HellFire is Going Darkside !!!

[HellFire]

Regular sticky weights, dyna beads don't make physics sense to me. Increasing the unsprung weight with a moving object defy's my sensibilities. But guys swear by them so they must work, for now I'll stick to a fixed weighted dynamic balancing.

 

[Air Force Mark]

Regular sticky weights, dyna beads don't make physics sense to me. Increasing the unsprung weight with a moving object defy's my sensibilities. But guys swear by them so they must work, for now I'll stick to a fixed weighted dynamic balancing.

That's what I thought. Thanks

 

[rainman]

the dyno beads works good i have had them in the front and rear tires

 

[Confederate Spy]

I had my doubts about Dyna Beads also - but I now have them in a 225/55/16 Raptor, and they work just fine.

 

[tfrazier]

I'm on my way. Link Removed

Mounting happens this Saturday. Should have the thing in a serious test run within a month as I plan to hit the Talimena Scenic Drive again in a couple of weeks.

 

[HellFire]

Looks huge when you roll it up to the bike don't they? At first glance I thought they sent me the wrong tire. lol

I settled on 32psi after starting with 28, I may still up it a little more before riding to Ocean City since I can always lower it back down on the way.

 

[tfrazier]

Yep, I had the initial fear that it was the wrong tire, too.
Thanks for the air pressure tip, Hellfire. I'll probably start at 31 and see how I like it.

BTW, got mine from tirerack.com as well. Highly recommend them.

 

[tfrazier]

Okay, what is the consensus on balancing? I saw one post where someone experienced high instability at 120 MPH with no balancing on the dark side (can't remember full detail and my search is failing to re-locate the post), have seen others say dynabeads are the way to go, and others say dynamic balancing is required.

Hellfire, I'm especially interested in your opinion on the balancing, since you're running the same brand/model/size tire I'm installing.

 

[tfrazier]

Looks like my genius kid brother has answered the question. He is a life-long mechanic and currently manages one of the largest corporate fleets of trucks and company cars in the State of Texas (maybe all of North America) with a large team of mechanics and service folks reporting to him. He rides a Yamaha Road Star 1700 Silverado and is reluctantly agreeing to help me get my CT on the R3 this weekend.

...Beads tend to not work as well in car tires due to the flatness/width of the tread. I was running them in my truck until I got tired of the cold tire shake and vibration after hitting bumps. Later on a rep explained to me the dynamics of the bead in motion.

The bead works best with narrow tall tires. It tends to not regroup in the right spot or stay in place when you hit a bump in the road or when the tire is cold starting out.

Kinda like the wheel bearing grease experience I had recently – there are sales people – then there are product knowledge sales people that want you to know where their product performs best in certain applications. They want your dollar but don’t want the consumer to have a bad experience and never buy from them again.

 

[HellFire]

I'm a firm believer in dynamic spin balancing with stationary lead weights.