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Other Stuff => The Blue Oyster bar => Topic started by: Fat Rat on July 22, 2008, 16:10:16

Title: Daft question?
Post by: Fat Rat on July 22, 2008, 16:10:16

OK I will take the consequential flak if deserved but here is the quesstion (non Strom related)

On the WIFES scoot it has tubeless tyres, during a bit of over enthusuastic test riding yesterday I managed to push the tyre off of the rim enough to break the seal  :oops: it did pump up again but I'm not happy with the fact that it was pretty easy to do....So, is it OK to put an inner tube into a tubeless tyre?

Title: Re: Daft question?
Post by: Piglumps on July 22, 2008, 16:35:09

Hi, There was a Wee-Strom on Ebay recently that had had a 'dink' on the front wheel and he had fitted a tube and run quite some way with it tubed. I would say yes it is possible but I am not sure it would solve the problem. I had a 125 Pantheon before getting my Wee so I won't tease!

Title: Re: Daft question?
Post by: andyberg on July 22, 2008, 18:58:31

When I was racing Supermoto, we always ran innertubes in 'tubeless' tyres (altho you had to due to spoked wheels :roll: ) so no 'danger ' element involved in doing it!

Title: Re: Daft question?
Post by: barnabas on July 22, 2008, 21:47:54

I would say no problem although the purists might disagree. My F650 had tubeless tyres on spoked wheels and so had to have an inner tube. It's quite a common fix for punctures.