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About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip
11/27/20 at 10:17:58

Hi everyone. It's time for me replace front tire. Front tire looks like original tire from factory. my bike is 2008. I know pervious owner changed rear tire to Kenda K657 Challenger so I want to match front tire too.
I broke the bead and looked inside and I didn't find rim strip.
Do I need to buy rim strip and new inner tube together with tire?
If I need to buy Kenda inner tube what size of inner tube I should buy?
Online store suggested other inner tube for 100/90-19 but that is CAD $20 and Kenda is half of price but at the same time sale person told me if I buy Kenda inner it will not 100% match.
It's my first time changing motorcycle tire.
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.

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ckahleer Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 121	Re: About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip Reply #1 - 11/27/20 at 19:43:24 Yes, put in a rim strip to cover to spoke nipples. Use any brand tube you like, as long as it is rated for the tire size your using.
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kylejang Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 91	Re: About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip Reply #2 - 11/28/20 at 07:18:42 Is it ok to reuse tube?
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Reply #3 - 11/28/20 at 08:00:43

You can, but at 12 years old, I would replace it. Old tubes tend to fail around the valve stem area. That tube may be 24 years old by the time another tire is needed. I tend to replace if over 10 years old.
Also, If you never changed a motorcycle tire before, There's a good chance the tube won't make it through the process. Be very careful not to pinch the tube with the spoons.

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Reply #4 - 11/28/20 at 08:02:52

If you can get the tube in and out without pinching it, you can reuse it. A lot of people don't like to reuse them, but that's personal preference. I reuse mine.

I raced a lot of motocross and never had a flat tire. I've had two flats on my LS650. On was with a new tube and one with an old tube. Most of my tube replacements were due to pinching them when installing the tire. I'll usually patch a tube once, before moving on.

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Reply #5 - 11/28/20 at 09:24:54

kylejang wrote on 11/27/20 at 10:17:58:

Hi everyone. It's time for me replace front tire. Front tire looks like original tire from factory. my bike is 2008. I know pervious owner changed rear tire to Kenda K657 Challenger so I want to match front tire too.
I broke the bead and looked inside and I didn't find rim strip.
Do I need to buy rim strip and new inner tube together with tire?
If I need to buy Kenda inner tube what size of inner tube I should buy?
Online store suggested other inner tube for 100/90-19 but that is CAD $20 and Kenda is half of price but at the same time sale person told me if I buy Kenda inner it will not 100% match.
It's my first time changing motorcycle tire.
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.

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I bout my 2000 savage whit originlnal tires, and there was a lot of rubber on those!
But the rubber was old, probably the tubes altso?

Soo, the first thing I done is get new tires and tubes and rimstrips, and new oil and oil filter, to be safe!

I put it in a local bike shop, got Bridgstone tires, 150/80 in the back and 100/90 in the front!

It cant be that difficult to get a new tube and rim for your new front tire?
Been there, done that, and even punctured a tube, now Im to old and lazy to do that work anymore.

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kylejang Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 91	Re: About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip Reply #6 - 11/28/20 at 10:18:55 I will order new tube and strip. Thank all for advice. Hopefully I don't pitch new tube
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Re: About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip
Reply #7 - 11/29/20 at 07:53:00

kylejang wrote on 11/28/20 at 10:18:55:

I will order new tube and strip. Thank all for advice. Hopefully I don't pitch new tube Shocked

Its this, you dont know if former owner bought a new tube or/and rimstrips.
In any way you dont like to have a flat tire, perticulary not the front tire, when riding!

And to another topic, I have to go out to my garage and inspect my wheels, there is a minor balance weight on my back wheel! Sad

Soo, good luck you still need to go and test it for balance!

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kylejang Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 91	Re: About Kenda tire, inner tube and rim strip Reply #8 - 12/01/20 at 12:43:41 I am buying tire balance for Counteract balance beads. Simplely put glass beads to tube for all time balance. Check it out website counteractbalancing.com
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