The dots on mine are aligned as well. I remember on my last bike, there was about a 2-week period between getting new tires mounted and waiting for my Dyna Beads to arrive in the mail. I did plenty of riding, and couldn't tell a difference with or without them.
When it comes time for new tires on the CB (pretty soon), I'm thinking I'll line up the dots again and leave it at that.
I find myself riding a bit slower these days, so even if they were off-balance, I can't see it mattering much.
Jeez Jim, Now we're going to have a 15 page argument on the merits of balancing tires
(03-18-2016, 11:04 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Jeez Jim, Now we're going to have a 15 page argument on the merits of balancing tires
Yes? And the problem?
Or is it that you have to balance them with oil?
For what it's worth, keeping unsprung weight to a minimum will give you the absolute best handling. I've thought about balance beads in the tire but that defyies logic.
No worries....I'm sure there's enough sludge built up in that darn oil cooler to dampen-out any vibration caused by unbalanced wheels.
Oh now that's funny!
(03-20-2016, 12:16 AM)Jim21680_imp Wrote: [ -> ]No worries....I'm sure there's enough sludge built up in that darn oil cooler to dampen-out any vibration caused by unbalanced wheels.
You really should balance your tires - there are many cheap
balancers that work just fine .
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/motorcycle-tire-balancer
I have checked tires for people on my Geodyna and most get it
right . It just takes more time.
I spent $3200 on my balancer before I bought all the
wheel adt. I needed but I have done a lot of tires.
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CA..I so wish you lived in Cincinnati lol
Looking through the link that CA provided, that's the first time I've seen any type of liquid tire-balancing goo.
Apparently it's been around for a while, but I'm just as skeptical as I was with dyna beads.
Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but I'm still in no favor of lead weights.