I am wanting to use dual sport tubeless 90/10 tires on my dual sport motorcycle and have to use tubes because it has spoked unsealed wheels. Anybody have EXPERIENCE with this type of set up?
2006-08-06 04:20:19 · 4 answers · asked by Schmeet 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I have an 05 XR650 and have had dual sport bikes in the past and yes, you can use tubes with those tubeless tires and works just fine. But like the other response says, make sure you have the rubber band that fits around the inside of the rim to protect the tube from the spoke nuts. Only thing is, I would recommend you have the wheel balanced because it adds additional weight to the wheel which may make it hop at highway speeds, since it is a dual sport. But I do that with all my front wheels anyway. My XR650 is brand new with a tubeless front tire, and I had front wheel hop whenever I would get to 50 mph. So you really need to balance them all whether they are tubeless or not. But there is absolutely no reason you can't use tubes in your tubeless tires.
2006-08-06 14:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by Edwin K 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a tubeles tire will run ok with a tube in it. The need for a tube depends on like you said the wheel.
2006-08-06 11:24:39 · answer #2 · answered by ronnny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax. Stick some tubes in. If you can source some, try to get enduro tubes ( for use when endurance racing) . They don't pinch as easy as normal tubes. Metzler make some good ones.
2006-08-06 18:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by flaming_dog_racing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no problem with that setup will be fine , just make sure the band is on the rim covering the spoke adjustment screws
2006-08-06 12:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by redneckwelder01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋