Brain fart moment: Tubes in Warp9 supermoto setup?

epix · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:22 pm

I use tubes in my supermoto setup (Sun wheels, Pilot Road 2 tires)

Marlin29 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:29 pm

Warp9 wheels are not tubeless wheels. You will need a tube for you rear tire/wheel setup, but it doesn't matter if the tire is rated tube or tubeless. You can use a tube in a tubeless tire, but you can't use a tube rated tire on a tubeless rim without issues.

motorcyclenut · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:35 pm

That is the front tire off my DR650 I sold last month, so I could get a DRZ400 to race next year.

The Road3 tire has a radial tube in it. This tire is not good for Supermoto. I had a set of Road3's put on to ride on the street between seasons. I did one last race with the Road3's and it was painful not to throw the bike around like I could with the Contiforce SM's.

Motodeficient wrote:

For some reason I am having a brain fart about this. Just bought a warp9 supermoto front wheel with tire mounted on ADV rider. Now I am trying to plan out my purchase of the warp 9 rear wheel and tire. The front tire has a Michelin Road Pilot 3 tire mounted, and from what I can see on the net, that is a tubeless tire? Do I need to order a tubeless tire to go with my rear Warp9 wheel?

I think I just order any tire and put a tube in regardless since its a spoked wheel?

Motodeficient · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:22 pm

Its got to work better than the shink 244 knobbie I have on the front now!

vintagespeed · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:37 pm

i run tubes cuz i'm cheap. and after finding this a week ago, i'm glad to keep the tubes. not sure when i picked it up or how long i rode it like this, but it held air all day and made it home for a tube swap instead of a new tire.

a $20 tube is waaay cheaper than $120 tire. :biggrin:

edit:

oh and for all you smart a$$es out there, NO that's not a chicken strip that's where the flat tire was rubbing on my tool tube picking up plastic! :sarcastic:

Motodeficient · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:16 pm

What type and size tube should I get to go with my Warp 9 rear wheel? Wheel size is 17x4.25. I noticed michelin sells "supermotard" tubes but the rear only comes in size 140/80-17. I don't know anything about tube sizing. Tire size will be 150/70-17

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/2/9/203/30585/ITEM/Michelin-Supermotard-Tubes.aspx

EDIT: Looks like this is what I need?:

https://www.denniskirk.com/bridgestone/ ... 535225.prd

I am going to be running Michelin Road Pilot 3 radial tires.

speedmaster · **Joined:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:14 pm **Posts:** 19

motorcyclenut wrote:

That is the front tire off my DR650 I sold last month, so I could get a DRZ400 to race next year.

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How did the DR650 do against the other SUMO’s ? I would like to race mine but not if it’s futile.
Don’t get me wrong though I ride mostly on the street (about 98%) and the DR650 works well for the back roads here.

www.DRRiders.com

Brain fart moment: Tubes in Warp9 supermoto setup?

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