problems.  Even re-used the beads in rear when mounting new tire.

[Ghost Rider 2]

  I have been running them for 3 years in my Goldwing.  The Valk has wieghts on the wheels.  i am going to opull them and ad beads threw the valve stem.

[98valk]

they work, however I use quadboss tire sealant similar to ride-on. seals flats and there are sites that show that hydodynamic balancing is better than using beads.

[hubcapsc]

I used them once when I forgot to balance with weights before I put
the wheel back on... Everything ran smooth, my only complaint was
putting them in and cleaning them up when I put on the next tire...

Apparently the real trick to getting them to flow into your valve stem
real easy involves vibration...

-Mike

[old2soon]

Got em in my d/s rear and the metz up front. Coming up on 2000 mls on this setup and liking it. When i was still driving 18 wheeler cross country a company i was with used em in all 10 wheels on the tractor. We as a company got approx 30-35% more tread life out of the tires-dyna beads and PROPER inflation. Think you'll like it if you do decide to use the beads. I M H O good choice. RIDE SAFE.

[GOOSE]

i run them front and rear in my wing...on the front in both valks, but not in either of the rears on the valks....the guy at dyna-beads told me that on a car tire that i should balance it first using weights, then add the beads to it...i figured that if i was going to balance it first with weights, then there was no reason to then add the beads.

[gomato@aol.com]

I have the beads in all 4 of my bikes. They work great and no more cupping. I install them through valve stem useing a longer hose, filling it up and apply alittle air pressure. They go right in.

GT

[5_19]

Excellent product, no more cupping, used them over 20k miles now and I am starting to think that they make the tires last longer because they always compensate, dynamic balancing!  Tj

Ripped all weights off the wheels and run them front and DS rear, smooth as glass! Very easy install!

[santa]

Thanks guys I will go with the beads when I have the tire put on.
Santa

[alph]

SANTA!! 

i remember meeting you at last years InZane. 

anyway, i use the Dyna Beads, i'm totally sold on 'em, and i know some people call it "snake oil" and i'm alright with that, they don't have to ride my cycle.  as for the tires lasting longer, and wearing more evenly.  my last tire had worn in one spot more so then the whole tire, of course that was with lead weights for balancing.  now, with the dynabeads, i've noticed that my tires are wearing evenly all around the tire.  i noticed a smoother ride on the first trip.  yes, that was with a set of new tires that were freshly balanced with lead. 

they are a pain to install through the valve stem.

[partsiam]

Hi guys
Been lurking for a long time but haven't chimed in. Usually on the VRF on delphi.

When I went DS I also had my wheels chromed and installed the 90* alloy stems. I didn't want weights on my fesh chrome. I was alerted that if I was going to use the dynabeads that I should install them before seating the second bead because they wouldn't make it thru the stem. Somewhat tricky getting them in like that but it got done. I've had them in the GYATT rear and Avon front for about 5k now. I can attest to the fact that they work as described. No wobble at all. Bigger tire calls for 3oz, front calls for 2oz.

Obvious benefits are: they work, and no external weight making a mess.

There's my 2 pennies.

Bob in Billerica, MA
Y2K IS - Saphira, the blue dragon.

[BonS]

After removing the schrader core use a Sears engraver (vibrator) placed against the valve stem and the beads will flow easily. (Or so I'm told).

[hubcapsc]

I have the beads in all 4 of my bikes. They work great and no more cupping. I install them through valve stem useing a longer hose, filling it up and apply alittle air pressure. They go right in.

GT

I blew on the end of my straw to get them in there. Each little puff put more beads
into the tire, plus a bit of air pressure. When the last few beads went in the cumulative
air pressure came back out through the straw and I ended up with a couple of
ceramic beads in my mouth... I didn't do it, but I suspect you wouldn't want to
chew a ceramic bead, or worse yet, have one go down your air pipe...

-Mike

[JimC]

A possible drawback with beads? I use the beads and will continue to do so, with that said;

I normally check the pressure in my tires prior to a trip of any length, one day I was almost home and I realized that the bike was getting loose in the back end. I pulled into the garage and found that I only had about 15-18 lbs of pressure in the rear tire. I checked the tire over and could not find anything obvious so I filled it with air. I checked it again in a couple of days and the tire was still at 40 lbs and has been for months now. It even kept pressure over the winter storage.

The only thing I can think of is that when I checked the pressure prior to the run I had a bead that lodged in the shrader valve and held it open slightly letting  the air out slowly during the ride.  It is possible that the valve just hung up on it's own, but I thought I was worth mentioning the possibility of the beads causing it. 

I now check the valve stem with a little spit or soapy water after checking them to make sure the valve stem sealed.

Jim

[old2soon]

What jimc said. I try to get the valve stems on the bike so they are NOT sitting towards the bottom. Before checking your air pressure-hit it with a slight jolt of air pressure from the air hose. This should jar loose any wayward beads. Then check your air pressure like you normally would. After i had tires mounted but before i put them on the bike i was loseing pressure. Spit test confirmed it was the valve. Since doing it the way i outlined-no further problems. Holding now just like they should. RIDE SAFE.

[98valk]

too add to my previous post, I put the beads in my metzlers at about 6k miles. the front was actually cupping. rear tire was done at 13667k and the front went 15571k. The cupping was actually barely noticable which was much less than before I put them in.
ride was much smoother the whole time.
will see how much better the liquid balancing is for tire life.

[alph]

here's a cool video!!  i've actually tried this same thing, it does work like this too!!

DynaBeads demo video

[Jess Tolbirt]

change your valve stem!!!!thos 90 degree stems will break at the wheel and when sitting still will hold air but when you get uo to about 45mph the stem will bend and let the air out,,grab your stem and bend it up and down and see if it leaks air,,,i have gone to the straight automotive tire stems and just pull them over to the side to put air in the tires,,,

[old2soon]

alph thanks a lot bro. They say one picture worth a whole lot of words. Glad you found and posted that promo vid. You do realize that some folks some where wiil still call it a hoax hokum and snake oil-right. Besides the tires on my ride being new-have to lay the smootness of the ride to the beads. Had it up to a buck twenty five indicated-smooth as a babys butt. As they say-what works for me may not work for you. And when i did the triple digits-no traffic around at the time i did the deed. RIDE SAFE.