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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Tubeless or tube tires? 06/01/14 at 14:37:08 I'm shopping new tires. Looked at Dunlop 404's, Pirelli's etc. and most of them are only tubeless in the sizes spec'd or will fit. The stock tires are tubes. Any problem with changing to tubeless?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #1 - 06/01/14 at 14:45:33 You just have to use a tube in any tire on a rim like ours... Most tires are tubeless... our rims aren't... ...
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #2 - 06/01/14 at 15:02:45 Thanks! That's what I suspected, so I'll buy the tubes too.
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Dodgeman YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 44 Wallaceburg Ontario, Canada	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #3 - 06/01/14 at 16:29:38 Is there anyway of getting tubeless rims for the LS-650, or savage. You would think, that nowadays, it should be possible. Or not!!!
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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: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #4 - 06/01/14 at 16:57:20 easiest way is to fit alloy wheels from a gs550
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #5 - 06/02/14 at 07:42:21 Is there anyway of (Fill in the blank) for the LS-650. So far I think the only impossibility has been a kick start..
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #6 - 06/02/14 at 08:23:49 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/02/14 at 07:42:21: Is there anyway of (Fill in the blank) for the LS-650. So far I think the only impossibility has been a kick start.. And a proper, user friendly breaker plate (points) ignition conversion.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #7 - 06/02/14 at 08:41:49 WD wrote on 06/02/14 at 08:23:49: And a proper, user friendly breaker plate (points) ignition conversion. There's one,.. I can truly live without... Nothin' good about contact points... ...
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Re: Tubeless or tube tires?
Reply #8 - 06/02/14 at 09:01:17

WD wrote on 06/02/14 at 08:23:49:

And a proper, user friendly breaker plate (points) ignition conversion.

The only thing that would prompt me to do so would be an emp discharge or an wealthy customer.
since we don't have a kickstarter... so a magneto doesn't make sense.
somewhere, I've seen points mounted on the head... maybe a small Honda. that'd be the way to go. attach a ignition cam to the valve cam, come out thru the cam bore plug in the head and mount a plate and cover. also like the idea of those coils attached to the plug.

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #9 - 06/04/14 at 18:07:26 Just trying to wrap my head around this. The tubeless tire would leak through the spokes, correct?
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #10 - 06/04/14 at 18:14:33 Kris01 wrote on 06/04/14 at 18:07:26: Just trying to wrap my head around this. The tubeless tire would leak through the spokes, correct? Well, and there is a hole in the rim where the inflation valve goes through it. Maybe some bubble gum in it would make the rim tubeless?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #11 - 06/04/14 at 18:17:25 Haha! What flavor?
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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: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #12 - 06/04/14 at 22:01:00 Kris01 wrote on 06/04/14 at 18:07:26: Just trying to wrap my head around this. The tubeless tire would leak through the spokes, correct? I thought tubeless tires didn't have spokes... or rims.
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Re: Tubeless or tube tires?
Reply #13 - 06/05/14 at 02:14:46

verslagen1 wrote on 06/02/14 at 09:01:17:

WD wrote on 06/02/14 at 08:23:49:

And a proper, user friendly breaker plate (points) ignition conversion.

The only thing that would prompt me to do so would be an emp discharge or an wealthy customer.
since we don't have a kickstarter... so a magneto doesn't make sense.
somewhere, I've seen points mounted on the head... maybe a small Honda. that'd be the way to go. attach a ignition cam to the valve cam, come out thru the cam bore plug in the head and mount a plate and cover. also like the idea of those coils attached to the plug.

To be honest I would looove to have adjustable points.
Why ?
Picture this :

Walk up to a cold Savage after an overnight stay...

- pull the air lever to enrichen the mixture,
- pull the ignition advance lever to delay spark to 0° @ TDC
- turn key in ignition,
- push starter button,
WHUMP ! Thumpthumpthump...
- gradually release ignition advance lever back to OEM idle advance,
- clonk into 1st gear, ride off, release air lever as engine heats up.

That's the way Grampa taught me Cheesy

(Or... how to start a big single without being catapulted into space! Grin

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Tubeless or tube tires? Reply #14 - 06/05/14 at 12:32:35 If ya have a starter button, whats gonna toss a fella? Uh Huhh,, I read what ya said,,
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