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[Indenial]

I can't explain it and really don't need to know. They just work. I have been using them on my front tires only for 80K miles over two bikes and like them. No vibrations or wobble to 110mph. I still use the weights on the rear, but don't know why.  This combo works for me, so I don't change it.

[Desertwndrr]

I have Dyna beads in my softail and have had no issues with them.  Bike rides smooth as glass.  However, I installed them in my RG and it became downright dangerous to ride.  Horrific on the freeway.  I had to remove them within a few miles of installing them.  I won't be using them again. 

I am tempted to try Ride-On though.

[slimdude]

I use  Counteract Tire Balancing Beads   and have smooth ride at all speeds. 
They are coated Glass beads so different from the ceramic type.

http://www.counteractbalancing.com/counteract/en/products/motorcycles.html

  Got these in my tires and she's smooth as silk!

[Lever]

I have the beads as well .... I put those in when I did my new tires last year
paid very close attention with the tire bead lube stuff cause I was worried that those lil bead would get all sticky and gummed up in that slime stuff and cause them to stick in globs etc

[Snakebyte]

I am going to try them this year in my tires. I think it's a good idea and will eventually catch on.

As far as buying tires on line with the beads installed. I wouldn't buy any tire online. Most discount tires have defects and don't come with warranty.
It's really easy to ruin a tire simply by installing it also. Most non contact machines you need to be extra careful. Many times I've seen tires being stretched to far to get mounted on the rim cause the installer wasn't paying close attention to the opposite side of the the tire. When installing most people pay too much at tension to the arm pulling the tire around the rim and not enough at tension goes to the opposite side of tire, that side needs to be in the drop center of the rim, if not the tire will tear. Sometimes you can't even here the bead tear when installing over the flange of the rim. Some of the machines have a nylon wheel that presses on the bead and rotates around the wheel. If the tire happens to get pinched between the wheel and bead that can also tear a tire.