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Message started by MMRanch on 03/14/15 at 17:13:55

Title: TIRE BEADS
Post by MMRanch on 03/14/15 at 17:13:55

Got a pack of tire beads (value pack) to help the tires last longer . I'm sure its OK for the Sportster but ... is it safe for tube tires ?

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by Art Webb on 03/14/15 at 21:31:15

Tire beads?
you mean Ride on? that's what's been recommended to me

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by old_rider on 03/14/15 at 22:53:42

Autobalancing? supposed to make a smoother ride without using wheel weights....

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by Art Webb on 03/15/15 at 07:46:20

Well that's what Ride On is suppossed to do, plus seal any punctures, the 'beads' i dunno about
Ride on is tube safe from what I've read

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by Serowbot on 03/15/15 at 08:00:17

Warn a tire shop if you have goo or beads in a tire...

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by MMRanch on 03/15/15 at 10:52:28

This is tiny, tiny little balls , not liquid. Maybe I should just get some "Ride-On" .

LIve and Learn never ends ! :)

Title: Re: TIRE BEADS
Post by Dave on 03/16/15 at 05:26:57

You can use the beads in a tube....here is the quote from the DYNA beads website. I wouldn't worry about the oil in the tube problem....if you are filling your tire from a compressor that has a oil/water separator on the line....or is not one that you have experienced water or oil coming out the fill hose. If you have a compressor that tends to have water or oil in the hose.....don't use that compressor on the tire.

"As a precaution, we strongly suggest a new tube with a new Dyna Beads application to avoid the problems of compressor oil accumulating on the inside over time. It turns gummy and the beads will stick to it."

The same can also be said about a tubeless tire...use a weepy air hose and the beads will get sticky. The only difference with a tube is that it might be used for more than one tire and accumulate moisture/oil over several air changes.