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flounder

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  1. Its actually this weekend but I have too much work to do and cant make it out there
  2. Actually just angle a bit more and I could reach 1 mile without problems.
  3. So im looking at buying a house and im that guy that takes a range finder to see how much distance i can get in the farmers field back behind. Last night, I hit 830 yards to the closest treeline at a house I was looking at.. hehhehe Could easily get out to 1200+ Sorry for the crappy pic but I had to take it quick before the distance disappeared. [ATTACH]1871[/ATTACH]
  4. I have five 12"x12" BMC Armor plates for shooting at distance. Nothing sounds better then a high power rifle round smacking a piece of 3/8 thick steel at distance.. The "thunk" sound just makes you all warm and fuzzy inside.
  5. Anyone got enough land to shoot out to 500+ yards?
  6. Jesus was hit by lightening and melted or dont you remember that thread.
  7. Been using it for awhile.. Its money..
  8. Correct me if Im wrong but when you pay the bond you dont have to stay incarcerated. No different then any other offense involving jail time before final sentencing.
  9. Call them. You do realize that there is a difference between leaded and unleaded right? Better talk to someone knowledgable to see if running leaded in your bike is ok.
  10. OSU Airport. aka Don Scott. Its what allot of people with old muscle cars run because of the high octane and that it still has lead in it.
  11. 100LL at airports. = 100 Low Lead.
  12. Too bad their are no hot women in that video.
  13. Like I said, if this just happened then I would say time to look for a job makes sense. If he is truly broke and has no money for bills then its definitely time to sell some things.
  14. Dumb site.. no info whatsoever. May as well be a UFO sighting post.
  15. In the posters defense, I think we would all look for jobs before starting to sell off our possessions so cut him some slack. If I lost my job, selling my possessions for income would be a last resort.
  16. Tell them you just installed Dyna-Beads in your tires and you had to put a passenger on there to and test ride it to see if they would balance your tires since they tell you not to do it on a balancing machine..... GLWS.
  17. This thread makes me LOL.. Ive come to the conclusion that no one is going to change their mind no matter how much the laws of physics explain things. So, Ive decided Im going to let everyone be right and just laugh and enjoy my statically balanced tires and let them enjoy those beads rolling, bouncing, and doing god knows what inside their tires until someone can 100% show that it works and no more of this "they feel better to me" type answers.... So with that said.. GLWS....
  18. New York blows... Peru would be cool. And you have taken 5 vacations to my 1.
  19. The point is not how how of balance a tire is. The point is that I want my tire balanced 100% of the time and not 80% of the time for wear and safety issues.
  20. Uhm.. unless your always jumping on a highway, I would say your riding at 25-35mph at least 40% of the time.
  21. Ok so I guess I need to put it a different way. I think we can all agree that balanced is balanced right? So whether you use the beads or weights, we should all end up with an equally balanced tire. I think thats fair. So my questions are as follows. 1. How easy is to re-use the beads when you have to switch tires and what is the cost? My guess is that all those little beads are going to be a pain in the ass to move from one tire to the next and unless you get them all, the weights could be off of what you think you are putting in and what you are actually putting in. Maybe not much but potential for some difference of expected vs actual. 2. Based on all the info presented, the beads need to be up to speed before doing any "balancing" with your tire. So that means that you are riding for a period of time (<25-35mph) that your tire is not balanced. 3. Standard wheel weights will always have your wheels balanced no matter if you are at 1mph or 200mph since they are static and dont move like the beads. So with that being said, why wouldnt you want your wheels balanced 100% of the time as opposed to 80%, 90%, or 95% of the time like you get with the beads until they stabilize in your tire. And if you shouldnt use it with modified suspension, then how do they know it works with all oem suspension. Did they test every make and model out there, I seriously doubt it. Too many things just dont add up. And since at the track there are many corners under 35mph, I personally wouldnt use them in that environment either. At least until more testing has been done and validated. Not trying to call anyone an idiot so I apologize for presenting it like that. If you are doing it for the looks factor then thats fine but a tire that is balanced less then 100% of the time (aka beads until up to some speed) is just not for me and can in no way give you better results or tire life then a tire that is balanced 100% of the time. I have my suspicion that you tend to think they work better because they probably help to absorb a bit of shock from bumps in the road since the beads can move with the bumps. They even mention on their page not to use them with vehicles that have modified suspension. A truly balanced tire shouldn't matter what suspension its riding on or if its on a tire which is bigger then the oem tire that the vehicle came with. (they also mention this on their page)
  22. Oh, and just for reference, all of you people saying that they work great when you put them on your balencer must be full of shit considering that even on the DynaBeads FAQ page, they say....... Q: Can I put the tire on a balancer to see if it's working? A: No. Dyna Beads operates on physics principles, and requires the tire assembly to be in motion against a road surface to detect the exact counterbalance position. An electronic balancer has a solid, fixed mount, and does not allow the tire to react to imbalance. Hmmm. I guess all of you that balanced your tires and said its working evidently dont understand how they work... OR... Its complete bullshit... Not to mention even they say they dont work until 25-35mph but exact speeds depend on tire diameter. That means that when you are below their "fake" recommended speeds, your tires are now extremely out of balance since you have weights just sitting at the bottom of the tire.
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