Mike it's a joke .
Just alluding to the fact that it's very bad luck (bad ju-ju) to mention that you haven't had a flat for a long time. This usually annoys the Gods of motorcycling, and they respond by inflicting multiple flat tires upon you. The only thing that can save you now is to install a gremlin bell on your bike.
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I would not be too concerned about tube type wheels if you do simple maintenance on them. Tube type wheels have been around since the beginning of bicycles and motorcycles. Patching a tube vs plugging a flat on the road side is all a matter of skill and perspective.
As for running tubes in tubeless tires; I have never personally seen or even heard that there is a problem with it. I have done it for thousands of miles myself and never gave it a thought.
The question of speed with tube type tires and wheels is almost silly. Think about how fast race bikes ( REAL race bikes) go and they had tubes with spoke wheels for a long time.
My 2000 model R1100R had spoke wheels on it when I bought it used, they were the type with the spokes on the outer flange of the rim , so i am thinking it was either an option back then or the previous owner had swapped the wheels from a GS model.
I am not convinced the sealed tubeless wheels are going to last all that well except in moderate weather conditions. I also wonder how you tighten a loose spoke or true those type of wheels ?
Seems it would break the air tight seal if you turned a spoke.
DandyDoug wrote:I would not be too concerned about tube type wheels if you do simple maintenance on them. Tube type wheels have been around since the beginning of bicycles and motorcycles. Patching a tube vs plugging a flat on the road side is all a matter of skill and perspective.
As for running tubes in tubeless tires; I have never personally seen or even heard that there is a problem with it. I have done it for thousands of miles myself and never gave it a thought.
The question of speed with tube type tires and wheels is almost silly. Think about how fast race bikes ( REAL race bikes) go and they had tubes with spoke wheels for a long time.
My 2000 model R1100R had spoke wheels on it when I bought it used, they were the type with the spokes on the outer flange of the rim , so i am thinking it was either an option back then or the previous owner had swapped the wheels from a GS model.
I am not convinced the sealed tubeless wheels are going to last all that well except in moderate weather conditions. I also wonder how you tighten a loose spoke or true those type of wheels ?
Seems it would break the air tight seal if you turned a spoke.
My two-tone 2000 R1100R has the spokes wheel that can take tubeless as standard issue. They were not from a GS.
The difference between a tube and tubeless is that if you get a flat with a tube, you will need a tow truck. It is impossible to remove the tire with hand tools, especially at the side of the road, that is because modern tires have a steel band around the edge, and if you do get help and get it removed, you will then be riding with a patched tube.
If a tubeless gets the kind of flat that can't be repaired with a plug, get the tow truck, find a bike shop, have them put in a tube and ride till the tire wears out.
I speak from many years of experience.
