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danielson2047
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 Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: Does rear tire have tube? |
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This is going to sound real dumb, but does the rear tire of a 07 C50 need a tube? My rear blew out the other day (Dunlops, maybe 5000 miles on em, junk) and i can't find a direct answer by searching. I had em done by a local guy last year, and he said the rear needed one? Thanx.
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Sidewalk
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With a spoked rim, yes. With an alloy rim, probably not. The C-50 and Volusia special edition bikes have the alloy rims and tubeless tires.
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danielson2047
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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If it is tubed, what size tube? The tire is 170/80-15 and its not a T or a Custom Ed. Just the reg ed.
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mightydog
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| danielson2047 wrote: | | If it is tubed, what size tube? The tire is 170/80-15 and its not a T or a Custom Ed. Just the reg ed. |
just buy the tube by the tire size.
don't forget, you want 90 deg stems to come out of the spokes!
also, don't forget new rim strips! 
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jaster1138
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Sidewalk wrote: | | With a spoked rim, yes. With an alloy rim, probably not. The C-50 and Volusia special edition bikes have the alloy rims and tubeless tires. |
The 2004 Special Edition has spokes...I have one. Just a note that I had to leave.
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essbee
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| here's another n00b question - if you are replacing tires due to tread wear (as opposed to a blowout, etc), do you need new tubes as well? |
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mdram
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| essbee wrote: | | here's another n00b question - if you are replacing tires due to tread wear (as opposed to a blowout, etc), do you need new tubes as well? |
maybe not, but consider it cheap insurance
do you really want to ride around on the same tube forever?
and get a new rin strip too
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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| If you don't get a new tube when you install a new tire, your friends will tell you, "Penny wise, pound foolish" |
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essbee
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| thanks for the help guys. i've been doing most of the maintenance myself but i think changing a tire is beyond my abilities at the moment. i just bought a kenda kruz from the motorcycle superstore and will be taking it to a local shop to be mounted once it comes in. think they're going to look at me funny if i don't have a tube when i bring in the tire? for those who have done the same, do you usually provide tube and tire to the shop or do shops usually have tubes on-hand? |
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Fodder4U
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Some shops wont install a tire not bought from them. So I would at least by a tube from them if I were asking for them to install a tire I brought in. but that's just me.
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| Fodder4U wrote: | | Some shops wont install a tire not bought from them. So I would at least by a tube from them if I were asking for them to install a tire I brought in. but that's just me. |
Thats kinda silly since their getting paid to mount and balance. But I wouldn't doubt it. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Destructo wrote: | | Fodder4U wrote: | | Some shops wont install a tire not bought from them. So I would at least by a tube from them if I were asking for them to install a tire I brought in. but that's just me. |
Thats kinda silly since their getting paid to mount and balance. But I wouldn't doubt it. |
our local shop will mount your online tire purchase, but you'll be on the back burner as far as getting it done in a timely fashion.........
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