Hi folks hope you are all keeping well , just a quick video from a few weeks ago when i converted the wheels on our Honda Africa twin adventure sports to tubeless using the outex kit / tinsontour
Top job! Removing/re-fitting tyres is the main thing I am really useless at, so hats off to you for doing it yourself. Saw your first ride video since going tubeless and all was good, hope that is still the case.
A very informative video. Well done guys hope it works out well. I have heard good and bad about the tubeless conversation. Thanks for sharing..... cheers to you both.
Thanks guys ... Yeah it can be a bit hit and miss but from what I've read most of the fails come from bad prep but upto now it seems to have worked a treat 👍
A job well done Shaun , tea supplied by Faye to smooth the day . Congratulations to Faye (cbt) I got into biking late, 56 , so went straight into IAM . It helps a lot Shaun is a seasoned rider ,but not an instructor I stress this is a sharp earning curve .best of luck
You did a good job there Shaun tyre removal ain’t easy . I take it all you need to carry with you now is a tyre plug kit .Good work stay safe you and Faye
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Looking good on the tyre front and so much quicker with tubeless if your misfortunate enough to get a puncture. Re the back yard maybe you can build a lean to on the side you had the tent as permanent protection for working on the bike
Hi there. Just like to say, having a hard day at work in the emergency services I enjoy coming home watching your videos. Keep it up. I'm looking at making my 2017 Africa twin tubeless to. After you have added the kit to the wheels do you have to balance them again? Thank you.
Cheers for that Robert and a Stirling job ur doing , no I've never balanced adventure bike wheels in all the years only ever had my sports bikes balanced and never had a prob
Hi Shaun and Faye, great vids, just wondering what type of tubeless tyre repair kit you're going to carry, and are you going to carry an inflater or those air cylinder s as well, cheers..
Thanks for the vid, was a bit surprised you used pounds, lol. I wonder what the weight of the conversion was. Lots of options for tubeless conversions, I'm considering the outex for my supermoto. It seems you did a great job with it.
It's been faultless Justin 10k miles , 2 european Tours and never lost any pressure . Well recommended plus a bit of ( rotational ) weight loss is only a good thing 😉 tubes where really heavy compared to the conversion
Now the tyre off/on would have been a good vid to watch....did mine a month or so ago best thing I ever did....if it avoided her indoors giving me jip trying to change a tube at night in the rain. Even in my warm man cave it took me about an hour to do when I practiced taking the tube out etc, trying not to mark the gold rims . 5 minute job if u don’t mind wrecking the rims though. Now happy with plug n go kit and mini compressor for trips away.....
Exactly pal ... I've always done it with mountain bikes in the past ( basically same procedure ) , as u rightly say the time u get a puncture it'll be dark , wet and short on time 👍 .. oh i the tyre on and off trying to not mark the rim was 20mins of basically all the swear words known to man plus a few made up 😂😂😂
No not really on an adventure bike it's not that sensitive although if u had an issue u could get them done ... I've never bothered on my last 6 bikes and not had a prob
@@TinsonTour I have the Bridgestone Battalax A41 F/R (Front/Rear) and they state they are 'tube type". Were your tyres the same type or different. Looking to do the conversion but these tyres have only done 2500 miles so obviously lots of mileage left.
Great video, explains how this product works , thanks. Just one question, you put your tubed (I presume) tyres back on the rim, can you fit tubles tyres with the Outex modification ? Regards, Rob.
Top work. Currently running Bikeseal in my tenere tubes. Works differently to slime, and so far all good, 4 yrs in. Still carry spare tubes just in case though... How does the outex conversion cope with water, a d what is the life expectancy of this? Happy travels , well done.
Cheers pal ... life expectancy is around 8yrs plus the weight loss is noticeable at speed when turning in , suppose there's loads of ways round it i just fancied trying this 👍
Bikeseal say there product is not suitable for tubes. If you think about it a tube is just a few mm thick......how are you imagining a slime could grip onto that thin an edge and seal under pressure?
Absolutley the main reason pal , guarantee if we get a puncture abroad it'll be in the middle of nowhere and red hot so loads easier to just plug it ... best £70 I've spent 👍
@@TinsonTour But it is said that if you have a tire that is used with a tube inside a tubeless tire ring, the tire is damaged by not having enough force to withstand air pressure.
Are you happy with this conversion? No leaks? Want to do this with my tiger 800 xc caus l dont like the tube setup. Better to get a plug in the tyre if the accident should happend.
Yeah Toby it's been great I've done my friends triumph as well and neither have lost any air plus the rotational weight saving is pretty handy .. nearly 10k on my conversion 👍
@@toby7504 I'd recommend it a million percent .... stuff taking wheels off breaking beads swapping tubes etc in the lashing down rain and cold ... defo not for me
@@TinsonTour thanks. I'm keen on doing this on my Enfield 650. Quite a few people have done the conversion, but no long term reports. I saw a vid. from "the workshop" bagging the idea, I can't see an issue. Worse case, it leaks. Won't be any catastrophic failure, which may occur with a tube.
Mate I've been doing it for years with mountain bike wheels which run higher pressures and never once had a problem, only thing I will say is as in a lot of modifications preparation is key just make sure the rim is spotless before adding the tape
not easy changing your own tyres, had to do a pair on my Super Tenere when everywhere went into lockdown, had to buy a bead breaker, weights for balancing etc .. not easy 😒
Have to be a little careful as the rims are not designed for tubeless,the bead rim is smaller & should the tyre lose air it could de-mount.Insurance may not cover it, just saying
The rear rim is designed to take tubeless besides spoke leak , it's only the front wheel that doesn't have a safety bead but then again full air loss with a tube in would have same end result ... suppose it's a calculated risk.. 👍👍
Yes ur correct the front rim doesn't have a safety bead but it's fine .. loads have been done with no probs , I've done nearly 1000 mile on it since conversion
Take the fence and shed down m8 and put a container in and convert it to a garage for your ride and all the riding clothes and you have a garage for not a lot of money because when you have 2 bikes they take a lot of room
Not the version I was expecting 😀 where was the blue air version? I’m gutted.......my theory was cancelled today........due to cv!!!! Can’t re-book, they will let me know...........bloody nice of them! 😡 A few more weeks on my 125 at least. 🙄. Safe riding.
Aww no that's a bit crap pal ... think Faye is gonna do a year on a 125 then move up , and honestly I'd of been kicked off RU-vid if we'd put the full vid up ... it was shocking 😂
@@TinsonTour I'd be surprised if Faye sticks with a 125 for a whole year. Perhaps by Oct she'll be ready for a bigger bike if she gets plenty of miles under the belt. We'll wait n see eh!
Here is something for you to think about, if the air in the tube weighs nothing, how come when your tyre in inflated it's weight is much heavier than when it isn't inflated 🤣
I find it the most stupid dangerous conversion to do.the rim is tube type only made by honda and (qc) qualety control proven and tested on many points for that purpose. Seen not nice ended bike pictures on other (cagiva allroad) fora many years ago with the same tubeles disire. Just my 2 cents.
Yeah used marine tape on our mountain bikes all pretty much the same process but by the time you've bought tape , decent tubeless valves it would only save £30 at best , this has been faultless 10k miles later so £69 well spent me thinks
