I have a 2001 cali special with the alloy spoked tubless rims. Cant find anywhere what the pressures should be. Running at 34 front 36 rear as a guess.
I also have metzler tyres on and will have to change soon anybody experience what tyres are best for these models.
The Cali' Special tyre pressures:-
--------------- 1 RIDER.---------------------- 2 RIDERS
Front ...... 2.3 Bar(33.5psi) ................... 2.3Bar(33.5psi)
Rear ....... 2.5Bar(36.3psi) .................... 2.9Bar(42psi)
I use BT45's on mine but I have the ordinary tubed rims.
I find the ride harsh but this may be down to suspension rather than tyres.
People recommend running the BT45 at a slightly higher pressure than the book.
I got 8500 miles from the front and 4700 from the rear. Although the rear was changed slightly early due to a puncture.
I will probably try a different make next time.
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Thetyres are normallt tubless, with the air let out you need to push the side wall into the centre of the hub to brake the seal between the hub and the tyre, place it on the ground and stand on the side wall until it brakes away, once the seal is broken a good pair of tyre levers will lever the tyre from the rim.
That sounds like a lot of work and expense, if alloy wheels are available. Unless you have some alloy wheels of another bike and the axles, sprocket and brakes are compatible.
There is no real advantage, apart from tubless tyres can sometimes have punctures repaired without removing the tyres from the rims.
If punctures are a worry, then fit heavy duty inner tubes, which will last for years
Hi, a 1999-2003 suzuki burgman /an 400 using standard tyre sizes 110/90-13 front is 1'75 bar (25psi) 130/70-13 rear is. 2 bar-(29psi) and 2.8 bar (41psi when carrying a passenger) check the tyre for correct seating on the rim, dont think you have done any harm, the only danger inflating small tyres to a high pressure is you risk blowing it off the rim, as you have now corrected it you should be ok with that, paul
Simply buy a replacement spoke. Unscrew the dustcap on the tyre valve and deflate the tyres inner tube. Remove tyre using tyre levers(as you do to repair a puncture). Next remove the inner tube to reveal the spoke tensioners. undo the tension nut and allow the broken spoke to fall out, feed the other part of the broken spoke out of the hub. feed the replacement spoke through the hub and into the hole on the wheel rim. Now screw on the tensioning nut to the spoke.Tighten up to the same tension as the other spokes. replace inner tube and tyre, then reinflate. Viola!
Check that all nuts and bolts that fasten the front lower forks to the wheel axle are tight and in good shape. Also the front tire may have a shifted belt which is difficult to diagnose but can cause the symptom you are describing. If you ran over a pot hole or nasty bump the rim may be bent. While driving the bike try to look down at the front wheel to observe any warpage on the rim if the rim is bent bring it to a motorcycle repair shop they can tighten the spokes in a way that will straighten the rim.
Yes. The last number on a tire size is the diameter of the rim, when it changes so too must the tire. The bigger the tire the more they cost.
You also have to pay attention to the width of the rim, side to side. Somes tires need a wider rim than others, so ask when you are buying the rims what width they need tires to be because wider tires cost more too. Hope this helps.
what design are they, two thing could be doing it, if the obviouse touching has already been investigated, one is the design, if the spokes/hub sits out further than the rim than the outer of the rim they could be catching the wind and making some freaky noises, or if the center dishes in then maybe they are "loud" tyres by that i mean do the tyres have wide grooves, directional etc, high performance tyres are in principle very noisy. hope this has been handy.
The Cali' Special tyre pressures:-
--------------- 1 RIDER.---------------------- 2 RIDERS
Front ...... 2.3 Bar(33.5psi) ................... 2.3Bar(33.5psi)
Rear ....... 2.5Bar(36.3psi) .................... 2.9Bar(42psi)
I use BT45's on mine but I have the ordinary tubed rims.
I find the ride harsh but this may be down to suspension rather than tyres.
People recommend running the BT45 at a slightly higher pressure than the book.
I got 8500 miles from the front and 4700 from the rear. Although the rear was changed slightly early due to a puncture.
I will probably try a different make next time.
A temporary workaround/remedy is to put innertube inside the tire. Even if the alloy rims could not longer provide a good air tight seal, the inner tube would still hold the air. You may need to specify the tire size and width. Additionally, you may want to ask your tireman to likewise install a buffer of some sort between the innertube and the alloy rim. This is to prevent the any sharp portion of the corroded alloy rim puncturing the inner tube. Some local tiremen use a cutoff/old inner tubre as buffer.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
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