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    #61
    Originally posted by posplayr View Post
    Glad you found that - they will also ship to Ireland (price remains to be seen).
    Not really much luck with the Alibaba suppliers - only one replied and the beads are cheap enough @ $30/kg, but the shipping is a killer @ $60 via DHL and they can't seem to get their head around the idea of simply bunging a small package in the normal cheap postal system.
    Dave
    '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
    Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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      #62
      I fitted hundreds of tires in Harley shops and a lot of the H-D guys do not want weights in their rims. Many choose no balance, many others opted for the beads. Never heard a complaint about the beads in my 3 years in the shop (s). We use to get them in 2 gallon sized bucket, can't remember who from. PITA getting them in a tube

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        #63
        Originally posted by Grimly View Post
        Glad you found that - they will also ship to Ireland (price remains to be seen).
        Not really much luck with the Alibaba suppliers - only one replied and the beads are cheap enough @ $30/kg, but the shipping is a killer @ $60 via DHL and they can't seem to get their head around the idea of simply bunging a small package in the normal cheap postal system.
        try searching dhgate. everything i get come over by post.

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          #64
          Originally posted by nejeff View Post
          Nice, except you could have got them cheaper over here

          http://www.tirebalancebeads.com/
          FYI: Just got off the phone with the seller and mentioned that I don't have a scale to figure out how many to insert.
          per the seller, 2 level teaspoons of his brand beads = 1oz

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            #65
            Found some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
            I'll post a link when I can....

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              #66
              Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
              Found some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
              I'll post a link when I can....
              Excellent, ta.
              The Amazon seller would ship to Ireland, but the Amazon shipping calculator stuck its oar in and screwed the pooch.
              Dave
              '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
              Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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                #67
                Originally posted by isleoman
                I'd get a tire changer but I have no room. I go through at least three sets of tires a years.
                My tire spoons will fit in the silverware drawer.
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                  #68
                  Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
                  Found some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
                  I'll post a link when I can....

                  These guys:

                  Discover high-quality industrial milling media at competitive prices.Our reliable products enhance efficiency and precision. Call us Today!
                  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

                  Life is too short to ride an L.

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                    #69
                    Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
                    .........................If you would be so kind as to tell us what product you bought?

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                      #70
                      0.8 - 1.0mm Zirconium Silicate Beads.
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                      Life is too short to ride an L.

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                        #71
                        Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
                        Thanks.------
                        Dave
                        '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
                        Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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                          #72
                          He said to spread the word around to you guys.
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                            #73
                            You serious? Stick with the ceramic beads, much more durable

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                              #74
                              These are ceramic beads.
                              http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

                              Life is too short to ride an L.

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                                #75
                                Why I like using beads:



                                That's right, 31 weights at 1/4 oz each, nearly 8 ounces of weight to counterbalance one cheap Suzuki rim lock on a DR 350 rear wheel.
                                What are the odds of all of these weights actually staying put for a few days of bouncing on rocks and roots, jumping waterbars, blasting as fast as it will go on gravel roads, general hooliganism and falling down a few times?
                                Probably not very good.
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