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Posted by pcarrell
- January 16, 2013, 15:02:17 PMGadget has a link on his site ( http://www.gadgetjq.com/tww.htm ) but I'm not brave enough for it.
Posted by Troll
- January 16, 2013, 11:59:01 AMThere are some considerations for mounting tires on wheels far beyond merely sealing the spoke holes. The basic design of the wheel rim is the single most important factor. Tubeless wheels have a bead retention rib cast into the wheel that is supposed to prevent tire bead unseating during high side loads or in a low pressure situation. Tube wheels do not have this bead retention rib. This does not always work, but without it, there is nothing to retain the bead at all.
http://blog.unsafemotorcycles.com/2010/08/dunlop-402-among-array-of-problem.html
I've don a lot of research on this subject in the last couple of years due to 2 pending law suits.
Posted by John Hopkins
- January 16, 2013, 08:19:43 AMHere's a question for some of you that ride long distances..
Have any of you converted your spoked wheels to run tubeless tires, I know it is sometimes done on bicycles and lighter motorcycles, but the 1500 drifter is a very heavy bike and I am more interested in safety than I thought I was..
So if you have converted to tubeless I would be interested in any problems..and if you haven't is it because you think it might be unsafe on curves at speed..
Thoughts and opinions would be welcome..
John.