Bartubeless and Bridgestone T32

[franov_imp]

hi Guys,

as per the title, after years of wondering whether I shall do it or not, I just converted my '19 CB1100EX to tubeless with Bartubeless.

process was totally smooth: left the bike at my local Honda dealer, they took care of everything.

took 2 and a half weeks and the bike was handed back to me.

price: 240 euros + 45 euro for shipping, not that bad either.

got mounted a new pair of Bridgestone T32 in place of the OEM Dunlops, which were still there from first equipment (DOT 2018) and who had 13k kms on them, they still had an acceptable amount of thread but definitely needed to be changed.

review so far: couldn't really tell any difference between tubes and not, bike doesn't feel any nimbler or whatever at all, but for sure is nice for security and long-term tyres consumption.

coming to the T32:i honestly still don't trust them a lot, they give me a very strange feeling compared to the Dunlops, but for sure after some break-in and me getting used, they'll definitely feel way better, as they are noticeably stickier.

just a remark on the T32: I also found like other people from the forum that the front tyre now produces a distinct noise, so I can say this happens both with or without tubes, it's kind of the same noise you hear from a basketball when it bounces, just of course not for a second but all the time the tyre is rolling - mostly at low speeds, but it might be the wind just overcomes it as soon as going faster.

hope this helps!