New Tires

[1969mustang]

Im getting a set of Bridgestone BT46 fitted later in the week to my 1981 Jota, Standard size tires, Cast wheels.
Ive ordered new tubes, but just found that the tires that are fitted are in fact tubeless and have the valve adaptor / sealing device inside the rim, i thought it was a tube until i removed the 10mm nuts and it dropped inside !

Im of the mind that i will run tubes in the new tires , is this the right decision ? im wary of rapid tire deflation, particularly on the front ,
Most of my riding is black top / sealed but fairly quiet roads, so not a lot of traffic and sketchy cell coverage ? any thoughts on that ?

The Original front tire has always lost air when parked.

With tubes fitted what are the availabe options of a roadside repair in case of a flat,,, other than tire removal and tube patch ??

Thanks

 

[rocketonarail]

The cast wheels should always have tubes fitted ........ they wouldn`t have been intended for a tubeless application originally , and I certainly wouldn`t risk trying to run them without tubes , even if the valves could be made to fit . The tyres I fitted always seemed only to be available as a tubeless option , so that`s what went on ........

I always carried a foam aerosol inflator , but they are next to useless when dealing with a holed tube , but I carried one anyway ..... you never know ........

Removing the rear wheel couldn`t be easier , but breaking the grip between bead and the cast rim at the roadside isn`t exactly easy ...... never mind re-inflating to the pressure where it pops back into place........ so basically you`re a bit buggered , really ....

It could be possible to remove wheel , remove tyre , fit new tube , replace tyre and refit wheel at the roadside , provided you carried the tools with you to do so .... ( I used an old valve spring compressor as a bead breaker ) ..... but it`s not the sort of thing I would really enjoy doing ....... especially if it was pissing down with rain ......

BTW ..... never use patched tubes on a 140 mph motorcycle ..........

The two or three times I suffered a puncture , instead of calling out the recovery service , I found I could just continue on the flat tyre ......... at a reduced speed obviously , and providing I wasn`t a million miles from home ........

At least the cast rim kept the flat tyre in place , the only problem being that if the tyre wasn`t shagged when you got the puncture , it almost certainly will be by the time you arrive back home .........