Bead balancing. Does it work or is it snake oil.

[HansO]

Update: Thanks for advising on this Ride-On product "OG" Tex!
When I ran the Balance Beads they worked............ Up to approx. 100 - At 105 to 120 the bike would gradually get a little more vibration - Not terribly bad tho.
I just switched to the Ride-On, mainly because of the multiple flats I've had on a brand new rear ExMax in about 4000+ miles
Now I don't have to worry about the tires going completely flat if punctured AND, the product WORKS BETTER THAN THE BALANCE BEADS!!!!!!!!! SMOOTH as @HansO 's head
More costly? Yes - $48.00 worth of Ride-On for both tires vs $10 worth of Balance Beads. worth it? YES!!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: HansO, this is an advertisement for your head.......... and Lemon Pledge!

Hey no Lemon Pledge needed it shine all by itself .... Funny Bugger

 

[ZoneIII]

Thanks, everyone for your replies. And I apologize about the thread going off track about the "yes/no" vote thing. I have no idea how that vote option got on top of the original question and I didn't even know such an option existed. I hate it when threads get side-tracked and, unfortunately, I took part in that this time. Sorry about that.

 

[Rocket3Pilot]

Thanks, everyone for your replies. And I apologize about the thread going off track about the "yes/no" vote thing. I have no idea how that vote option got on top of the original question and I didn't even know such an option existed. I hate it when threads get side-tracked and, unfortunately, I took part in that this time. Sorry about that.

No problem really since 70% of the ballots voted "YES", IT IS SNAKE OIL!

 

[mully95]

Rode with some friends on the Mayberry Day run. One of the members had to have the beads removed before going any further. It was a new tire and the beads would make the bike shake. After stopping at the dealer to have the beads dump out, tire mounted back on we was off and gone again. This time the tire was balanced using weights and the shake was gone. Boooo dyna beads.

 

[happyhenry]

this whole thread is flawed,does bead balancing work or is it snake oil. if the answer is yes,is the respondant saying they work, or is he saying it is snake oil,likewise if they say no, are they saying they don't work, and its not snake oil.2 questions cant be answered with one response when they are apposed,its all how you interpret the results . the yes vote is saying yes they work and yes its snake oil, the no's are saying no they don't workand no they are not snake oil.cant believe no one else saw this flaw when voting

 

[TriumPhil]

Henry, you are mostly correct, but you are also a month and a half late and a dollar short.

See post #37 from 9/3/16!