I have been using Dyna Beads for 8 years in three different FJR's. I have only used them in the front tire. I use Ride-On in the rear tire. I know there are folks here who think bead balancing is a hoax. My experience has been positive for each application. I have spooled my FJR's up to 110mph and experienced no wheel wobble or vibration. I have observed the inside of the tires after up to 14K miles and there has never been any evidence of wear to the inside of the casing. No abrasion to the wheel either. Make sure you carefully avoid getting tire bead lube on the inside of the tire when mounting. I do not like the ugly weights on my wheels. That is why I tried them initially. Can't comment on improved wear since I have been using them from day one.
Perhaps it should be known what brand tire was used and how much weight you had to use when you applied standard weights? I have only used Michelin PR tires except on my current 2014 which had Bridgestone tires (OEM) when I purchased the bike new. I removed the wheel weights and applied Dyna beads in the front and Ride-On in rear and never sxperienced any vibration or wobble for the remainder of the tire life. Perhaps I am an anomaly.
My tractor has 55 gallons of liquid in each rear tire. Nothing to do with balance but really helps with traction.
Me too. With a bit of antifreeze to keep the inner rims from rusting..My tractor has 55 gallons of liquid in each rear tire. Nothing to do with balance but really helps with traction.
The calcium is still used but it is hell on the wheels. The beet juice doesn't freeze and doesn't rot the wheels.
The tractors we had here all used some type of commercial antifreeze, almost like RV stuff.
You are correct, the calcium chloride was very corrosive. My experience was in the late 1950's and anti-freeze was considered too expensive for such use. Beet juice? Is that for real or wrencher's vernacular for anti-freeze?
