Agree with Redball, beads would not affect the balance since they would distrubute evenly. According to the Dunlop rep we spoke to and if I understood correctly, motorcycle tires are nearly perfectly balanced in the manufactuing process. The "lightest" point of the tire is marked with a dot, that spot should be aligned with the valve stem, which by virtue should be the heaviest part of the wheel...I guess balancing everthing out. But then again, I just had new tires installed 2 weeks ago, the front wheel has 3 weights, two that clamp onto the centerline and one stick on, the back tire a single clamp on, guess your lucky!