Top of the list for my winter projects is to replace the 9th week of 1992 tires on my GS850. 3 digit date code, and last registered in 1995, so 1992 is a good guess. They are a bit hard but in remarkably good shape, no cracks. Anyway, it has tube-type tires. I have searched here and elsewhere and it seems that tire recommendations are for tubeless tires. These will replace tube type on the GS wheels with no modifications? Sorry if this has been asked a million times before, I did search a bit first...
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Tubeless tires on GS wheels?
- Thread starter bobgroger
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Well, you didn't try very hard then. There are dozens of thread in the archives on this topic. Yeah, I'm a grump but geeze man.
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Type "tubeless" into the search field.
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Enter and start reading.
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wilmas2cool
Guest
Ran tubeless tires on a 79 GS850 with factory cast wheels for almost 30 years = zero problems or failures Mostly Continentals or IRC
Steve
GS Whisperer
Your bikes are both '82s, his is an '80.
Not quite the same.
Bob, you might get away with running tubeless tires, but you will have to modify the rim to accept the valve stem.
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koolaid_kid
Guest
To sum up, you can always run tubes in tubeless tires. There is no issue and no mods need be done.
If you want to run tubeless tires without tubes, you must mill out a larger diameter flat spot on the inside of each rim so the tubeless valve stem can seat flat without leaking.
If you want to run tubeless tires without tubes, you must mill out a larger diameter flat spot on the inside of each rim so the tubeless valve stem can seat flat without leaking.
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sharpy
Guest
Do a better search and friggn end another tubeless link. FFS im sick of the tubeless argument
Steve
GS Whisperer
Then don't click on them.
As long as there are new riders that find a "new" GS bike, there will be questions about tube/tubeless, oil, tires, air/nitrogen, etc.
Deal with it. :-\\\
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Pretty sure I have a spare tubeless Suzuki star pattern front wheel in the garage. PM me if you want to discuss acquiring it.
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