DennisJ
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Scroll down to the Sizes category in this Bridgestone UK site. Note the tire is shown as "TL" in the last column. TL = Tubeless https://moto.bridgestone.co.uk/motorcycle-tyres/ranges/battlax/t30/
Just looked...gotta be a typo.WTF, please go to Bike Bandit & check it out. You think I am making this **** up ??????? For the T30-GT four our wonderful FJR1300 sport touring
they say it is a TUBE TYPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be willing to bet a weeks wages(a whole $2.32) that the T30 & T30-GT tires are IDENTICAL.
Have any of you LOOKED at the info ?????????????????????
I had looked at Bike Bandit before I replied earlier and they do say GT is tube type. So Dennis, I don't see anything specifically saying GT on the UK site... and here's another good one...... look up sizes for any model of FJR and Bridgestone says "No..... won't fit your bike".........Scroll down to the Sizes category in this Bridgestone UK site. Note the tire is shown as "TL" in the last column. TL = Tubeless https://moto.bridgestone.co.uk/motorcycle-tyres/ranges/battlax/t30/
HOLY CARP....livin DANGEROUSLY!!!!!Just looked...gotta be a typo.WTF, please go to Bike Bandit & check it out. You think I am making this **** up ??????? For the T30-GT four our wonderful FJR1300 sport touring
they say it is a TUBE TYPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be willing to bet a weeks wages(a whole $2.32) that the T30 & T30-GT tires are IDENTICAL.
Have any of you LOOKED at the info ?????????????????????
I have a set of these tires...and NO tubes.
Well radial or not if you mount a tubeless tire on a spoked wheel without a tube the air will fall out through the spoke nipples. The exception being BMW gs wheels .He is correct, Bikebandit are a bunch of idiots. Why would a radial tire require a tube? Makes no sense to me.With that out of the way, back to the tire review.
More pluses, the tire is actually very good in the slow, tight stuff. Since it does not fall into the turn, it gives loads of confidence. It also holds it's line on high speed stuff.
This tire has moved to the top of my list.
I also did some research, and the T30 reviews say it grips fantastic in the wet. Fancy that. Now we need to see the longevity and whether it will cup.
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Very true, I wrote up a hole thing on when a tube would be required, but deleted it when I saw it might be considered condescending the way I wrote it.Well radial or not if you mount a tubeless tire on a spoked wheel without a tube the air will fall out through the spoke nipples. The exception being BMW gs wheels .
Answwer from Bike Bandit.WTF, please go to Bike Bandit & check it out. You think I am making this **** up ??????? For the T30-GT four our wonderful FJR1300 sport touring
they say it is a TUBE TYPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be willing to bet a weeks wages(a whole $2.32) that the T30 & T30-GT tires are IDENTICAL.
Have any of you LOOKED at the info ?????????????????????
Placed an order for some 023GTs from local dealer. Just heard back that 023GT are being discontinued, being replaced by the T30GT. 023GTs, I hardly knew ya.023GT fan here too. I hope Bridgestone didn't screw up a great tire.
Mine were not very hard at all. I wonder why our two experiences were so different? I let mine set in the sun first, that usually helps. I use the HF tire changer and three tire irons. Yes mine were the GT spec tires. Oh well, good to hear of other experiences.Be aware, these are tougher to put on than the 023's. A lot tougher. There's another thread where it was reported a tech tore the bead with the machine. I used a No-mar and it was a nightmare. You really need to finesse these.
We ended up heating the tire up a bit with a heat gun (just a little not crazy) and that helped. I think it's definitely a stiffer tire than the 023 but we'll see as more people put them on if it was just me.Mine were not very hard at all. I wonder why our two experiences were so different? I let mine set in the sun first, that usually helps. I use the HF tire changer and three tire irons. Yes mine were the GT spec tires. Oh well, good to hear of other experiences.Be aware, these are tougher to put on than the 023's. A lot tougher. There's another thread where it was reported a tech tore the bead with the machine. I used a No-mar and it was a nightmare. You really need to finesse these.
Yeah, gotta couple thousand mi. on a set of GT spec T30s 'n be luv'in 'em.Tested the tires on medium and high speed sweepers today. I must say, I am starting to like these tires. Still has a slow turn in, but it did not slow me down one bit and was very confidence inspiring on the high speed sweepers. Love the neutral feeling.
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