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Message: <blockquote data-quote="torch" data-source="post: 1467751" data-attributes="member: 1295">I use them. I balance the rim first though*, so the beads are only tasked with small imbalances of the tire itself. (DON'T try to balance a tire after the beads are installed. They just roll around in the bottom making any results meaningless).2oz in an FJR front seems a little excessive though. Generally I use 1oz in the front and 2oz in the rear. Also, I buy them in the 4-pack of 3 oz bags, intended for car tires. Same beads, far more economical than the MC kits. Split the bag up using a postal scale. 1 car kit does 4 sets of MC tires.Also, you can vacuum out most of the used beads by placing a coffee filter over the end of the vacuum hose. No problem re-using them so long as they are not contaminated with tire lube or similar.*I have one of the Chinese MC wheel balancers with 4 bearings, 2 cones and a mild steel "shaft" (12mm mild steel round bar) on a support stand. Worse than useless as shipped -- too much clearance between the cone ID and the shaft (on the order of 30 or 40 thou) and the round bar was not completely straight. One would get better results using the bike's axle supported by two jack stands, relying on the wheel bearings.I replaced the supplied round bar with actual 1/2" ground shafting and bored the cones to a 0.001" sliding fit so now the thing is accurate and reliable.</blockquote>