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Started by padair at 07-06-2010 5:21 PM. Topic has 11 replies.
  
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 07-06-2010, 5:21 PM
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padair
 
Joined on 04-17-2009
New Britain, CT
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I have some serious dry-rot on both tires so I have just ordered new tires online.
Since most shops wont touch my bike cuz its more than 20 years old I have to remove both wheels and take them in for mounting and balancing. At that point I've done over half the work myself already so F'em. I ordered some dyna beads for balancing and am gonna mount them myself.
Pete From Connecticut
1980 CX500 Custom that is a work in progress.
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07-06-2010, 5:27 PM
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Blindstitch
Joined on 03-14-2009
Greenfield Wisconsin
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07-06-2010, 5:45 PM
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vdrko
Joined on 06-10-2009
Elkhart, IN
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I just changed my own tires and it wasn't that hard. I found that using a c-clamp made breaking the bead rather easy (<$10 at hardware store). Also, the air compressor at the local gas station had enough air pressure to seat the bead. Invest $30 in a set of tire levers and you'll be fine. To prevent scratching the rim, save some plastic milk jugs and cut them into squares to slide between the rim and tire levers. Don't forget to change the valve stems - a $4.00 investment that will reduce the risk of your tire going flat unexpectedly.
I found that I didn't need to balance my new tires. You might want to check before you buy or use the dyna beads.
Good luck!
James
1982 GL500I
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07-06-2010, 6:07 PM
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fastpakr
Joined on 03-15-2010
Blue Ridge, VA
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I've only mounted a few tires, but have yet to not need to balance them (yes, I matched the light point of the tire to the valve stem).
Not at all sold on beads as an alternative form of balancing yet, but some people like them. It's just not that hard to do a proper balancing from the start, so why not do it right?
1983 GL650i (work in progress)
1999 Kawasaki Vulcan 500
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07-06-2010, 8:18 PM
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padair
Joined on 04-17-2009
New Britain, CT
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I have a big C clamp I use for brakes. Should work. & my buddy has a compressor that I have used to set a car tire before so I know it has enough pressure.
Pete From Connecticut
1980 CX500 Custom that is a work in progress.
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07-06-2010, 8:29 PM
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tuy_kat
Joined on 08-25-2009
B.C. Canada
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Are Dyna Beads those little plastic hobby beads with a small hole in the middle. I think you can get them at any craft store. Removing a tire from the rim is no problem. If little plastic beads do the job of balancing ... then this is real money saver!
80 Custom / prev
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07-06-2010, 8:32 PM
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fastpakr
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 tuy_kat wrote: | Are Dyna Beads those little plastic hobby beads with a small hole in the middle. I think you can get them at any craft store. Removing a tire from the rim is no problem. If little plastic beads do the job of balancing ... then this is real money saver!
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They're tiny, borderline microscopic beads poured inside the tire. In theory rotational forces move them to the correct spot for automatic balancing. How is it a money saver? A pack of enough self adhesive weights to balance many tires is three or four bucks.
1983 GL650i (work in progress)
1999 Kawasaki Vulcan 500
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07-06-2010, 8:44 PM
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Blindstitch
Joined on 03-14-2009
Greenfield Wisconsin
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Harbor freight has stick on weights for $3 a pack. About enough to do maybe 8 tires at least.
1979 CX500 Supertanker
ATGATT makes riding a bike like a sled easier.
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07-06-2010, 9:20 PM
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padair
Joined on 04-17-2009
New Britain, CT
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| fastpakr wrote: |
They're tiny, borderline microscopic beads poured inside the tire. In theory rotational forces move them to the correct spot for automatic balancing. How is it a money saver? A pack of enough self adhesive weights to balance many tires is three or four bucks.
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Yeah but I don't have a balance machine to figure out where to put the weights. That costs money.
beads are cheaper than getting it balanced.
Pete From Connecticut
1980 CX500 Custom that is a work in progress.
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07-06-2010, 9:22 PM
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fastpakr
Joined on 03-15-2010
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You don't need a balance machine at all. All you need is a way to support the axle bolt on each end. Run it through the tire and set it on the supports (I use chairs, but anything similar can work). Give it a gentle spin and wait to see where it stops. Spin once more, if it stops at the same point, weight the opposite side. Repeat until it stops at a random point each time.
1983 GL650i (work in progress)
1999 Kawasaki Vulcan 500
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07-06-2010, 9:36 PM
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Blindstitch
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I use milk crates or cinderblocks and a spare axle. The axle isn't as precise as a rod and bearing but it works fine.
1979 CX500 Supertanker
ATGATT makes riding a bike like a sled easier.
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07-16-2010, 5:00 PM
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padair
Joined on 04-17-2009
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tires were pretty easy and the balance beads seem to be great. No wobble or shakes that I can tell. (It is had to tell some times, these are New England roads after all.)
Pete From Connecticut
1980 CX500 Custom that is a work in progress.
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