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Drilling holes in a perfectly good tire to capture beads is idiotic.
What kind of idiot would think that is the way to take them out of a perfectly good tire?
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Drilling holes in a perfectly good tire to capture beads is idiotic.
What kind of idiot would think that is the way to take them out of a perfectly good tire?
Well.... let's see... After taking a well worn tire off of a rim and having nearly 2 oz's of beads spill out onto my garage floor (and not being told that the beads were in the tire), I exclaimed, "How the FIRETRUCK am I supposed to capture those little bastards?" I was told, none to politely "Drill a hole in the tire you idiot..."
So there you have the rest of the story...
If you're gonna use them, keep a tire valve tool in your toolkit. This picture is from a friend. The same thing happened to him twice.
Pouring in some dynabeads just sounds so easy. Curious, is there any motorcycle manufacturer that uses them? No, why not? Is there any motorcycle tire manufacturer that has advised to do away with weights, use beads instead?
... Is there any motorcycle racing team that uses dynabeads rather than balancing their wheel/tires conventionally? Many times races are won and lost due to which rider has "the most tire remaining". If dynabeads extended tire life even a few percent as they claim there'd not be any team that could *not* afford to use them.
I suppose it could be because they're not recommended for that application. From the dynabeads FAQ...
Can I use Dyna Beads for motorcycle road racing?
No. The inner liner compound of motorcycle road racing tires is too soft to allow Dyna Beads to perform properly. (this does not apply to off-road motorcycle racing)
Seems like a company such as Michelin could just develop a race tire with a firmer inner liner compound so they could start using dynabeads?
Or maybe it's just possible the R&D departments of Michelin, Bridgestone, Honda, Suzuki, Ducati, etc, etc, know something that the promoter of Dynabeads does not.
I don't have a vested interest in if anyone uses dynabeads or not, but if we're going to have the discussion, let's at least debate apples and apples.
....Could it be they know that the dynamics of race bike operating at near the limits of it's stability require a lot different set of performance factors than a touring bike at highway speeds?
The discussion about dynabeads is turning out to be like zinc content in oil and motorport kevlar. I don't have a vested interest in if anyone uses dynabeads or not, but if we're going to have the discussion, let's at least debate apples and apples.
Ride safe.
... could it be that since Dynabeads don't work at slow speeds, and they don't work at higher speeds, they may not work *well* at other speeds also? MCN says they don't work. All manufacturers of motorcycles and motorcycle tires do not use them, do not recommend that we use them, and I understand in some cases specifically instruct to not use them. ...
..But could it be that since Dynabeads don't work at slow speeds...
This thread is getting funny.
Some apparently want to put stuff in a tire that interferes with most normal plug methods, can cause valve leaks and based on what I've seen from removal by others, grinds hell out of the inside of the tire.
All to do what? Fix a balance issue?
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If the beads as shown by data extended tire mileage for properly inflated tires they might be worth the possible problems but otherwise why mess with them? What is the benefit that is not more readily obtained by traditional methods?