[Kikdrum18]

So far, not even 150 miles on the bike and already experienced a flat AND woke up Saturday to find oil seeping out of my right side fork. It must have been a defective part. Anyone else had this problem?
As for the flat tire, this was my fear getting a bike running on tubes. I can't feel good about traveling far from home knowing a repair involves a truck, since I don't own one. Apparently it can be quite expensive seeing how replacing the tube cost me $35 in parts and labor. Thankfully I was in a location where I could leave the bike.
Anyway, I'm looking into the tubeless conversion kit. I saw one guy on YouTube that used Flexseal. I doubt I want to go that route.
Anyone on here done the conversion? Is it holding up?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gypcmechanic]

So far, not even 150 miles on the bike and already experienced a flat AND woke up Saturday to find oil seeping out of my right side fork. It must have been a defective part. Anyone else had this problem?
As for the flat tire, this was my fear getting a bike running on tubes. I can't feel good about traveling far from home knowing a repair involves a truck, since I don't own one. Apparently it can be quite expensive seeing how replacing the tube cost me $35 in parts and labor. Thankfully I was in a location where I could leave the bike.
Anyway, I'm looking into the tubeless conversion kit. I saw one guy on YouTube that used Flexseal. I doubt I want to go that route.
Anyone on here done the conversion? Is it holding up?

Thanks in advance.

Is it not under warranty? They come with a 3 year plus roadside assistance. The dealer should do the fork seal. Was it a puncture or possibly a bad tube or maybe it happened when they assembled it. I have always used spoke wheels on my chop builds with tubes. Never had any issues.

 

[mikepetersphoto]

Outex tubeless kit! Royal Enfield Continental GT650 Interceptor 650 Tubeless Kit OUTEX FR2535 | eBay I did it three years ago, no problems, no worries.

 

[Kikdrum18]

Is it not under warranty? They come with a 3 year plus roadside assistance. The dealer should do the fork seal. Was it a puncture or possibly a bad tube or maybe it happened when they assembled it. I have always used spoke wheels on my chop builds with tubes. Never had any issues.

I didn't know about the roadside assistance. Is that a fact? The warranty will cover the fork seal. Likely a defective part, no biggie.
As for the flat, I picked up a nail on my way to work.
I've always run tubeless on the street. Most of my riding ends up over 100 miles from home. Getting a puncture is usually no big deal, but with a tube turns into an event.

 

[Kikdrum18]

Outex tubeless kit! Royal Enfield Continental GT650 Interceptor 650 Tubeless Kit OUTEX FR2535 | eBay I did it three years ago, no problems, no worries.

Yup, that's my next purchase. How was installation? Did you use a caulk type seal on the spokes, or just the plugs provided?
Looks relatively simple to do. Good to hear it lasts. Thanks for the info.

 

[mikepetersphoto]

Yup, that's my next purchase. How was installation? Did you use a caulk type seal on the spokes, or just the plugs provided?
Looks relatively simple to do. Good to hear it lasts. Thanks for the info.

No caulk, it's messy and completely unnecessary. Just use what comes with the kit. Take your time to prep the surfaces of the inside of the wheel as per the instructions, and make sure it's super clean. Go slowly with the inner and outer seals, don't kink it, and you'll be fine. And you can even adjust your spokes with the kit. It's been absolutely reliable for me.

 

[Gypcmechanic]

I didn't know about the roadside assistance. Is that a fact? The warranty will cover the fork seal. Likely a defective part, no biggie.
As for the flat, I picked up a nail on my way to work.
I've always run tubeless on the street. Most of my riding ends up over 100 miles from home. Getting a puncture is usually no big deal, but with a tube turns into an event.

You get 3 years of roadside assistance with the purchase of a new RE from a dealer Along with 3 year unlim mileage warranty. The dealer I bought my from really talked this up. It’s better than a new Triumph warranty.

 

[Kikdrum18]

You get 3 years of roadside assistance with the purchase of a new RE from a dealer Along with 3 year unlim mileage warranty. The dealer I bought my from really talked this up. It’s better than a new Triumph warranty.

That's awesome! This bike just keeps getting better....LoL.

 

[Kikdrum18]

No caulk, it's messy and completely unnecessary. Just use what comes with the kit. Take your time to prep the surfaces of the inside of the wheel as per the instructions, and make sure it's super clean. Go slowly with the inner and outer seals, don't kink it, and you'll be fine. And you can even adjust your spokes with the kit. It's been absolutely reliable for me.

Thanks for the info. I just ordered the kit. Looking forward to running tubeless.

 

[Kikdrum18]

No caulk, it's messy and completely unnecessary. Just use what comes with the kit. Take your time to prep the surfaces of the inside of the wheel as per the instructions, and make sure it's super clean. Go slowly with the inner and outer seals, don't kink it, and you'll be fine. And you can even adjust your spokes with the kit. It's been absolutely reliable for me.

So I installed the kit this weekend. One more question. Do I need to purchase tubeless tires, or will the stock 'tube tires' work?

 

[mikepetersphoto]

So I installed the kit this weekend. One more question. Do I need to purchase tubeless tires, or will the stock 'tube tires' work?

The stock tires are a tubeless design. You probably want better tires anyway. The best performance/value/mileage tires are Bridgestone BT-46's. They will transform the way the bike handles. Another great tire is the Michelin Road Classic set, I had them and again, they were really good, but more money and not better than the BT-46's.