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Posted by 45 Bravo
- February 20, 2013, 21:14:36 PMOn most of my past motorcycles, I have always changed the tires, tubeless or tubed.
I enjoy tinkering, and changing the oil and stuff.
On my last 76 cb750f I kept pinching the tubes, after 4 of them ruined I took it to the local shop, since I had not bought the tire and first tube there they charged me $30 to mount and balance the tire. (The hop was in Colorado )If you buy the tire there they charge $15 to remove the tire & rim mount & balance the new one.
Well worth the money. If they ruin a tube, they have to buy a new one..
Here in Mississippi the local shop is great.
My last tire for the drifter (the front and a Pirelli) cost $175 for the tire, tube, labor, and balancing, and taking it off and putting it back on.
We are ordering a rear soon, (next month) and the local shop quoted e $190 for the Pirelli and everything included, drop the Drifter off, pick it up in 2 hours with a new shoe..
Good people, and the more I do with them, the cheaper the labor gets.
Now they will change my oil, Amsoil, new filter, and check rear lube for $60 I can't buy the stuff for that price.
For a total of $70 they change the oil and they drain & change the shaft lube too.
And check things over to make sure no important parts are about to fall off...
The labor is pretty much free..
I know they mark up the cost of the oil and filter, but the first time I changed the oil in the drifter myself, Amsoil was $12 a quart, and the filter was $13 locally.(not from that shop)
Like I said, I can't buy the stuff to do it that cheap..
45 Bravo
Posted by jmbo
- February 20, 2013, 19:09:10 PMQuote from: chief on February 20, 2013, 13:36:15 PMI agree. Not only is my Drifter running on tubes but so are my 1931 and 1931 Fords. Never had a flat tire problem that was not due to the same kind of puncture that would flatten any tubeless tire. Now ask me if I ever pinched a tube when hand mounting a tire. You bet.I don't understand... how did having tubed tires cause you to have a flat? Are you installing the tubes yourself? Are you using the correct tubes? What sort of valve stems do they use? What brand? Were these all punctures?
Before going to the trouble of replacing the wheels, maybe you need to figure out why you are having so many flats. 10 years on this Drifter and I have NEVER had a flat... did have one on the Goldwing last year - tubeless tires.
There is something more going on here...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 20, 2013, 18:04:41 PMrim liners / rim strips / rim liner / rubber bands......and I just bought some at $9.95 CDN and I will consider it cheap for the savings on the tubes.
Posted by chief
- February 20, 2013, 15:28:00 PMVBJ lives in Florida I believe...
Posted by pcarrell
- February 20, 2013, 14:16:45 PMI know out west they get a lot of cactus needle punctures. My friends out there swear by Slime. Don't know how many of them run tubes though.
Posted by 49Reo
- February 20, 2013, 14:01:11 PMAnd cheap compared to the alternative, being flat tires all the time.
Posted by pcarrell
- February 20, 2013, 13:51:51 PMYeah, they call those rim strips around here. I replace them and the tubes every time I change tires......good insurance.
Posted by 49Reo
- February 20, 2013, 13:44:19 PMA liner, or boot, as they used to be called,(I think) fits in the rim over the spokes; it gives a layer between spokes and tubes. Is that still there?
49Reo
Posted by chief
- February 20, 2013, 13:36:15 PMQuote from: vagabondjay on February 18, 2013, 13:31:00 PMI don't understand... how did having tubed tires cause you to have a flat? Are you installing the tubes yourself? Are you using the correct tubes? What sort of valve stems do they use? What brand? Were these all punctures?I have had 3 flats because of these damn tubes.
Before going to the trouble of replacing the wheels, maybe you need to figure out why you are having so many flats. 10 years on this Drifter and I have NEVER had a flat... did have one on the Goldwing last year - tubeless tires.
There is something more going on here...
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 19, 2013, 18:19:29 PMIf you change from spokes you will lose the individuality of the Drifter, you can get a kit that will convert to tubeless but if you keep getting punctures either you are riding on roads that will give you punctures whatever tires you use, or you have loose spokes which are going up against the tube or maybe you have old tubes that have rotted..
John.
Posted by vagabondjay
- February 19, 2013, 16:02:02 PMthanks chief, yes I looked at that mod and it is def a big help.. wasnt sure if I missed a page or section that someone found a direct bolt on for the front. I have an 01
Posted by chief
- February 19, 2013, 13:27:52 PMNomad and Meanstreak wheels are direct bolt-ons. ANY front wheel is a problem. Folks have adapted meanstreak and fatboy wheels... if you have a 99 or 00 you have the added problem of the speedo...
Have a look at this in the Wheels section of the mods/tips area...
Posted by vagabondjay
- February 19, 2013, 09:31:20 AMHey cheif in the mod section there is a post about compatible wheels.. someone used a wheel of a 95 vulcan 1500 for the rear.. I didnt see anything posted about the front, do you know if it will work or who made the post so I can contact him??
Posted by vagabondjay
- February 19, 2013, 08:59:44 AMlol..thanks waltervl I looked for a mod but didnt see it.. must have over looked
Posted by pcarrell
- February 19, 2013, 06:35:27 AMThere ya go!