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Why not use a layer of tape as well?
I did that and the centrifugal (sic) force dislodged the tape, it rolled into a ball and rendered the tyre out of balance.
I have used both the fast dry 3m 5200 marine urethane caulk,and permatex grey rtv silicone gasket maker to seal the spoke wheels on 3 different Guzzis with excellent results. Its been 7 years now,many tire changes,and not a single leak.Rick.
I see where Alpina makes the wheels for the V 85 tt. In anodized black the cost to get them imported from England is $1460.00. So, the question is, is it worth it to actually have a wheel that is designed to be tubeless justify the cost verses using tape and goo to convert a tube wheel? For me, and I stress the words, FOR ME, it is an unequivocable yes. I have read the various threads and testimonials on the various conversions and success stories. If you have confidence in it, your choice, your call. I just can't fully buy in. I honestly don't think, based on the participants of this forum and the multiple bikes that people own, that $1460.00 will be a deal breaker for the vast majority of folks here. I would put forth that there isn't another component on a motorcycle more important than the tiny rubber contact patch front and rear, and viable brakes to stop the bike. Maybe it is my racing background, or a healthy dose of respect for the designers and engineers, but some components should not be tampered with. Having said that, I think the design of the BMW wheels where the spokes route to the edge, or the Suzuki (and Tenere I think) where the spokes mount to a center ridge, are probably a better design than the Alpina wheels.
Sir Ed: Nothing against farkeling and personalizing your bike to suit one's needs. Seats, handlebars, pipes, windshields, suspension, have at it. As much as you want. Tinker away, it is part of the fun. People spend $1000 and up on a pipe & can to make a bike "sound better," so it should be reasonable to spend $1460 on tubeless wheels that provide, in my opinion and many others, a significant margin of safety and dramatically impacts the roadside repair of a puncture.
Sir Real Ed: With your background of a machine/tool design engineer I would be very interested in your appraisal of the Alpina wheel design. If I remember correctly, I think this wheel was on the Stelvio's. While I am very interested in a tubeless design wheel, it still seems like there is some limitations and potential for leakage with the O ring design. Like I mentioned earlier, I wish we had an option on an edge or center ridge design, but to my knowledge none exist for the V 85 tt. Any feedback, opinion, or intuition on the Alpina wheels would be welcomed. Thanks.
Wirespokes: Thanks for the feedback on the BMW cross spoke wheels and how heavy they are. One of the advantages of tubeless is reducing rotating mass of the tube, so getting a heavier spoked wheel in some regard negates that.Sir Real Ed: Yup, that's the site on the Alpina wheels. I had watched the video by Dave on Best Products a while back, and agree it is an excellent tutorialon how to do the conversion. I have read that some have concerns that if you need to adjust the spoke, that it would break the seal and wrinkle the tape.I am aware of Outex. Seems they have been around for quite awhile. I might consider their product just so I could say Pre Cut Nipple Tape. (that one is for you Huzo )Thanks to all for your feedback. Always a learning process from intelligent people.