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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #15 - 06/21/11 at 16:08:53

Tubeless wires aren't a Savage option. BMW and rebel 450 no problem, they were made to do that.

If you want tubeless send your complete wheel/hub assemblies to some place that does the conversion.

Many shops will refuse a tube only job. No money in it for them, only takes a couple minutes with a tire machine.

Do yourself a favor if you take it in to have it done. Mark the direction of rotation on the rim hoop or odds are they WILL screw it up. Most tire machine operators are green kids, have no idea why they want to work at a bike shop, let alone how to do anything.

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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #16 - 06/21/11 at 18:50:41

MagickNinja wrote on 06/21/11 at 14:22:02:

Paladin. wrote on 06/21/11 at 11:12:12:

... New rim strip, new Metzeler, new tires....

Thanks for the info! I already have some tire bars. I worry about damaging the rim though.

So you run tubeless?

ARRGH!! Wrote tire-tire, I meant: New rim strip, new tube, new Metzeler. (sorry, but I had a stroke and my brain fried verbal language with a bit of written language. I am getting better. Hey! It's life. You can't complain if you are still able to complain.) You can use tubeless tires, but you need to use a tube anyhow. The air will slip past the holes in the spokes unless it is very well sealed. And anything that will seal it will also make it impossible to mount a tire.

You won't damage the rim . . . but you could scratch the chrome.

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MarkHB Junior Member Offline Go for it! Posts: 88 Ottawa, Canada Gender:	Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube Reply #18 - 06/21/11 at 19:50:12 WD wrote on 06/21/11 at 16:08:53: Tubeless wires aren't a Savage option. Vers: How do you go tubeless if WD is correct? Have you had your rims altered?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube Reply #19 - 06/21/11 at 21:13:32 MarkHB wrote on 06/21/11 at 19:50:12: Vers: How do you go tubeless if WD is correct? Have you had your rims altered? I f n cheat... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1205292181/0
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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #20 - 06/21/11 at 23:37:22

Paladin. wrote on 06/21/11 at 18:50:41:

MagickNinja wrote on 06/21/11 at 14:22:02:

Paladin. wrote on 06/21/11 at 11:12:12:

... New rim strip, new Metzeler, new tires....

Thanks for the info! I already have some tire bars. I worry about damaging the rim though.

So you run tubeless?

ARRGH!! Wrote tire-tire, I meant: New rim strip, new tube, new Metzeler. (sorry, but I had a stroke and my brain fried verbal language with a bit of written language. I am getting better. Hey! It's life. You can't complain if you are still able to complain.) You can use tubeless tires, but you need to use a tube anyhow. The air will slip past the holes in the spokes unless it is very well sealed. And anything that will seal it will also make it impossible to mount a tire.

You won't damage the rim . . . but you could scratch the chrome.

wow...seriously? That's hardcore.

I don't mind scratching chrome if it saves me money.

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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #21 - 06/21/11 at 23:38:54

Boofer wrote on 06/21/11 at 18:55:20:

I skimmed most of the posts, so I may have missed this. I like the 90 degree stem in the rear tube mounted to the right. Easier to check with air guage and get filling station air chucks on. Wink

you know, I'm glad you mentioned that. The first time we tried to air up the back tire I took it to a local gas station and their air hose was a huge PITA to get right. A 90degree would probably eliminate that problem!

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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #22 - 06/22/11 at 00:46:38

verslagen1 wrote on 06/21/11 at 21:13:32:

MarkHB wrote on 06/21/11 at 19:50:12:

Vers: How do you go tubeless if WD is correct? Have you had your rims altered?

I f n cheat...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1205292181/0

http://savageriders.com/verslagen/images/Verslagen1-11-09.jpg

yeah I guess that's one way to do it.

I personally don't like mags. As a matter of fact one of the things that I really liked about the Savage was the spoked wheels.

Every bike I looked at before it had mags and the real up close front end. That and the ridiculous seats they put on those old bikes were...well ridiculous.

When I saw the Savage was a thumper I thought...woah, thats pretty cool. Then the spoked wheels and I thought...thank GOD it doesn't have mags. And finally the fact that the front end had just a nice little bit of rake to give it that more aggressive american look sealed the deal.

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Re: Changing Rear Tire Tube
Reply #23 - 06/22/11 at 14:15:42

MarkHB wrote on 06/21/11 at 19:50:12:

WD wrote on 06/21/11 at 16:08:53:

Tubeless wires aren't a Savage option.
...If you want tubeless send your complete wheel/hub assemblies to some place that does the conversion

Vers: How do you go tubeless if WD is correct? Have you had your rims altered?

http://www.google.com/search?q=wheel+works+seal+spoke+wheels
http://www.wheel-works.com/
About 2-4 years ago I stopped by Wheel Works in Garden Grove, California. He said they only does near new wheels because of corrosion in the spoke holes, and with deep center of the rim, not like ours.

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