Looking some advice on converting tubed tyres on 2012 r1200r classic to tubless is it possible and what's the process. Plus help with choosing a touring screen.
Tubes to tubless R1200r classic
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Thanks for the link I'll have a look.
I have had a tubeless conversion (on a Triumph) done by Central Wheel Components. Note that their process requires a curing time of at least 24 hours. I left the bike with them for a few days and went home to London via a complimentary lift to the nearby train station.
Spokes are sealed and I get no abnormal pressure drop compared to the cast wheels on my BMW. I now carry a "conventional" puncture repair kit. The peace of mind is immeasureable.
The Yankees make the best touring screens.
Look at Madstad, Parabellum, and Ztechnic - but not cheap.
I have had good results with a Givi Airflow (4-point mounting system) , which are cheaper and more readily available over here.
Spokes are sealed and I get no abnormal pressure drop compared to the cast wheels on my BMW. I now carry a "conventional" puncture repair kit. The peace of mind is immeasureable.
The Yankees make the best touring screens.
Look at Madstad, Parabellum, and Ztechnic - but not cheap.
I have had good results with a Givi Airflow (4-point mounting system) , which are cheaper and more readily available over here.
The only glimpse I had of the inside of that rim suggested it had a pattern in it, probably to help it mechanically grip the tyre bead. Tubeless rims inside are smooth to get the best air seal. Also, tubeless wheels generally have an internal lip either side of the central well, designed (I think) to help prevent the tyre coming off the wheel in the event of a deflation. Once the bead of the tyre gets into the central well, it can come off the rim the other side. The lip is there to stop the bead getting into the well.
Geezer of my acquaintence sealed the spokes on his Africa Twin wheels with some clever tape.
Geezer of my acquaintence sealed the spokes on his Africa Twin wheels with some clever tape.
Have you found a screen?
Or managed to achieve tubelessness?
ThreeDawg
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Are the rims definitely tube type?
Tubeless rims are a completely different profile to tubed; you risk the tyre leaving the rim in case of a puncture.
More here.
In the YT video linked above - if the tyre deflated, the cut inner tube would be a mare to reseat by the side of the road as you no longer have the excess to pull out first.
What sort of wheel are fitted anything Spoked on a BM from way back has been laced to the outer rim and are tubeless wheels
Centre laced Spoked are not I.ve never seen centre laced except on GS or G?S conversions
But presumably no more than when it had a tube fitted?
I went split tube three years ago and it works just fine. My toolkit includes an oem tube should I have to replace the split tube/liner but with my one puncture last year the tyre’s bead stayed in contact with the rim and the liner never moved. The Stop&Go kit had me back on the road within twenty mins
In fact I have now replaced the original tube with a lighter and cheaper bicycle tube as a liner. It is now semi permanently held in place with two narrow strips of double sided tape adhered to the insides of the wheels rim so that tyres can be changed at will without disturbing anything
Further evolution of the tubeless split tube conversion for the CT125O
There may be new or existing forum members who have missed the discussion of this matter so I am linking this YouTube video (albeit on a larger KLR650 - but the principle is the same) I have been running this system for a couple of years and it just works. As the video shows it is cheap...
hondatrail125.com
Decided to have a look see
What fucking idiot took the retrograde step to go back to centre laced rims on a Beemer probably som efucking Number crunching Hoofwanking Cockwomble to revive the old phrase
Anyway OP there are a few kits out there My friend just ran many many layers of good duct tape around the centre of the rim building up quite a layer of tape in alternating skinny strips to the outside and a wider strip over them
Its forced outwards and worked well on his Africa and his wifes Africa Twins for 25K before they changed bikes
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