Posted by nasty milo on November 14, 2007, 2:35 pm
Suzuki LS650 Savage, 1996 model, can anyone tell me if it uses inner
tubes or if they are tubeless. Spoked rims, I always thought that meant
inner tubes, but this one is leaking air at the point that the spokes
enter the rims. TIA
Ed
Posted by Paladin on November 14, 2007, 3:52 pm
wrote:
>Suzuki LS650 Savage, 1996 model, can anyone tell me if it uses inner
>tubes or if they are tubeless. Spoked rims, I always thought that meant
>inner tubes, but this one is leaking air at the point that the spokes
>enter the rims. TIA
Stock Savage, as with nearly all spoked wheels, uses tubes. There is
at least one place that will seal a spoked wheel for use with tubeless
tires, but it is unlikely that it was done with yours. More likely a
tube with a small hole, possibly poked by a spoke if the spoke
protector strip wasn't replaced.
Posted by Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com on November 14, 2007, 4:07 pm
Paladin wrote:
>Stock Savage, as with nearly all spoked wheels, uses tubes. There is
>at least one place that will seal a spoked wheel for use with tubeless
>tires, but it is unlikely that it was done with yours.
I don't think that a WM-2 rim even has the bead retaining ridges necessary to
hold a deflated tubeless tire on the rim.
The first cast aluminum wheels that Suzuki used were MT (motorcycle tubeless)
rated, but they were so porous Suzuki used tubes in the tubeless tires.
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>tubes or if they are tubeless. Spoked rims, I always thought that meant
>inner tubes, but this one is leaking air at the point that the spokes
>enter the rims. TIA