Africa Twin Tubeless Conversion

[@waynecompton7612]

Good morning Shaun and Faye, Thank you for the video, you made it look easy Shaun!! Both take care and stay safe 👍😎🇬🇧.

[@TinsonTour]

Haha u never saw all the deleted scenes 😂😂👍

[@MrJcmoore]

Great job friend...thinking about the same for my AT. You have a great assistant too!

[@TinsonTour]

Thank you it's been great and 1 of the best mods I've done to the AT

[@scottc3]

Top job! Removing/re-fitting tyres is the main thing I am really useless at, so hats off to you for doing it yourself. Saw your first ride video since going tubeless and all was good, hope that is still the case.

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers Scott yes 3 weeks and 5 rides in and not lost a pound of pressure 👍

[@anthonyjarvis522]

A job well done Shaun , tea supplied by Faye to smooth the day . Congratulations to Faye (cbt) I got into biking late, 56 , so went straight into IAM . It helps a lot Shaun is a seasoned rider ,but not an instructor I stress this is a sharp earning curve .best of luck

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah glad it's done now just for ease of fix in the event of a flat .. Faye can't wait to get a 125 to practice on 👍

[@anthonyjarvis522]

that is learning curve I must double check my messages after ive had a beer haha

[@alankathy6175]

A very informative video. Well done guys hope it works out well. I have heard good and bad about the tubeless conversation. Thanks for sharing..... cheers to you both.

[@TinsonTour]

Thanks guys ... Yeah it can be a bit hit and miss but from what I've read most of the fails come from bad prep but upto now it seems to have worked a treat 👍

[@thamoninwigin1895]

Top video mate learned a lot cheers already waiting for the next video and hoping be on the weekend in September

[@TinsonTour]

Be great if u could pal 👍

[@mervjames6183]

You did a good job there Shaun tyre removal ain’t easy . I take it all you need to carry with you now is a tyre plug kit .Good work stay safe you and Faye

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah pal that's the idea just a plug kit and mini compressor 👍

[@vincentreeves3003]

Hi Shaun and Faye. Well I'm impressed. I may have ago myself. Or I could just drop my bike to yours with the kit 😂😂. Be safe

[@TinsonTour]

Haha its been well worth the effort pal 👍

[@Kojak-zh7qo]

Barbs looking great surprised how heavy the tubes, hope alls well stay safe 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers Mark... Yeah 5lbs loss of rotational mass isn't to be sniffed at 👍

[@LickyDischarge]

Been looking forward to this upload 👍🏻

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers pal ... had to edit loads out due to bad angles and loads of swearing 😂😂👍

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Looking good on the tyre front and so much quicker with tubeless if your misfortunate enough to get a puncture. Re the back yard maybe you can build a lean to on the side you had the tent as permanent protection for working on the bike

[@TinsonTour]

If it wasn't so rough round here i would pal ... we was having a garage built but it's a mad long story for another video that 👍

[@raycollington4310]

Agree the gender extender is well worthwhile. One of the best rim tape jobs I've seen. Hope is goes well, thank you, please keep us posted!

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers pal nearly on 1000 mile and 3 weeks since i did it and it's been spot on 👍

[@arielgerardo6475]

You prolly dont care but does someone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the account password. I love any tricks you can offer me.

[@zahirivan9155]

@Ariel Gerardo Instablaster ;)

[@alpye]

Only just found your channel from looking at getting my Africa twin done , how is it getting on 3years later

[@gsd32i]

Now the tyre off/on would have been a good vid to watch....did mine a month or so ago best thing I ever did....if it avoided her indoors giving me jip trying to change a tube at night in the rain. Even in my warm man cave it took me about an hour to do when I practiced taking the tube out etc, trying not to mark the gold rims . 5 minute job if u don’t mind wrecking the rims though. Now happy with plug n go kit and mini compressor for trips away.....

[@TinsonTour]

Exactly pal ... I've always done it with mountain bikes in the past ( basically same procedure ) , as u rightly say the time u get a puncture it'll be dark , wet and short on time 👍 .. oh i the tyre on and off trying to not mark the rim was 20mins of basically all the swear words known to man plus a few made up 😂😂😂

[@SupremeRobocop]

Hi there. Just like to say, having a hard day at work in the emergency services I enjoy coming home watching your videos. Keep it up. I'm looking at making my 2017 Africa twin tubeless to. After you have added the kit to the wheels do you have to balance them again? Thank you.

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers for that Robert and a Stirling job ur doing , no I've never balanced adventure bike wheels in all the years only ever had my sports bikes balanced and never had a prob

[@JoseOrtega-xn4mj]

Going to try this on my rear tire. I’m also going to buy a new rear tire should I buy tubeless or for tube tire?

[@TinsonTour]

Buy tubeless jose we never had a problem

[@Comova79]

He mate, what wheel striping is this specifically? Looks so good and want it too 😎. Hi from Holland

[@TinsonTour]

It's just a generic stripe from Italy and pretty good quality 👍

[@Comova79]

@@TinsonTour you maybe have the link for me? 😎

[@henrymarkey6940]

I done mine about 8000 miles ago no air loss brilliant

[@TinsonTour]

It's a no brainer isn't it Henry 👍

[@henrymarkey6940]

defo

[@IAmYourReflection]

No problems with the front?

[@martinbirks7031]

Nice one bud.... when can I bring mine round for doing? 👍👍👍

[@TinsonTour]

Tbh honest pal it was a doddle although the idea was to get new tyres at same time but due to lock down there's still about 3k left on Bridgestones

[@ramsdenkeith31]

Haha nice one I want to see the uncut installation haha 👍😂😂

[@TinsonTour]

Pmsl we were crying watching the raw footage ... defo not for before the watershed 😂

[@livesgas]

Watched this conversion a while ago. How are the tyres holding up? Thinking of doing the same

[@TinsonTour]

3 sets of tyres and never lost any pressure 👍

[@johnakyle5908]

I thought you were going to say 'two weeks later, bloody things fallen off!' 😅

[@TinsonTour]

Now that would of been gold 😂

[@criticalcuda]

One of the reasons I sold my Tiger XC , had to carry tubes and levers every where

[@TinsonTour]

Hopefully that's all in the past now 👍

[@pascalhumphrey]

if you use flex seal, it will seal alot better and last longer

[@TinsonTour]

Thanks for the advice .. the outex kit has sealed perfect and not lost any pressure upto now , just have to see how it goes 👍

[@leswills2657]

Hi Shaun and Faye, great vids, just wondering what type of tubeless tyre repair kit you're going to carry, and are you going to carry an inflater or those air cylinder s as well, cheers..

[@TinsonTour]

Hi les I've always used the rubber slugs that u push in pull out and chop and use a mini compressor as i find canisters a bit hit and miss

[@PillSharks]

Good job guys..

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers Phil 👍

[@CRAZYLEGSONABIKE]

Have you done this purely to help should you get a puncture? Obviously easier to repair roadside a tubeless. I’m thinking of doing the same 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Absolutley the main reason pal , guarantee if we get a puncture abroad it'll be in the middle of nowhere and red hot so loads easier to just plug it ... best £70 I've spent 👍

[@mytube2959]

Great video, explains how this product works , thanks. Just one question, you put your tubed (I presume) tyres back on the rim, can you fit tubles tyres with the Outex modification ? Regards, Rob.

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers for that yeah i run tubeless tyres now and on my 2nd set 13k miles without a problem 👍

[@piggymito]

I was just about to ask if you had a long term review on these, guess that answers my question 👍

[@TinsonTour]

@@piggymito absolutely 100% recommended they haven't lost a pound of pressure since being done and that included 2 European Tours .

[@piggymito]

Perfect, I've been looking at alpina wheels but at 2k you can imagine I'd rather find a cheaper alternative ..

[@TinsonTour]

@@piggymito absolutely 👍

[@thefugitive2901]

Hi mate. I know I'm a bit late to the party, since the video says it was posted 4 years ago 🙄, but I have just bought my Africa twin and looking to do the same job. Plus after 4 years if you don't know if it's worth doing no one will. So ! In your opinion bud, worth while, did it hold up, and would you recommend it. Thanks in advance stay safe 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Hi pal and thanks for the message, gotta be said this has been 1 of the best mods ever, never lost any pressure and much better tyre choice plus little bonus of less rotational mass

[@justinkase1360]

Thanks for the vid, was a bit surprised you used pounds, lol. I wonder what the weight of the conversion was. Lots of options for tubeless conversions, I'm considering the outex for my supermoto. It seems you did a great job with it.

[@TinsonTour]

It's been faultless Justin 10k miles , 2 european Tours and never lost any pressure . Well recommended plus a bit of ( rotational ) weight loss is only a good thing 😉 tubes where really heavy compared to the conversion

[@Baza765]

Nice vid mate, l can never understand why people bother there arse with a 👎 Anyway 9-5 mins in the look was priceless 🤣🤣 Stay Safe Baza 😎🤘

[@TinsonTour]

Haha gotta love the haters pal ... still an interaction so good for the channel 👍

[@CYOTsNiper]

New favorite words “clack it off”!

[@TinsonTour]

Haha 🤣🤣👍🏍

[@B15ape1981]

4lb saving Shaun...size of one of my turds, top job lad ;)

[@TinsonTour]

Haha spin ur turd round at 80mph pal 😂😂😂👍

[@SX1000ninja]

Alright lad..... is that your hairdryer or Fayes?? Cracking job there mate.

[@TinsonTour]

Tbh she had to show me how to use it 😂😂😂😂

[@dynamadnessadventures205]

Yep Tubeless is the way to go Ride safe

[@TinsonTour]

Absolutely pal thanks 👍🏍

[@TheSweetasanut]

That was a job well done 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers Martin much appreciated pal 👍

[@toby7504]

Are you happy with this conversion? No leaks? Want to do this with my tiger 800 xc caus l dont like the tube setup. Better to get a plug in the tyre if the accident should happend.

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah Toby it's been great I've done my friends triumph as well and neither have lost any air plus the rotational weight saving is pretty handy .. nearly 10k on my conversion 👍

[@toby7504]

@@TinsonTour i guess thats my next upgrade then. Thanks for a answer sir.

[@TinsonTour]

@@toby7504 I'd recommend it a million percent .... stuff taking wheels off breaking beads swapping tubes etc in the lashing down rain and cold ... defo not for me

[@toby7504]

@@TinsonTour yeah l can defently see that.

[@teneretraveller8980]

Top work. Currently running Bikeseal in my tenere tubes. Works differently to slime, and so far all good, 4 yrs in. Still carry spare tubes just in case though... How does the outex conversion cope with water, a d what is the life expectancy of this? Happy travels , well done.

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers pal ... life expectancy is around 8yrs plus the weight loss is noticeable at speed when turning in , suppose there's loads of ways round it i just fancied trying this 👍

[@xtc2v]

Bikeseal say there product is not suitable for tubes. If you think about it a tube is just a few mm thick......how are you imagining a slime could grip onto that thin an edge and seal under pressure?

[@teneretraveller8980]

@@xtc2v The bikeseal website shows suitable for tubed and tubeless. It's a good product.

[@bizzmotovlogs6]

Good job man, do you not have to worry about re balancing the wheel once it's done?

[@TinsonTour]

Not on an adventure bike .... we've done 870 miles since it was done at all speeds and it's perfect 👍

[@bizzmotovlogs6]

@@TinsonTour awesome stuff man, just thought I'd ask as I'm a tad noobish with this stuff.. Keep pumping the vids out eh, ride safe.

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers pal 🍻👍

[@stevepest3184]

Is the kit okay my mate got twin and said tubes a pain cheers

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah I've done over 6k with the conversion it's been spot on

[@TheBillywizz]

hi Shaun have you noticed any difference in the handling of the bike due to less rotational weight.nice job pal

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah it really seems to turn in quicker at speed .. mite be imagining it but feels a bit more agile

[@Omsracer1]

Hi Sean did you use the same 'tube' tyres back on the tubeless conversion?

[@TinsonTour]

I wasn't going to but because of the lockdown I've still got at least 3k left on the Bridgestones so I'll change to tubeless tyres next time round

[@Omsracer1]

@@TinsonTour I have the Bridgestone Battalax A41 F/R (Front/Rear) and they state they are 'tube type". Were your tyres the same type or different. Looking to do the conversion but these tyres have only done 2500 miles so obviously lots of mileage left.

[@rottieman347]

Did you have to balance the wheels again after removing the tubes.

[@TinsonTour]

No not really on an adventure bike it's not that sensitive although if u had an issue u could get them done ... I've never bothered on my last 6 bikes and not had a prob

[@wallychopchop]

Where can I order these kits from ppl thanks TIA

[@TinsonTour]

Ebay is prob the best and cheapest 👍🏍

[@wallychopchop]

Cheers bar great videos 👍🏻

[@wallychopchop]

Cheers sean not bar 😂👍🏻

[@fatturbo7680]

Nice job 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Thanks pal 👍

[@glennshobbies884]

Nice one proper job 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Cheers Glenn 👍

[@earlebacciochi9796]

Maybe a silly question Shaun, but can this conversation be used on older bikes or is it just for modern Adventure Bikes. 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Can use it on any tubed wheel .. I've done the mountain bikes as well in the past and never had a failure

[@earlebacciochi9796]

Thanks 😀

[@fiamun]

Hello, is the conversion still holding up some 10 months later? Cheers Pete

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah pal, 2 sets of tyres and over 10k miles and not lost any air , I've also done a few triumph 800's and they've been fine

[@fiamun]

@@TinsonTour thanks. I'm keen on doing this on my Enfield 650. Quite a few people have done the conversion, but no long term reports. I saw a vid. from "the workshop" bagging the idea, I can't see an issue. Worse case, it leaks. Won't be any catastrophic failure, which may occur with a tube.

[@TinsonTour]

Mate I've been doing it for years with mountain bike wheels which run higher pressures and never once had a problem, only thing I will say is as in a lot of modifications preparation is key just make sure the rim is spotless before adding the tape

[@fiamun]

@@TinsonTour thanks for the feedback, appreciate your time. Cheers. Pete

[@keithmcneice644]

It’s going nowhere that. Great stuff take care you two

[@TinsonTour]

Haha cheers Keith 👍🏍

[@bartez333]

Since you made the change and the ring was ready to use, the tire that puts you back is a tubeless tire? Or a conventional tire?

[@TinsonTour]

Conventional... Will use tubeless next time but done 4000ks on this with no pressure loss

[@bartez333]

@@TinsonTour But it is said that if you have a tire that is used with a tube inside a tubeless tire ring, the tire is damaged by not having enough force to withstand air pressure.

[@TinsonTour]

@@bartez333 no we have had no problem at all

[@bartez333]

@@TinsonTour a ok.. Thanks men... Good videos

[@theitalianroar4760]

Pay attention to the front wheel. I think the stock rim is not for tubeless tires. Please check with a dealer before ride your ATAS

[@TinsonTour]

Yes ur correct the front rim doesn't have a safety bead but it's fine .. loads have been done with no probs , I've done nearly 1000 mile on it since conversion

[@theitalianroar4760]

Cool. Have good rides on it... :)

[@garysmythe9545]

Yep well done - going nowhere - cracked me up 👍

[@TinsonTour]

Haha safe as houses pal 😂

[@Northernlanes]

not easy changing your own tyres, had to do a pair on my Super Tenere when everywhere went into lockdown, had to buy a bead breaker, weights for balancing etc .. not easy 😒

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah ur not wrong pal .. I used the side stand to break the bead ( after watching a vid about it ) 👍

[@KaneTerry]

Have to be a little careful as the rims are not designed for tubeless,the bead rim is smaller & should the tyre lose air it could de-mount.Insurance may not cover it, just saying

[@TinsonTour]

The rear rim is designed to take tubeless besides spoke leak , it's only the front wheel that doesn't have a safety bead but then again full air loss with a tube in would have same end result ... suppose it's a calculated risk.. 👍👍

[@garysavage5675]

Where did the green tape go ?😂

[@TinsonTour]

The green part is just the peel back covering of the stickiest tape ever... double sided 👍

[@colinburrows2941]

Take the fence and shed down m8 and put a container in and convert it to a garage for your ride and all the riding clothes and you have a garage for not a lot of money because when you have 2 bikes they take a lot of room

[@TinsonTour]

Haha i get cold shivers when 2 bikes are mentioned ... it's funny that as it was only a couple of weeks ago Faye mentioned maybe getting a container 👍

[@simonbeal2148]

do you run tubeless on your mtb, conversion is exactly the same plus a bit of slime

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah simon same gig just use mtb sealing foam instead of slime as it's loads lighter 👍

[@Omsracer1]

Sorry Shaun got your name wrong!

[@Itsthejourneynotthedestination]

Here is something for you to think about, if the air in the tube weighs nothing, how come when your tyre in inflated it's weight is much heavier than when it isn't inflated 🤣

[@TinsonTour]

Witchcraft 😂😂👍also shows u the benefit of rotating weight saving as say 40psi only increases a tyre by around 2 grams but turns into lbs at high speed

[@cutsordesigns]

Not the version I was expecting 😀 where was the blue air version? I’m gutted.......my theory was cancelled today........due to cv!!!! Can’t re-book, they will let me know...........bloody nice of them! 😡 A few more weeks on my 125 at least. 🙄. Safe riding.

[@TinsonTour]

Aww no that's a bit crap pal ... think Faye is gonna do a year on a 125 then move up , and honestly I'd of been kicked off KZbin if we'd put the full vid up ... it was shocking 😂

[@russcattell955i]

@@TinsonTour I'd be surprised if Faye sticks with a 125 for a whole year. Perhaps by Oct she'll be ready for a bigger bike if she gets plenty of miles under the belt. We'll wait n see eh!

[@TinsonTour]

Haha that's a very real possibility pal

[@cutsordesigns]

Russ Cattell Apparently a year on a CBT will help with the insurance on a big bike, not sure if it’s true........haven’t been there to find out.

[@TinsonTour]

@@cutsordesigns me neither but will help with experience no doubt 👍

[@Nick-vk2fw]

So now your on your Diet Shaun you can say you've lost 4 lbs in a day 🤣🤣🤣

[@TinsonTour]

Haha yeah I'll take any loss as a winner pal 😂👍

[@wilco1v]

I find it the most stupid dangerous conversion to do.the rim is tube type only made by honda and (qc) qualety control proven and tested on many points for that purpose. Seen not nice ended bike pictures on other (cagiva allroad) fora many years ago with the same tubeles disire. Just my 2 cents.

[@TinsonTour]

Absolutley every 1 to their own 👍 it's been the best mod I've made to the bike and totally reliable

[@solstar4778]

Why?

[@TinsonTour]

Why not

[@solstar4778]

Tins on Tour - your point please !

[@TinsonTour]

Quicker puncture repair

[@solstar4778]

Tins on Tour - that’s one !

[@solstar4778]

maybe tire temperature or lighter tire but would it be better or tougher off road as some people choose?

[@182mcg1]

All OK but.... All rim's it's grooved inside both side to tyres sticking on the rim's after need 500ml green sealant

[@TinsonTour]

No works perfectly without, did 5000 miles with no issues

[@jerryhacker7630]

Idiot compaies dont see people doing all these hard work, why they simply cant provide both option, tube as well as tubless tires

[@TinsonTour]

My thoughts exactly , should be a choice 👍🏍

[@imbranjamil5924]

First

[@PA-Tammy]

3m 5200 for the nips and 3m 4411n tape to cover the rim well. Save a lot of money 💰..

[@TinsonTour]

Yeah used marine tape on our mountain bikes all pretty much the same process but by the time you've bought tape , decent tubeless valves it would only save £30 at best , this has been faultless 10k miles later so £69 well spent me thinks

[@PA-Tammy]

@@TinsonTour I did 2 bikes for under 80 usd .if I got the 2 kits it would be 400 usd

[@TinsonTour]

@@PA-Tammy must be mega expensive where you are as full kits are £69 in the uk

[@PA-Tammy]

@@TinsonTour yep 200 per bike