Pete,
Your idea of sealing up the rim with marine 5200 would probably work on the spoke holes in the rim, but the edges of the rim are made for clinchers. I really don't think a tubeless tire will seal on the bead.
The other issue is that after you seal up the spoke holes, it would probably be impossible to do a proper spoke tune!
By now you already know these things having the bike/wheels in your garage. The supermotard conversion with new wheels looks awesome on this bike though. This might fit your intended use!
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Originally Posted by Texas Pete
I did not originally catch the OEM rims having rim locks pre-installed. I plan on mostly using the Templar X on the street. Not having used rim locks before, if I remove them do I need to find a plug for the hole in the rim to protect the tube or just remove the rim lock and leave the hole.
I was eventually planning on doing a tubeless conversion after the OEM knobbies wear out with marine 5200 sealant and sealant tape and switch to something like Shinko 705 for better matching my intended 90% street use. I wonder how the rim lock holes will affect those plans now =P
For those that have already assembled are the bearings pre-greased with a moly or a lithium complex? I take it the wheel axle bolts are bone dry. I need to sort out some grease purchases before the box arrives and assembly starts. If there is already grease on bearings I was thinking to up the grease quality to red n tacky for bearings and either green or marine for non bearing application.
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