Has anyone tried these:
http://aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/balancing_beads/
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Has anyone tried these:
http://aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/balancing_beads/
http://aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/balancing_beads/
Yup. Couldn't tell any difference.
Save your money. Tried them and my experience was like Lane's.
Their spray-on alignment system works good though.
Lane, do you mean you can't tell any difference from an unbalanced tire?
Did it have imbalance that the beads failed to correct?
With my drop spindles I have very little to no clearance between my lower ball joints and the rim.
I am even wondering if the ball joints already knocked weights off the inner side of the rim. I thought this might be a better solution and would also look better on the outside with the absence of lead weights.
It seems like a lot of motorcycle owners like the beads.
Did it have imbalance that the beads failed to correct?
With my drop spindles I have very little to no clearance between my lower ball joints and the rim.
I am even wondering if the ball joints already knocked weights off the inner side of the rim. I thought this might be a better solution and would also look better on the outside with the absence of lead weights.
It seems like a lot of motorcycle owners like the beads.
I have/had an intermittent vibration at certain speeds on certain roads. It's been there several years and it's intermittent nature is confusing. On the initial test drive after adding the beads I thought I had solved the problem, but subsequent drives showed it to still be there. I haven't felt it in a while, though. That might be due to lower tire pressure due to cooler weather, but I really don't know. 'tis a puzzlement.
work great on my bikes
Lane:
Two words.
Scuttle shake.
Hard to pinpoint, even harder to fix.
Two words.
Scuttle shake.
Hard to pinpoint, even harder to fix.
Weird part (sorry for the hijack, Mike) is that I can go over the a smooth stretch of road twice and have the vibration one time but not the other. next time I see you I'll see if I can demonstrate.
Lane - avoid that road. Problem solved. 8-)
try to find a shop with the old balancer that balances on the car with its own motor to spin it. if cant find go to a new car dealer and see what machine they have, the new machines will get it perfect the first try, older machines it sometimes takes 3 or 4 times and the operator says thats good enough. not so. bill
If you go to a dealer, make sure they use a "Road Force" wheel balancer.
Makes quite a bit of difference, especially if the car is light.
But I don't think you have a wheel balance problem. If you did, the vibration would be consistent, nes pa?
Makes quite a bit of difference, especially if the car is light.
But I don't think you have a wheel balance problem. If you did, the vibration would be consistent, nes pa?