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.
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Originally posted by posplayr View Post
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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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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Originally posted by Grimly View PostGlad 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.
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Originally posted by nejeff View Post
per the seller, 2 level teaspoons of his brand beads = 1oz
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Last edited by tkent02; 09-03-2015, 03:45 PM.
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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostFound some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
I'll post a link when I can....
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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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostFound some for $6 a pound, bought three pound. He will ship overseas.
I'll post a link when I can....
These guys:
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Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostDave
'79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window
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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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