Maintenance
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Warning
Do not install tube-type tires on
tubeless rims. The bead will not seat
and the tires could slip on the rims,
causing rapid tire deflation that may
result in a loss of vehicle control and
an accident. Never install an inner tube
inside a tubeless tire. This will cause
friction inside the tire and the resulting
heat build-up may cause the tube to
burst resulting in rapid tire deflation,
loss of motorcycle control and an
accident.
Typical Tire Marking - Tubeless Tire
Wheel Marking - Tubeless Wheel
Warning
Inner tubes must only be used on
motorcycles equipped with spoked
wheels and with tires marked TUBE
TYPE.
Some brands of approved tire marked
TUBELESS may be suitable for use with
an inner tube. Where this is the case,
the tire wall will be marked with text
permitting the installation of an inner
tube (see illustration below).
Use of an inner tube with a tire
marked TUBELESS, and NOT marked as
suitable for use with an inner tube, or
use of an inner tube on an alloy wheel
marked SUITABLE FOR TUBELESS
TIRES will cause deflation of the tire
resulting in loss of motorcycle control
and an accident.
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Typical Tire Marking - Tubeless Tire
Suitable For Use With An Inner Tube
