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From: shallman@drutx.UUCP (ShallmanJT)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Tires
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 18:27:05 EDT
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I have tubless tires on my Yamaha XS750SF.  Right now I am running 
with a tube in the rear tire because of problems with my most recent
tire's bead not seating well.  The tire was balanced with the tube
installed so I have no problems with tire balance.  Before using the
tube full time, I always carried a tube as a spare to throw on the
tire in case of a flat.

I got the idea a few years ago when I took a flattened tire into my
local shop only to find that, since the puncture was on the curved part
of the tire, it could not be patched.  The mechanic suggested that I
put a tube in it since the tire was relatively new.  After that, I put 
another 5000 miles on the tire with no problems.  Ever since then I've 
carried a tube as a spare.

Hope this helps ...

James Shallman
ATTISL Denver