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Old May 16, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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Im in a bit of confusion here i have a 01 fxd that im about to replace the rear tire on, i am running pirelli routes front and back and ive been reading that spoked rims have/need tubes, the rear tire says tubeless but the ones ive found online are tube type? Thanks for the help
 
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I've been running tubes inside tubeless radials on my spoked wheels for a few years; no problem.
 
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My Dyna has the current tubeless touring tires on it, with tubes. Tubeless just means you have the option.
 
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Originally Posted by AFMM3
Tubeless just means you have the option.
I know that any tire ( tubed or tubless ) will fit any wheel ( spoke or billet ). And I know that wheel technology has came a long way. But I thought that spoke wheels required tubed tires?
 
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Spoke wheels do require tubes.
 
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Originally Posted by FXDWG12
I know that any tire ( tubed or tubless ) will fit any wheel ( spoke or billet ). And I know that wheel technology has came a long way. But I thought that spoke wheels required tubed tires?
You can run tires that have "tubeless" imprinted on them, on spoked wheels. You just need to run a tube in them. Go to your dealer and look at the tires on the bikes with spoked wheels. They'll all have "tubeless" imprinted on them.
 
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You can run tires that have "tubeless" imprinted on them, on spoked wheels. You just need to run a tube in them. Go to your dealer and look at the tires on the bikes with spoked wheels. They'll all have "tubeless" imprinted on them.
Ya that is what I ment. My hands just didn't type what I was thinking.
 
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Ok thanks for the info!
 
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When I said you have the option, I meant you could put tubeless tires on spoked wheels utilizing the required tubes.

Haven't looked into it yet, but I seem to remember for 2012, Harley Davidson came out with a special rim strip that would eliminate the need for tubes on spoked wheels. Anyone done any research on that yet?
 
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