Fitting tyres to the R100GS spoked rims

[VAL. H.]

I've acquired a pair of TKC's of the 100GS. It's my intention to fit them myself.

I have leavers and rim protectors, but what I was wondering is; Is there any special procedures/precautions when fitting tyres to the tubeless spoked rims that I should know about?

I've changed the tyres on conventional rims, (well spent the odd occasion wrestling with rims, rubber, leavers and liquid soap on the garage floor) so it's not like I've never done this before.

Any advice etc

Val.

 

[JPR]

You going to balance them as well ???????

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

Sometimes difficult to get the tyres to seal enough to the rims to hold air unless you have a very powerful airline, Ive used an " Indian Windlass" around the circumference of the tyre to get the first seal.

 

[nick.ct]

Sometimes difficult to get the tyres to seal enough to the rims to hold air unless you have a very powerful airline, Ive used an " Indian Windlass" around the circumference of the tyre to get the first seal.

A ratchet strap works fine, but maybe thats what an 'Indian Windlass' is

 

[BillN]

Apart from the very important safety issue, I really would not bother trying yourself

A good tyre fitter will have done hundreds and knows, from experience, exactly what to look for.

It is also important with the outside spoke tubeless rims that the inside of the rim is cleaned well and coated with the paste that they use to help make the seal.

As other have mentioned, balancing is very important

 

[VAL. H.]

Got a ratchet strap so no problem there I know about this sort of problem anyway.

As for a safety issue; Thanks for your concern here 'appreciated' But as I've said I have done this before, just not on the wider tubeless rims. Just wanted to know if it was going to be an absolute 'B' or pretty much as per normal. Thanks for the tip about cleaning the rim too.

I have a decent compressor so should be able to get enough air in to get a seal with the aid of the strap if needed.

As for balancing; I put 'Balancing beads' in Jills 650 last year. Now with about eight thousand miles down the road, there are no signs of adverse ware and the bike handles well right up to it's top speed (fun in the bends too). So I'll be considering using them in this one too. Although there would be a issue if I have a puncture and need to do a roadside fix, as the beads will then stick to the fixing glue

Cheers Guys

Val.

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

Ive never bothered to balance tkc's as with such a lumpy tread its a bit pointless. one ride on the rough will probably unbalance them. never had a problem on the tarmac either. You could of course use Ultraseal which does cause the wheel to self balance much like your beads
by the way an "indian windlass " is what we had before ratchet ties. same principle, twist the bugger to tighten it up.

 

[Voyager]

By the way an "indian windlass " is what we had before ratchet ties. same principle, twist the bugger to tighten it up.

I always knew it as a "Spanish Windlass" (very handy technique, I've used it to align a trailer frame before welding).

Pity it wasn't invented here


Bob.

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

I always knew it as a "Spanish Windlass" (very handy technique, I've used it to align a trailer frame before welding).

Pity it wasn't invented here


Bob.

Yep,Ive heard it called that as well but I served on ships with Indian crews so probably hijacked.

 

[Steptoe]

Might be a bit late now -but check the valve where it locates in the rim, they corrode ever so slightly and cause very slow loss of tyre pressure.

 

[John Armstrong]

Sort of a hijack but as they're Coninental tyres has anyone tried the Trail Attack on a 100 GS?

Don't need the off road look / capability as they're going to get some miles on my trip to the Dolomites and I'm not good enough to go off roading either one or two up

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

Ive not had the trail attack but they were previously called "escapes" and I did have them. They were in my opinion very similar in performance to Tourances. they were quite a bit cheaper though.

 

[John Armstrong]

Ive not had the trail attack but they were previously called "escapes" and I did have them. They were in my opinion very similar in performance to Tourances. they were quite a bit cheaper though.

There's still the Escapes showing on their site as well as the Trail Attack. The TA seems to get good write ups.

 

[VAL. H.]

Might be a bit late now -but check the valve where it locates in the rim, they corrode ever so slightly and cause very slow loss of tyre pressure.

Thanks I cleaned up everything else, forgot the piggin valve though

Oh well, fingers crossed.



Re: Trail attacks. I've not tried them, but I did a tour of the Alps on TKC's last September with no ill effects (except that on the cobbled corners they felt like they where flat ).

I started the trip with new tyres and we covered 2700 miles with full camping kit and plenty of extras including a rather large tent, but we where riding solo.
I now have 9000+ miles on the TKC's with enough tread left for another 3k on the rear at least.

Oh BTW This was on my 1200, though I wouldn't hesitate to do the same on the 100 or any of the other GS's.

Val.

 

[John Armstrong]

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