ABC Motorcycle Tire Balancing Beads Kit | All-in-One DIY Install for Motorcycles & Bike Tires | Easy Application, Smooth Ride

I was weary at first, I thought these were a novelty or joke. I was wrong. They work great, will never use weights again, the price for the kit is good, definitely can do two sets of tire with one kit. They remained whole even after a few thousand miles, had to remove my tire again and the beads were in great shape. You have to make sure the notch on the bottle is large enough to push the beads through and it'll be an easy job. Just be patient and don't spill them, you'll never be able to find them all. The make my ride extremely smooth, so smooth I didn't even know my wheel bearing was bad.

Was skeptical about tire beads but watched some youtube videos and tried them out. Definitely works to balance your tires. It works fine with valve stems without tpms. If you have tpms you have to do it through the bead

Plastic bottle used to put beads into tires was NOT static charged, meaning decent quality plastic- minor point but several kits I've used the beads stick to the plastic. Decent value, worked as advertised

I'd give it 5 stars for the product being exactly as described, coming as a kit with almost everything you need (minus a valve stem CORE removal tool... they can be bought for only $1 each online, so I really think one of those should have been included. I had to make a special trip to the store to get that because I misplaced mine). The installation instructions were clear. I did not remove the firmly-attached wheel weights glued to my motorcycle's back wheel; I left the wheel in place and I had no room to work, no clearance under the saddlebags. Tapping the valve stem with the hard plastic handle of a screwdriver worked pretty well to keep the beads flowing down into the valve stem. But using a block of scrap wood to firmly rap the steel wheel itself just an inch below the valve stem worked better. DEFINITELY heed the directions about not letting the beads build up into a long logjam in the clear vinyl tube. Keep them flowing or only let them back-up to not more than a half-inch. Then lower the bottle of beads and keep rapping / tapping until they go in. THE END RESULT: Well, on "MY" bike, the balancing beads treatment didn't do much. I think most of my vibration is due to the engine itself. I have a V-twin with both pistons connected to a single pin on the crankshaft. Inherently off-balance. The balance beads did reduce the vibration at my handlebars and therefore my rearview mirrors gave me a better view with less distortion due to vibration-- at least up to 55 MPH. Above that speed, and things seemed somewhat blurry as usual for my bike, before adding those beads. I spent about 20 miles riding at 60-75 MPH the afternoon I installed the beads, but a much longer time on smaller roads with a 45 MPH speed limit. But, for $25 and a little bit of time, I didn't risk much. I don't think the beads will do any harm, and they may have done some good, so it's a net positive experience.

First time using balancing beads, highly recommend, no wobbles on 21" front bike tire

Be warned a lot of balance beads are different sizes in one package. Simply because they don't have quality control and mass produce. Which means that sometimes way more often than others a large balance bead will plug up the hole meaning you have to reset. These however are all the same size and MUCH smoother to work with. Love the kit will buy again.

It comes with clear directions and is easy to do but I can still feel a slow speed out of balance that I had on my Goldwing. Ofcourse when I replace my tire cannot reuse.

As long as you follow the recommendations on how much to use for the size of tires you have you will love using balancing bead for your bike. I have a 1996 Gold Wing GL1500 and I put a car tire on the rear and a new Shinko tire on front and used this kit to balance my tires and they have worked amazingly.

I tried these beads this year with new tires on my bike. I used recommended bags of beads for each tire & I'm amazed how well the tires feel while in motion. No matter what speed I did not once did I feel like my tires were out of balance. I also got my cousin to use with his tires and he said the same as I did. No more weights taped on my rims. I highly recommend this product and will purchase again when I replace my tires.

This is the first time I’ve used these for balancing. I took my rear wheel of the bike, to make it easier to add the balls. To speed things up I made the hole of the bottle bigger which worked for me, the balls go in quicker and can sit in the tube but if you angle at 45 degrees and flick with finger the soon disperse.

I nipped off the end of bottle to ease the flow of beads, and by compressing the bottle, a partial vacuum is created allowing the beads to fall through the tire valve. It does take some time, but worth it.