Nuetech TUBLISS tire system?

When I installed my 21" I did not have a HD tube in there, so I could not do a true weight comparison. The Tubliss weighted just a little bit less than a stock tube. I don’t remember the exact weights of either. I should have the new 21” in stock in about two weeks so I can weight one then and let you know.

I actually don’t think $100 is that far out of line for this product. I’ve spent $100 on things a lot less valuable..LOL… in my lifetime. They don’t really wear out. In talking with Nuetech, they have prototypes that have been out here for four years and still going strong. Once you install it on the rim, you never take it off, you just change tires and leave the Tubliss alone.

Marty

Shane did it on his front tire on the 500...

Cant be that hard...

Later,

Alright! I can see the DVD screen better in the back seats anyway...

Tubeless works great on my trials bike, I may have to try one of these out.

Later,

These do not make mounting the tires any harder, you just mount them a little differently. The best thing I can tell you is to follow the instruction step by step the first time. That will make life much better. Believe me, I know, I did not follow the directions the first time. I do now.

I just got the 18" rear, but haven't yet installed. The instructions suggest starting with a new tire because the old rimlock may have deformed the bead enough to make sealing iffy. Has anyone had any trouble mounting an old tire with the Tubliss?

I would get a new tire, but I JUST put this tire on the back--it has only two rides on it and I don't feel like buying another yet.

Thanks!

You will have less than a 50/50 chance of it sealing. Once again I am speaking from experience. I tried to mount a used tire and could not get it to seal. Put a new one on and it sealed right up. Some of my riding buddies have got them to mount but would leak down in a week. They held air for a day's ride without any problems but would have leaked down by the next weekend where as mine stay inflated.
Now once you start a new tire with the Tubliss you can mount and unmount that tire as many times as you want.

Marty

Thanks for the first hand info on the used tire question. Now I have an excuse to buy one of those Motoz tires...

I just came back from a 4-day Baja ride with two guys who were running Nuetech front and rear on thier KTMs, no problems to report.

I just mounted up my 18" and 21" Tubliss/Motoz set-up and so far so good! I will not be going back to innertubes anytime soon. I have one mini ride on them and I can feel a huge difference, but I'll know more when I get into some tighter single track. It is really eye opening to run a knobby on the rear at 6 PSI and 9 PSI on the front...can you say serious MOTOZ traction?!?!

As far as mounting them, it's a pain in the @$$ just like a regular tire change, but certainly not very hard. Jeff at Nuetech recommends drilling a third hole for ease of mounting the rimlock stem and innertube valve in a very critically aligned/centered fashion, but I couldn't bring myself to drill a 3rd hole. I just drilled out one of the existing holes and took my time (insert patience here) lining things up with the holes before stuffing the tiny tube into the Tubliss carcass and putting on the rim. Jeff also recommends using a new tire if your old one leaks air with the Tubliss system (usually stems from a rimlock impression). I used my used Motoz tires and they held air just fine! At $200 for front and back, it is an initial investment, but one that is paying me back right off the bat! I almost forgot...ever since I got my front Motoz tire, I have had a tough time getting it to seat and figured it would be no different with the Tubliss. I was right, but what I did was use WD 40 on the area that wouldn't seat, place that un-seated area directly on the ground with the opposite side up for me to sit on and bounce while I pumped the small innertube past the recommended 110 PSI to 120 (back down to 110 later on) and finishing with pumping the actual tire to 40 PSI while bouncing until it seated. I'm glad no one was watching because I'm sure I looked idiotic! The pumping up of the small innertube is what actually seats the tire by pushing the bead out as it expands.

David

So are you saying the 21" tubless is in? Website say April....Thanks for the tips, ran my 1st set of Motoz today in slightly soggy conditions. Tracula front & the Tractionator Enduro rear. So far so good.

I'm not saying they're in because he is filling previous orders first. I ordered these babies up a long time ago, but if you actually e-mail Jeff and tell him you want them and keep bugging him from time to time, he will give you an update and is very prompt with his e-mail responses. Not only that, but he personally called me to make sure that I understood the instructions...awesome customer service.

fitness2go,
I was reading your last post and you mentioned drilling a third hole. The directions also mention you can just increase one of the current holes from 8mm to 10mm instead of adding a hole.

I know and that's exactly what I did as I stated in my post above. However, Jeff clearly and highly recommends drilling out a 3rd hole so that there are two holes really close together for a reason. That reason is to make the installation easier. When you just drill out one of the existing holes to 10 mm, it makes it quite tricky to mount up the red linner and tube so that their stems are both centered in the holes. Hard, yes. Impossible, no.

I must be missing something. I have mounted all most a dozen of these and have had no problems whatsoever. The tube inside the red linner is moveable. Before I mount the linner, I lay it on top of the rim and line up the rim lock with one hole, since it is not moveable, and then reposition the valve stem of the inner tube, to align with the other hole. Then I mount the system unto the rim. Both valve stem are centered and we are good to go.

I found it hard to line up because the two hole were so far apart. I must have aligned and realigned it a dozen times to get them perfectly centered. Also, once centered it was a bit of a pain to mount it while trying to put the stems into the hole as tension begins to build as you mount it. What can I say you are gifted or at least perfected your skill by doing it a dozen times.

LOL.....
I would not consider myself gifted, but I am one of those strange people that loves to change tires.