01-27-2019, 10:54 AM
(01-27-2019, 10:43 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote:(01-27-2019, 10:35 AM)Chuckk_imp Wrote:(01-27-2019, 10:04 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: Another thing to keep in mind with those Shinko sizes you mentioned is that they will be taller than the stock sizes. The front will be about 3/4" taller and the rear about 1/2" taller. Your speedometer will be off due to the taller rear tire.
hi Flynrider .. the front tire is my biggest concern.. I need clearance on that front fender.. 3/4 in. is about all there is with the stock tire..
Well, the front will be 3/4" greater in overall diameter, so the decrease in space between the wheel and the fender will be half of that.
Well, the front will be 3/4" greater in overall diameter, so the decrease in space between the wheel and the fender will be half of that.
that may buy me just enough room .. thanks..
(01-27-2019, 09:21 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: hello again duck .. do you run spoked rims on your 2013 ? with that v rating I would assume they are tubeless tires .. I am hoping to find someone that may have installed a tubeless tire on a spoked rim with tubes..[/size][/font][/b]
Hi Chuckk,
I'm running the stock cast spoke rims. I don't have a 2017 rim to look at, but they are likely made by DID. I looked at an older DID rim and it did not have the inner bead shoulder like a tubeless cast wheels have.
I also looked at some newer Excel and Behr (OEM Triumph, BMW, KTM) rims, and they do have those bead shoulders. I suspect that a newer DID rim will have it also, but I;ll verify that. That inner bead would help a deflated tire, tubed or tubeless, stay on the bead.
I'm visiting Buchanan's on Wednesday, so I'll take a look. As far as the designations MT and WM, they denote different things. As I remember from the '70s, the MT stands for "motorcycle tubeless", and is cast in the sizing dimensions on all DOT street wheels that are meant as tubeless.
The WM (as in WM0, WM3, etc) designates a certain width of the rim on the inside, from bead-to-bead. As the number gets larger, the rim is wider. Buchanan's lists Excel rims from size WM1 to WM14. http://www.buchananspokes.com/products/e...m_rims.asp
To answer your question of whether you can run a tube with a tubeless tire, I have done that myself many times with no drawbacks. Some manufacturers do not designate a "tube-type" tire, instead they just say to use an inner tube with their tubeless tire in "tube-type" applications.
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Hi Chuckk,
I'm running the stock cast spoke rims. I don't have a 2017 rim to look at, but they are likely made by DID. I looked at an older DID rim and it did not have the inner bead shoulder like a tubeless cast wheels have.
I also looked at some newer Excel and Behr (OEM Triumph, BMW, KTM) rims, and they do have those bead shoulders. I suspect that a newer DID rim will have it also, but I;ll verify that. That inner bead would help a deflated tire, tubed or tubeless, stay on the bead.
I'm visiting Buchanan's on Wednesday, so I'll take a look. As far as the designations MT and WM, they denote different things. As I remember from the '70s, the MT stands for "motorcycle tubeless", and is cast in the sizing dimensions on all DOT street wheels that are meant as tubeless.
The WM (as in WM0, WM3, etc) designates a certain width of the rim on the inside, from bead-to-bead. As the number gets larger, the rim is wider. Buchanan's lists Excel rims from size WM1 to WM14. http://www.buchananspokes.com/products/e...m_rims.asp
To answer your question of whether you can run a tube with a tubeless tire, I have done that myself many times with no drawbacks. Some manufacturers do not designate a "tube-type" tire, instead they just say to use an inner tube with their tubeless tire in "tube-type" applications.
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thanks again duck.. yes I have the MT markings on my rims, so I can run tubeless tires.. now I have been thinking about sealing off my spokes and running straight tubeless tires.. I have watched videos on the procedure, but I cannot seem to send the youtube link.. then one can use any tubeless tire without the worry of overheating or wearing out the tube.. although it seems you have proven that worry, not that big of a deal..[/size][/font][/b]