06-25-2023, 10:30 PM
The Transalp would be a very considered purchase with it's tubed tyres, make sure you have "breakdown Insurance" unless you are happy to carry the tools to remove your wheel on the roadside and patch the inner tube. Punctures are rare, until they are not. And spec the Transalp with a centre stand for the same reason, it will make wheel removal a lot easier!
It is one of the reasons I have my EX wheels converted by Bart Factory in Italy. They apply a polymer sheath molded inside the rim that seals the spoked wheel, making it tubeless. They provide a 4-year guarantee by way of a serialised certificate which is quite reassuring. They have worked flawlessly for some time now and lose no more air than any other bike I own.
The V85TT was launched with tubed wheels early on, Moto Guzzi responded very quickly to feedback and made them tubeless which probably saved their sales figures.
I got the impression a couple of years ago they were doing a lot of Africa Twin wheels as the new 2016 models were tubed too along with the entry level model to this day.
It is one of the reasons I have my EX wheels converted by Bart Factory in Italy. They apply a polymer sheath molded inside the rim that seals the spoked wheel, making it tubeless. They provide a 4-year guarantee by way of a serialised certificate which is quite reassuring. They have worked flawlessly for some time now and lose no more air than any other bike I own.
The V85TT was launched with tubed wheels early on, Moto Guzzi responded very quickly to feedback and made them tubeless which probably saved their sales figures.
I got the impression a couple of years ago they were doing a lot of Africa Twin wheels as the new 2016 models were tubed too along with the entry level model to this day.