Bead method of balancing tires, does it work?

[MagnaRider]

Has anyone here used the bead method for balancing their tires? Specifically, the product "Counteract" seems to be the most popular brand. From google it seems like its superior to traditional weight balancing. Curious if anyone has used it and what their experience was, if it works you could balance probably 4-6 tires for 15 bucks.

[mvk24_imp]

I dont personally understand how the beads would actually work and how their inertia based on their own mass would only want to stay in specific spots of a tire with equal centrifugal force but someone much smarter than me can probably explain how it works better to me.

I have been using a motorcycle tire balancing stand from harborfreight thats worked just fine the last few tire changes on a few bikes and had taken the high speed "shake" out of my front wheels by balancing them properly on more than 1 occasion.

If the beads do in fact work and work properly after I can understand them better than maybe I'd he willing to try them on the next change for comparison

I'm pretty positive this has come up in other threads in the past so I bet someone has used them to actually answer your question haha good luck either way!

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[dave]

I have the same question as MagnaRider. What is the science behind this balancing method?

[MagnaRider]

Another product I was told about from another forum was the Ride-On Tire balancer/sealer. Basically, the same thing a dynamic balancer gel that will seal holes apparently.