Quote Originally Posted by seadog View Post
Two things I have against the ride on tire balancer and sealant is the fact that if my tire is punctured, I want to know it and get it off my bike and put a new one in its place. Your life depends on those two pieces of rubber and if one is hurt and you don't know it you could lose it in a heartbeat at 80 mph on the freeway. Second is the fact that your tire changer isn't going to be happy with the extreme mess you just gave him when changing the tire to a new one.
I agree. I can see an immediate benefit from it with a flat but I want to know that I have had one.
Radials tend to be self sealing (for a while) with a nail in place. A close watch on your tires (visual and checking pressure) should do in most situations. For balancing with it I have no experience. I once used Dyna-Beads for improved balancing and found them to be of no use (for me). I could not tell any benefit, but that's just my experience.