Going Tubeless.

[Tom]

Anyone see or use this yet?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BFST1GY/ref=pe_850140_201692250_em_1p_3_ti

[rodekyll]

5 paragraphs into the first sentence of the description I gave up on trying to understand wtf they're selling.  Fer goddesses sake -- buy a vowel!   

[Tom]

I need to reread.  Thanks.  They also need better sentence structure. 

[Sheepdog]

I was interested when they first came out, but the originals were sized only for off-road bikes. A road going version was promised, but I never heard about them being offered for sale. The original seemed pretty cool. The dirt bike versions worked as advertised...

[fotoguzzi]

yeah, does anyone have experience ?  do you need two valve stem holes in the rim?

[Tom]

The rim size looks okay but widths that are advertised don't look like they'd work for our road bikes. 

[cloudbase]

"Instant bolt on performance"

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

For off-road use only.

[Kiwi_Roy]

I went tubeless on my 72 Eldorado, I had a bit of trouble sealing the spoke holes until I realized I was using the wrong silicone


Just because it can be done - do it

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Just because it can be done - do it

No thanks.

[NWrider]

I've sealed the rear rim on my Triumph XCX using a 3M tape product.   Used sticky paper dots to cover the spoke nipples and then applied the 2" tape.   There are several ways to do this -- mine hasn't dropped a pound of air since I did this.   

There's a thread on AdvRider here: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/tiger-800xc-tubeless-converts.845718/page-13#post-30005204

[Lesman]

Super easy to go tubeless. I spent $15+/- per wheel. E6000 or Marine 2100? both great products. E6000 is 1/3 the cost.

[Thirtyaughtsix]

I went tubeless on my 72 Eldorado, I had a bit of trouble sealing the spoke holes until I realized I was using the wrong silicone


Just because it can be done - do it

What can be done for the valve stem? I'd like to do this one day for my T if possible

[kmartin]

yeah, does anyone have experience ?  do you need two valve stem holes in the rim?

Yes, 2 stems.  Mixed results with off road buddies.  It allows extremely low tire pressures for better traction while eliminating pinch flats because there is no tube to pinch.

[Kiwi_Roy]

If you are referring to mine, just one tubeless stem,
The secret to success is getting a silicone that sticks well to the Aluminum rim

[fotoguzzi]

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=85085.0

since then I decided I can do it myself (on my DR rear the front rim does not have the safety bead) with 3M sticky tape.. next tire change..

[Kiwi_Roy]

I doubt any old bike has a safety bead however the chances of loosing all your air are no greater than with a puncture.
I had several, flats on my Eldorado usually overnight due to the poor quality silicone but it always held air long enough to get me home. I have a friend an old dirt biker who does all his bikes this way including a 46 Indian Chief.

According to a Google search the safety bead is designed to stop the tire leaving the rim if it goes flat, What stops it leaving the rim without a bead if the tube goes flat?

[fotoguzzi]

I doubt any old bike has a safety bead however the chances of loosing all your air are no greater than with a puncture.
I had several, flats on my Eldorado usually overnight due to the poor quality silicone but it always held air long enough to get me home. I have a friend an old dirt biker who does all his bikes this way including a 46 Indian Chief.

According to a Google search the safety bead is designed to stop the tire leaving the rim if it goes flat, What stops it leaving the rim without a bead if the tube goes flat?

I don't know.. just some of the reading I did discouraged doing on the front DR rim.. I might still do it, once I see what inside of rim structure looks like..

I like the 3M sealing tape idea over the silicone tho..  saw another convincing video but I can't find it now..