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uncle ricky

22-07-10 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis (Post 133973)

After 125,000 trouble-free miles on tubeless TKC80s on beemers I've had three punctures on tubed TKCs with the Tenere in 9500 miles in Morocco, two front and one rear.

The latest was in 40c shade temperatures, except there was no shade and I was 20 miles from tarmac. The sun was so strong I couldn't handle my tools without gloves.

So it's really important to me to find a better solution.

What sort of punctures are you getting Tim

tenyamman

22-07-10 22:58

i've been told h/duty tubes can overheat with a lot of m/way work is this also correct.?

Tim Cullis

22-07-10 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1nips (Post 133951)

These chaps might help.

http://www.sticky-stuff.co.uk/

Apparently not, I couldn't see any inner tubes on their site.

Quote:

Originally Posted by uberthumper (Post 133976)

Have you had a look at these...

http://www.tubliss.co.uk/

Tubliss is not available for 17-inch rear.

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Originally Posted by uncle ricky (Post 133987)

What sort of punctures are you getting Tim

1 thorn and 1 pinch on the front. The rear was unknown--I couldn't break the bead and after spending a very cold night sleeping rough in the open some kind guy drove off with the whole wheel and came back with it fixed.

uberthumper

23-07-10 09:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Cullis (Post 133999)

Tubliss is not available for 17-inch rear.

I'd forgotten that...when I was looking it was with my DR-Z in mind, which is an 18" rear...17" version "on the way" apparently, whatever that means.

dallas

23-07-10 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenyamman (Post 133994)

i've been told h/duty tubes can overheat with a lot of m/way work is this also correct.?

I run HD innertubes for over a year now and no problems whatsoever: no overheating ridin' highways(mostly 120/130kmh) and no punctures.
Greetz, Hans.

TB650

18-08-10 12:23

Well are the TKC80's any good and do they wear alright? I am riding out to Cameron's Corner in Oct and have bitten the bullet and ordered a rear TCK80 for the trip. (about 3000kms, desert sand, rock, hard pack and a little bitumen) I was using Dunlop 606's but cant seem to get more then 3500kms out of a rear.

TB650

Titbird

22-08-10 08:43

I used 2 pairs of TKC's and they lasted around 5000 km, with most of the knobs gone at around 3000-3500 km. I heard people get almost 10000 km out of them but thats on the 150 rear tyre the big GS's use, and that is a much stronger tyre. If you don't mind the middle of the tyre being worn flat, you can probably drive it another 1000 km.

Tim Cullis

22-08-10 09:42

Depends how hard you ride. I did 6750 miles on my first set on a Tenere.

And 9000 miles on a 1200GSA around the UK, then to Senegal and back.

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