SkyRider Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 What are the pros and cons? Which is best for Bangkok roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 What bike?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Tubeless run cooler, and can be repaired with a plug without wheel removal. Not good for a bike which runs quickly, but adequate for a city run around, or to get you home. Tubes here of very poor quality, but if running spoke wheels they are required. Unless you have one of the sealing products installed to allow you to run tubeless with spokes. Have cast / forged wheels on all my bikes except the CRF - and that will be changed over shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker Bob Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Tubeless for me. Riding in Bkk and Samut Prakarn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyRider Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Sorry for the late reply. It's a Click 2016-2017. Orange, so it came with spoke wheels. I replaced them with alloy wheels, and not realizing there was tube and tubeless wheels, the Honda shop ordered wheels that could only fit tubes. I had read that tubeless run cooler, faster, and are easier to fix flats, so I got a special valve and switched the wheels to tubeless. Now I'm wondering if that was the correct decision, and am interested in getting different opinions on this. Biker Bob, why do you prefer tubeless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Tubeless is easier to repair (if only to get you home) with plug kits.If a (larger) bike is difficult to get the wheel off and maybe the size of tube is unavailable, it can be a worry out 'in the wilds'. With a Click neither are big problems, I feel.The rims can be different to hold a tubeless tyre so you may want to check out your set-up????Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Tubes on laced-wheels (+)cheapest <==> commonest (-)tend to slow-leak needing frequent fill (+)usually can find shop to put new tube, cheap especially smaller tires (+)Absorb road shock better. [thas why motocross /enduro uses them] Tubeless on ‘alloy’ wheels commonest on ‘big-bikes’ (-)wheels cost more but (+)strong (+)easy plug repair (+)hold air better Conclusion: Tubeless/alloy best for street/Bangkok. But it’s all good bro, just ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 +1 for tubeless, but I had 2 holes in the rear tire on my pcx (tubeless) and a small road side shop said, cannot fix mister, you need a new rear tire. I said no thanks after he pumped it up and rode off. I have expensive Pirelli Diablo tires fitted just last year, so I want to keep them. Went to the bike tire specialist shop that fitted them and he took the rear wheel off (after he confirmed 2 holes) and repaired the holes. 100 baht per hole which is okay. Sadly punctures are fairy common in Thailand due to all the crap on the roads, hell one tire shop just out side Bangkok put spikes 100 m before the shop in order to get "forced" customers. Thankfully he was reported to the police and was shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Tubeless are way better for road use IMO. I've only had one bike with tubed tyres here and it's had more punctures than all the others put together. Tubed tyres also tend to deflate more quickly when they get a puncture which is a safety issue for me. Tubeless are easier to fix roadside as well with a 2 minute, 70 baht plug job - no need to remove the tyre. For serious off road, tubed have some advantages. They stay inflated with a bent rim, can be ridden at very low PSI and rims are cheaper to replace after hitting rocks etc. As for the original post, for Bangkok roads I'd definitely go tubeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBJ Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Depends on the bike and its use. Tubeless on road. Tubed is better for off road if you're using spoke wheels. If you damage a rim, tire keeps inflated. Damage an alloy then both wheel and tire are done. Inconvenient to repair, but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttakata Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Tubeless is better on any vehicle since you can still put a tube inside if you really needed to. My Raider 150 had tubes in its alloys but I switched over to tubeless no problem. I only lose 1-2 psi a week with my tubeless bikes but they were properly mounted with lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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