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Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:09 pm
Author: ianali
Looking to fit a new front tyre to my bike.T regd z1000. The current tyre is marked tubeless. The alloy wheel is Kawasaki 19” but isn’t as far as I could see marked as a tubeless wheel. Can I assume I can fit a new tubeless tyre, or might I find a tube lurking inside when I strip it off?
Re: Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:06 pm
Author: Pigford
STD rim’s need a tube - the air tends to leak out of the spoke nipple holes
You can get kits to seal (special rim tape) but the fitment of tubeless on these rims is not truly compatible!
Re: Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:27 pm
Author: Andy M
You should tell if it has a tube by the valve . It will have at that age
Re: Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:39 pm
Author: Philippe
Hi Ian
if the wheel is not marked "tubeless" you will find an inner tube inside. To my knowledge the '79 Z1000ST was the first Kawasaki bike with tubeless tires, the others needed an inner tube. Perhaps there were others, I don't know.
It's not a good idea to fit tubeless tires on a tube type wheel, the rim is different and the air leaks out.
Buy a set of good tires (Bridgestone BT 45) and use inner tubes.
Good luck with it.
GrtZ
Philippe
Re: Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:11 pm
Author: Andrew_s
Pigford wrote:STD rim’s need a tube.............
Will this do Mark......
Re: Tyres and tubes.
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:16 am
Author: Pigford
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Andrew_s wrote:Pigford wrote:STD rim’s need a tube.............
Will this do Mark......
Yes
Obviously I didn’t read the first post fully
