Hello, everyone. Got a question about these tires I bought at a pawnshop. IRC Road Winner RX-01f (front) 110/70-17 m/c 54s, Rx01R (rear) 130/70-17 m/c 62s. When I looked these tires up on Bike Bandit and Motorcycle Superstore, they are selling them as tubeless. The speed rating "s" I read that means its rated at 112 mph and an "H" rating is what is recommended for the gs500. I never go that fast so that did not worry me.
I went ahead and bought them, and I see now that printed on the tire it says, "Tube Type." I called an installer and he said as he looked it up that all the RX01 tires are tubeless. Does anyone know if this only means that a tube MAY be used or if a tube MUST be used. The installer said he would personally not take the responsibility and would want the H rated tires and that the GS500 was made for only tubeless tires. I am poor and can't afford tires in the first place.
What the heck, man. Did I throw my money away. These tires have obviously never been used. I need to use them, but should I? Any help much appreciated.
if you can go to a motorcycle shop and see if they will trade you..
now.. I almost ran tubed on my GS like literally a week ago, only reason why I didn't was A: no shop would mount them for me, and I have no way of doing it myself. and B: I needed to still buy like 40 bucks in tubes for front and back. but everything I researched pointed towards that I "COULD" run tube on the stock rims.
do your own research.. see what you come up with. AS I haven't done it yet myself so I can't actually confirm its safe or do-able.
I looked at IRC site and they list 3 different tires of each of the 110/70-17 and 130/70-17 sizes so the RX-01 are not all tubeless, if yours say tube type they are TT and need tubes to seal.
An S rated tire is good for sustained speeds of 112 mph which the GS can't do but if the bike maker specs H rated the tire sellers/mounters aren't going to accept liability of putting less on. I mounted my own for years.
I would be concerned more about the age of those tires you bought. The last 4 digits of the DOT number are the week and year of manufacture. If they are more than 5 years old you'll have to decide for yourself if you want to use them. Tires get harder and lose traction and wear faster as they age.
http://www.irc-tire.com/en/mc/products/commuter/rx-01/
I don't know if I can pass the little test at the bottom of the post. It's harder than any college test
I am going to sell the tires on Craigslist. I posted them just now.
Wouldn't you know the 130/70-17 and the 110/70-17 are the only RX-01s that are tube type. They must have done that just to irritate me. I learned this from a BB chat with sales agent.
My tires I have now are 10 years old. I really wanted some new tires NOW. I looked before I leaped but I should have looked twice.
Now for the stupid test. What creates the electric arc. I wish cussing was not prohibited, I feel like a Klingon in a patok attack
If I pass it this time I am done with this post
@thomas, it took me a long while to work it out but the electric arc question is a prank, there is no answer, it goes away after a few posts, so just make some post till it's gone.
Webmaster? are you reading this.
As an aside , pretty much the higher quality the tyre , the SHORTER the lifespan. Racing tyres are pretty much useless after a very few heat cycles. Most quality road motorcycle tyre rubber gets iffy after a couple of years ( depending on heat cycles).
Cheap tyres are mostly dead after 4 or 5 years. That is, they will have only a fraction of their original grip, especially in the wet. If you are riding 10 year old tyres you are an accident waiting to happen, especially if you live in a place with temperature has big swings.
Tubed tyres with tubes are perfectly fine on tubeless rims with some caveats. First make sure the air around the tube ( between the tube and the tyre) can escape whne you are inflating it. Usually means leaving the stem un-nutted while you inflate it. A good trick is to just put enough air in the tube to give it form. Also helps stop the tube twisting and getting pinched. USE POWDER on the tube to lubricate it when putting it in. Especially important when putting a tube on a tubeless rim.
Quote from: user11235813 on May 07, 2017, 03:14:01 PM
@thomas, it took me a long while to work it out but the electric arc question is a prank, there is no answer, it goes away after a few posts, so just make some post till it's gone.
Webmaster? are you reading this.
pretty sure the answer is "sparkplug"
YES the answer is "SPARKPLUG" one word!