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12-10-2008, 12:10 AM | #1 |
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ummm aren't those chrome rims my brother? How about not having that gunk from stick on weights on them or even the weights uglying up your rims? How about not having some fucking idiot at the stealership scratch up your rims removing said weights. but I've had to go back to have my balance redone several times in the past and I've had huge problems with performance tires and balancing in the past on different cars and trucks I've owned.
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12-10-2008, 12:42 AM | #2 | |
flyin high
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thats why my question is are they better. its a great idea if they work, gman says they do, but if its just for aesthetic aspects, thats perfectly fine, but not worth the extra hassle they would cause me. never spun a tire on a streetbike-on my racebike whenever i get a new tire mounted, it moves about a 1/8" after the 1st launch, then never again
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12-10-2008, 03:06 AM | #3 | |
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Forget the cosmetic, forget the tire life extension... it makes the bike ride better. For example... my 9R use to shake pretty good at 150mph. But maybe that was just the tires. Plus these beads are cheaper than balancing. Truely if you wanted to... you could then change your own tires and then throw these in and you're done. Further, you track guys... no more taping over your stock stick on or crimp on weights. Cause they aren't there!! |
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12-10-2008, 03:19 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
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I've used these... not this brand for my truck... cause when you get into 35"+ tires they tend to not be perfectly round and often WAY out of round.
also when wheeling wheel weights get stripped off really easy... never had an issue with these... never thought about them for the bike... be nice if you had a setup for track as you wouldn't have to worry about tape'n wheel weights... but I'd only do it if you had a spare set of rims as try'n to change tires with these beads gets messy... |
12-10-2008, 11:30 PM | #5 | |
flyin high
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based on ebbs post, i think they'd be great on a motorcycle drag slick-thats the only tire id bother mounting myself i think.
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12-10-2008, 11:58 PM | #6 |
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Never had them in the 9R
You remove the old weights once these are installed. You never ever feel any unbalance once installed. |
12-11-2008, 12:44 AM | #7 | |
flyin high
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u remind me of the oxyclean guy sometimes when u find something u like, so fuck it ill try em when i get my tires in a week or two
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12-11-2008, 01:28 AM | #8 |
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gas doing informercials
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12-21-2008, 11:32 AM | #9 |
Guys... where *are* we?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South Carolina
Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs.
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I wouldn't expect billet barge owners to even notice an off-balance tire. I mean, it only shows up when you *ride* the bike...
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