scorpa250 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 hello all, does any of you twinshokers out there run a tubeless michelin (with a tube) on the rear ?? i remember a few years ago i had a irc tubeless on the rear of a fantic and when you let the air out to 5psi it would break the bead and look like the wheel was buckled .i only ask as i have a new michelin in stock and my beamish needs a tyre. Thanks Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I've used tubless IRC's and Michelins on the back of my DRZ400 for LDT's with no problems. Just make sure you have a decent rim lock fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Paul it depends on which tubeless tyre and which tube type rim. At low pressures, Dunlop tubeless rears wont stay in place on any tube type rim while Michelin XII tubeless and IRC tubeless will stay on some tube type rims but not others. Sorry I've not tried any tubeless tyres on Suzuki rims. Pete I suspect you might have had problems if you ran trials pressure in your DRZ400 rear David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yes, I guess lower pressures might give problems. The DRZ is a heavy bike so I keep the rear at 5psi, that said I only drop to 4psi on the Scorpa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweizmeister Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I run a tubeless Michelin X11 on my 240 fantic without any problems but I agree it is worth having decent rim locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.