10-27-2023, 11:01 PM
With our intro out of the way, it's time to start asking questions. We'll be asking more than offering advice for a while, as we're only just beginning to familiarize ourselves with the CB1100's. That being the case, we're delving into the possible purchase, from a friend, of his 2017EX he bought new. It has only 600 mi. showing, has been stored indoors, & run periodically to keep the cobwebs out. He's a vintage bike enthusiast with many other bikes, and is a trusted seller.
We're reluctant to make sort of a 'backward' move to a bike with tubes. The research we've done here indicates a swap to cast wheels onto a '17 CB1100EX from other CB1100's is not as simple as one might think.
We're considering the OUTEX spoke tubeless conversion:
https://www.outex.jp/tubelesskitenglishlist.htm
Our main question is: do the CB1100 spoke rims have the bead retention rib that tubeless wheels have, that keep the bead in place in the event of low / no pressure from a leak or puncture? A pic of the bead seating area of a CB1100 spoke rim would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks all.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE
We're reluctant to make sort of a 'backward' move to a bike with tubes. The research we've done here indicates a swap to cast wheels onto a '17 CB1100EX from other CB1100's is not as simple as one might think.
We're considering the OUTEX spoke tubeless conversion:
https://www.outex.jp/tubelesskitenglishlist.htm
Our main question is: do the CB1100 spoke rims have the bead retention rib that tubeless wheels have, that keep the bead in place in the event of low / no pressure from a leak or puncture? A pic of the bead seating area of a CB1100 spoke rim would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks all.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE