Tires yet again - spoked wheel options

[j3gq_imp]

There have actually been quite a number of discussions on here regarding this specific topic. Here is one: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=tubeless

I have a 2014 EX with spoke wheels that require tube tires normally, but since I can no longer find any such tires here in Switzerland I switched to Metzeler Z8,which is a tubeless tire, and had tubes put in place. I have not experienced any issue with this set up, and am on my second set like this now. In total I have done over 20'000 km like this now.

This does seem to me to be the simpler and cheaper option as opposed to installing a sealing kit.

Your observations are interesting, Henrik. Two comments, both without a lot of personal experience, so take it with a grain of salt. The rim sealing is offered from a company in Italy for about 400, plus shipping. Doesn’t sound too bad to me. Tube tires are said to loose pressure much more rapidly when sth cuts through the tube, if true (and I can see the logic), safety is a concern.

[Tev62]

I'm on Bridgestone T31's with spoked wheels sealed by BartFactory as mentioned elsewhere, very happy with the results. But I did specifically contact Bridgestone to ask if the T31 was suitable for use with my inner tubes too and they were fine with that. I did want to try the Metzeler Z8 as they get a good write up on this forum but couldn't find them here in Ireland. The tyre profile must be very different to the OEM as the T31's have the bike turning in very quickly, in a good way.

Thanks, so what sizes did you end up fitting?

Thanks, so what sizes did you end up fitting?
Stock size were readily available and I stuck with those.

[Henrik_imp]

There have actually been quite a number of discussions on here regarding this specific topic. Here is one: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=tubeless

I have a 2014 EX with spoke wheels that require tube tires normally, but since I can no longer find any such tires here in Switzerland I switched to Metzeler Z8,which is a tubeless tire, and had tubes put in place. I have not experienced any issue with this set up, and am on my second set like this now. In total I have done over 20'000 km like this now.

This does seem to me to be the simpler and cheaper option as opposed to installing a sealing kit.

Your observations are interesting, Henrik. Two comments, both without a lot of personal experience, so take it with a grain of salt. The rim sealing is offered from a company in Italy for about 400, plus shipping. Doesn’t sound too bad to me. Tube tires are said to loose pressure much more rapidly when sth cuts through the tube, if true (and I can see the logic), safety is a concern.

Your observations are interesting, Henrik. Two comments, both without a lot of personal experience, so take it with a grain of salt. The rim sealing is offered from a company in Italy for about 400, plus shipping. Doesn’t sound too bad to me. Tube tires are said to loose pressure much more rapidly when sth cuts through the tube, if true (and I can see the logic), safety is a concern.
J3gq, I would agree that if done right the sealing of the wheel may be the better option. Still, EUR 400 plus shipping (plus the inevitable taxes for Switzerland) it is not cheap, whereas a tube costs hardly anything. That said, I have experienced punctures on tires with tubes on more than one occasion, and it is not fun. Nevertheless, it remains quite rare. Personally I have been fine with the tubes fitted and will continue to do that for the future. Luckily I do not have this issue on my Triumph as it has spoke rims for tubeless tires!

At one point I even looked at replacing the original rims with Kineo rims, but they were far too expensive.