Motorcycle Mojo – September 2019

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 MOTORCYCLE MOJO 57

Technical articles are written purely as

reference only and your motorcycle may

require different procedures. You should

be mechanically inclined to carry out your

own maintenance and we recommend you

contact your mechanic prior to performing

any type of work on your bike.

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into them which prevents the tire’s

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in this manner, that would make the

bike very unstable and increase the

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friction between the tire and the inner

tube. This lack of friction reduces tire

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tubeless tire is much easier. Unless the

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sidewall, a tubeless tire can be easily

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from the bike.

Puncture a tube-type tire and you’ll

have to remove at least one side of the

tire from the rim to expose the tube,

which you can then patch – temporarily

• to continue you on your ride. Ideally,

you should replace the inner tube

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you remove the wheel from the bike,

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tubeless tires, I decided to convert my

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to more practical tubeless wheels.

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drill bit has a smaller-diameter pilot

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outside of the hole. With the drill bit

installed in a full-sized drillpress and

the wheel square and secured, this is a

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between the tubeless tire’s valve stem

and the wheel.

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to do it on a drillpress. I’m cheap, so

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wheel, which I did three weeks prior to

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pound of pressure in that time.

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valve-stem hole with a hand drill – or

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ads for a replacement wheel after your

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scraps your wheel.

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which won’t lock the tire to the rim

should I experience a puncture while

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tube-type wheels to tubeless several

times in the past without any problems,

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be done with discretion – and at one’s

own risk.

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use a tube-type tire on a tubeless rim

without a tube, however, since the

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a leakproof seal between the tire and

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as either tube-type or tubeless on the

sidewall, so have a look before you

install a tire.