Ride-On tire balancer/sealant vs wheel weights?

[Lug Nut]

Thinking of using a ride on instead of traditional wheel weights......any personal experiences/input?

[Great adVENTURE]

I have been thinking of doing the same thing, would be great to hear some experiences.

[Kirby]

Just do it. It works great. Been using it for several years. Oh, almost forgot to mention. Dynabeads work great for balancing, but RideOn balances and seals for small nails and such in the 3-inch tread zone. Don't try to use both at the same time though. One or the other.

[2WHEELSFORME]

Worked on the rear tire but the front got worse after adding RO. Required a wheel removal, slime wash out that cost extra and a remount with weights and all it well. No more magic goo for me.

[MiCarl]

Worked on the rear tire but the front got worse after adding RO. Required a wheel removal, slime wash out that cost extra and a remount with weights and all it well. No more magic goo for me.

 

Here is a question I ask my customers:

 

"Do you think Yamaha (or Honda, Kawasaki etc.) would buy balancing equipment and pay people to operate it if their engineers thought you could balance a tire by throwing in a handful of sand or a squirt of goo?"

[psweber]

I've used Dynabeads for years. Love them.

 

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[Skid]

I still have my tires balanced with weights then add the Ride On. I started using Ride On last year and was sold it the first few miles after experiencing how smooth it was.

[BlueSky]

If the bike sits for a good while, does the ride on collect on the bottom of the tire and cause a vibration for a while during it's redistribution?

[Gray Ghost]

I have used Ride on in several bikes. Usually when I replaced tires it was done at a dealer, so balanced there and I put the ride on in later. No problems with that system. Had a rear tire for a Spyder replaced at a regular tire dealer and they didn't have any adapters to balance the tire. Installed Ride on and haven't noticed any issues at all. I would recommend ride on used either with or without regular balancing.

[Yammer Dan]

I change my own tires. Balance and then add ride-on. I balance with axle and two cinderblocks and challenge any tire machine to do better.

[ChurchBuilder]

I use it for all of my bikes. Smooth ride since I mount my own tires. I've never had any issues. The local shop (Iron Pony) won't mount or balance tires unless I buy them there so this is shoos option for me.