Dyna Beads.

[tri boy]

Those looking for a supplier of these tyre balancer beads, look no further than Brent at Huntly Honda.
www.huntlyhonda.co.nz
I got the run down on the product, and aftrer reading good reviews about them from the states, I think I'll try them in the Bandit, and possibly the Scrambler. (work fine in tubed tyre also)
Do some research, and contact the team at Huntly Honda.

[Motu]

I was checking them out a while ago...thinking for the BMW because it has no axle.But getting over 100kph is an event for me...so kinda pointless unless it was way,way out.

[paturoa]

So how do the physics work???

Surely the heavy part of the tyre would stretch out further and the beads would settle there, making it worse????

[imdying]

Mighty fine tasting snake oil

[smoky]

the BMW because it has no axle..

What kind of BMW is it?

[tri boy]

Mighty fine tasting snake oil

Why so?
If it does it's job as suggested, and wheel weights can be discarded then I'm happy with that.
I see a place in the market for them with cruiser riders who dislike the aesthetic of lumps of lead on highly polished rims. Huntly Honda has been trialing them in road race rims with some sucess. MX also and road bikes.
The last snag of a suitable applicator for putting the beads inside the tube/tyre is 99% complete, and the cost of the job is minimal (havn't got an exact price, but ball park of $50 fitted would be in the range).
Snake oil might be a bit harsh a term IMHO.

[bungbung]

So how do the physics work???

Surely the heavy part of the tyre would stretch out further and the beads would settle there, making it worse????

I agree though radial belting will minimise the effect.
I can't think how only the correct weight of beads could find their way to the correct position inside the tyre, but not anywhere that they shouldn't.

[mister.koz]

So how do the physics work???

Surely the heavy part of the tyre would stretch out further and the beads would settle there, making it worse????

I agree though radial belting will minimise the effect.
I can't think how only the correct weight of beads could find their way to the correct position inside the tyre, but not anywhere that they shouldn't.

What if the mag or wheel is out of balance slightly? how will these beads effect that i wonder. After reading allot about these things i see that the best explanation is that they "magically know where to go" should we be looking into quantum mechanics and atomic awareness??

I've seen some close up and i was amazed at how heavy they are for ceramic beads that were very small i.e. <1mm dia.

Lots of people do say these work though so maybe there is something in it but i truly can't see how....

[oldrider]

Those looking for a supplier of these tyre balancer beads, look no further than Brent at Huntly Honda.
www.huntlyhonda.co.nz
I got the run down on the product, and aftrer reading good reviews about them from the states, I think I'll try them in the Bandit, and possibly the Scrambler. (work fine in tubed tyre also)
Do some research, and contact the team at Huntly Honda.

Yep, done a course in all that and purchased a set for the Tiger to try them out!

$31:00 including freight, I can handle that so said OK send em down!

The guy says he runs them in his Fireblade, now if they are OK on one of them, the Tiger should have no worries!

I will try them and if no good I will fire them at the stray dogs cats and miscellaneous vermin that give us occasional grief at night!

Right now I am trialling a set of "Shinko E705 Trail Master" tyres too!

So if the Shinko's and the beads work together satisfactorily, there should be quite a saving on every set of three tyres! (Set = one front and two rear)

Usually very conservative about tyres but all the major brands are making me dig too bloody deep and their products are a bit too suspect these days!

Took a gamble on Mitas tyres and found their E07 excellent on my TransAlp but can't get them for the Tiger yet, so why not try out these Shinko's?

I will let you know how it all goes, if I live through the test!

[tri boy]

I will be very interested in what your opinion is, as we all know, old folks NEVER tell fibs. (unless it concerns fishing n women. Or fishing for women)

[AllanB]

(unless it concerns fishing n women. Or fishing for women)

Or even fishy women ...............................


A guy at work read up on them a year ago and was keen but as is usual with the web then found a lot who were not .........

I'll be interested in your result too.

[oldrider]

Dynabeads arrived this morning, right on cue!

Thought to self, have time lets put em in the rear tyre for starters.

Cast wheels, with right angle valve stems, this could be trickier than it looks.

Valve removed, pressure released, beads at the ready, little tube on valve stem, tip removed from container and begin to pour the beads into the tube on the valve stem.

They don't want to make my day and refuse to go in!

Starts compressor fits blow valve and gives them a wee nudge, ah went in OK!

Removes blow gun and wallah, out they come at high speed and disperse themselves all over the garage and me!

Fortunately, I happened to have a little "gold" sucker especially for sucking up little pieces of gold out of the gold pan!

Ah,.......brainwave!

I filled the little plastic tube from the (bead) container, inserted the gold sucker, now a bead blower and proceeded to "jiggle-blow" the beads into the valve stem and consequently, into the tyre!

The low pressure jiggling (blow and suck) of the beads seems to free them up and make them move in the right direction until they fall into the tyre!

You do get a few back feeding into the sucker but they easily funneled back into the bead container so are not lost!

Patience is a virtue. So they say!

After repeating this process (for what seemed to be a thousand times) until all of the beads for the rear tyre were in, I re inflated the tyre to 33psi.

Strange little fellows these beads, very small, very white and very hard to handle if they get loose!

Hit a few with a small ball peen hammer, shit they are sure hard and tough.

No doubt about it, these dynabeads are an acquired taste, as it were but they become easier to handle as you go, so buy an extra little pack to make up for the ones you spill while you learn to handle them.

Tomorrow will be test ride day, I am not filling the front tyre yet because I have to remove it again soon to machine the wheel to attempt to rectify a repetitive front brake disk problem.

When that has been done I will fill the front tyre too, then hopefully I will be able to let you know how they really perform!

[tri boy]

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[oldrider]

DynaBeads in both tyres now and the bike runs and feels as smooth as silk.

So far, I am very impressed with them!

[tri boy]

Good to hear that John.
Please keep us informed of the feeling as the tyre wears, and any other views.
Next time I have some spare cash I'll bung some in the pair of tyres I will be fitting to the Daytona.