Tubeless tire on tubed rim  By  godfella691981 (Read 2,066 times)

howdy, i do have an opinion or two on that issue. they may be fact or just my imagination so take it for diahrea of the mouth.

you can put the tubeless tire on if the bead will seat BUT you must put a tube in it. you cannot run it without the tube. so you will need to get or keep the rim liner which goes between the tube and the rim. then need to attempt the fit of the tube inside the tire. you need to be sure the tube does not wrinkle so before putting the second bead on the rim, put some air in the tube and make sure it is position so as not to stress the tube where the stem comes through the hole and that it can be inflated without wrinkles. then roll the second bead on and inflate the tube to pressure and release all the pressure and reinflate. the combination of all this is that you can use the reduced inflation numbers from the tube type recommendation but it will still result in firmer ride than with stock tire.

i hope that wasn't too confusing. if so check with a motorcycle tire shop for clarification.

lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken

Thanks for the advice I will check the rim but on my 97 Honda elite 80 I think the rims are tube type only.

As far as running tubes in tubeless tires I have heard many different opinions, some have said that tubeless tires are rougher around the inside and can rub a hole in a tube, then others tell me it's fine. And now I find tires that say TT/TL meaning tube type or tubeless so I guess the best thing to do is just try it.