I recently did the oyster bay 6 hour race at a private property near Sunny Corner. It was so wet and muddy I almost had to fit an outboard motor. I ran 10 psi tubliss on the front and 3 psi tubliss on the rear. The result was incredible. I was tractoring up snotty hills and passing overheating, wheel spinning, cursing and bewildered riders with ease. After a quick fist pump at the top I would ride off with a huge grin. Tubliss is without a doubt the bee's knees. Good work on the vids, keep it up 👍
gotta love the TUbliss! i'd still say mousses are probably the go for hard core racers but for us everyday trail hacks i reckon the TUbliss wins hands down.
Thanks for another good video. I started my own gumpy carrier off road here in Thailand one year ago after 35 years of on road riding and just regret I didn't start a long time ago. The tire pressure is more science than I imagined for sure, I invested in a nice Husky a few months ago and had 17 punctures in the front and 4 in the back in 17 hrs from playing with low pressure to get good traction. Now I installed Tubliss and after some beginners problems I'm now very happy with the system and run about 4 psi in the rear and 8 psi in the front on most rides and when I get a flat I can plug it in 5 minutes and continue. I do a lot of trial like practice to improve my skills and not so many fast rides.
slap some TUbliss in shane and you can start and finish the ride on 0psi lol. not recommended long term of course but i was doing that for a few months and as you say, incredible traction....
Great info! I am an adventure rider on a Dr650 at 70 kg and have been wondering, asking and experimenting a lot. I have found 18 to 15 psi front and rear works well for how and where I ride. Pacific NW forest service roads, single tracks with roots, rocks, and downed trees. But since I commute a way to my trails I keep a tire pressure gauge on me and a couple CO2 cartridges to air back up prior to getting back on asphalt.
Good video- In a muddy race, Really wet/nasty conditions I didn’t check tire pressure before. My bike handled the best it’s ever felt in slick conditions. After the race I checked the pressure and was 9.5 in front and 4psi in rear...on HD tubes. Went through rocky creeks, hit many tree roots, etc. no issues and will remember these settings for future nasty conditions as it handled like it was on rails!
I have been Trail riding for fifty years in Australia and it always involves bitumen, graded dirt washed out logging trails and mud, very little sand. The rule of thumb I have come to, starting on rigid frame stripped down 500cc BSA and Matchless fitted with "Knobbys" through generations of dual purpose and dedicated on and off road bikes, is the stiff arm test. With a straight arm press the heel of your hand on the tyre and you should be able to distort the tyre 3 to five mm without pushing too hard, about the effort it takes to lift a five kilo dumbbell. This works out on the gauge at around twelve PSI front and 10 to 12 on the rear depending on the tyre brand and pattern. It works for me, my current bike is an XR 250 Baja and I live in Laos I have Dunlop D605's on it and I bump the pressure to fourteen front and twelve rear when touring on concrete and occasionally viciously potholed bitumen, fully rebuilt the bike is the sweetest dual purpose bike I have owned, the only thing I would change would be later model Honda adjustable forks, the rear is wonderfully adjustable. But that aside apart from the fact it hits hard at the front and feels sort of like a twin shock in that it is happy to have the rider sit, it will follow that front wheel wherever you point it.
I do like my beer, I am heavy, and I have to run 36 psi to avoid pinch flats. And I run TUbliss on both ends... LOL!! Badumpbump! Been saving that little gem for when this video went public! It was worth the weight. Oh, see what I did there? Freudian slip there? LOL!! Great video Barry. Very good treatise on tire pressure. Or tyre pressure for those of you driving on the wrong side of the road... LOL!! (I'm sorry! I just can't stop myself. Totally outta control tonight!)
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS Exactly! In fact, that would make a great subject for a video... Just exactly how do Aussies (and South Americans and South Africans...) ride upside down down under? LOL!!
was going to let you know on ur othere video that when uall talk about armpump that there is a way to help with that and its simple just get you a tube of rollon iceyhot and rub ur forarms with it before u ride that will stop the armpump trust me ive done it for years and it does work i ride about 80miles a ride singletrack trails and alot like uall ride give it a fewtimes to get ust to the iceyhot and you will never leave home without it again!!! iam a big fan of urs keep up the good work
Tubliss is the route I chose because I like to carry a small HP MTB pump and a few Co2 cartridges and nozzle so I can quickly inflate and deflate in a matter of seconds for different terrain or trails I will be on. I also carry a digital tire deflator that is very accurate and I also like to carry a pen and pad to write down pressures and describe the terrain. It’s kinda nerdy but it does help others find the right pressure and can be changed with rider weight.
I recently fitted "Tube Saddles" and run 10Psi both ends easily over rocky medium pace roads, they stop pinch flats well by cushioning between rim and tube.
thankyou me e ride.... i hope it's accurate as i just did the usual thing of googling around and sifting through countless forum posts. you probably know TUbliss isn't DOT approved but of course it would take a very knowledgeable cop to tell you had them fitted.
That funny I was just talking a bit about tire pressure on a vid and you go and hit on all the points, glad you added in bike weight its often forgotten
You convinced me to get myself the TUbliss system. On the website they say it's lighter & provides far more traction than normal tubes. I found myself a nice mudhole to test those promises last friday. I was expecting to just float on top and shovel my way through with vacuum-like tire pressures. Now guess who got stuck & who's crankcase now is full of mud & water ;D
they are definitely a lot lighter than heavy duty or ultra heavy duty tubes, rich. not sure about the thin stock tubes all new bikes come with though... that's a bummer on the muddy crankcase lol. i try to avoid mud holes like the plague.
Those mud holes are like dirtbike magnets, I drowned my WR last year & now the GasGas, haha. She needed an engine service anyway :) I quite like the TUbliss so far, it gave me good traction in muddy ruts and wet hillclimbs. I now consider to fill the tires with hydrogen before my next mud hole adventure ;D
Another tip to avoid punctures is using rubber grease and grease your whole tube. There is almost no chance for snakebites and its much easier to install. Greetings from Bavaria :D
Nice video. A point I think you forgot to touch on is the importance of an accurate tire pressure gauge. Calibrated gauges are very expensive. Cheap department store / auto store gauges are horribly inaccurate. I have a collection of cheap department store / auto store gauges and they are off by as much as 30% and in different directions from gauge to gauge. If you have a TPMS system in your car or truck you can verify the gauge against that because for liability reasons they have to be reasonably accurate. The problem there is you'll be verifying your gauge at 35ish PSI and it can still be wrong at lower values. Or ideally your gauge only goes to 15 psi so you can't verify it against your car/truck. Another option is to take your gauge to a a large tire dealer like Discount Tire. I believe their gauges are calibrated (for liability reasons) and they'll probably let you check your gauge against theirs. If you are blindly using a non-calibrated gauge and setting your tires at 15 PSI you could be as low as 10 PSI or as high as 20 PSI in reality. I think this is why you hear some guys say they never pinch flat at 10 and some guys say they pinch flat constantly at 15.
excellent point, i don't use them very often and usually just go by the feel with pushing against the rubber. i run very low pressures with the TUbliss system so it's pretty easy to check by hand.
I like coming back to an older vid, I’ve been having Trouble with my front end and it’s driving me nuts, I think it’s either my body position or I think my tyre pressure is too high. Time for experimenting
Great vid - great channel. Have learned some really useful things today watching a bunch of vids from this channel. (And I'm 50, with over 30years riding experience). Just great to keep checking in on some important basics that are easy to forget :)
Great to hear, Campbell! It's hard to stay on top of all the techniques. I found over the past year we stopped hopping over logs and suddenly we are doing it again on new tracks so I have to get back up to speed again.
@@crosstrainingenduro Yeah log hopping looks scary. I remember that I couldn't even do this on a 250 back in the day. Couldn't get the front wheel up, followed by getting up, but going over the bars when the back kicked up. Not sure I'll be brave enough on the Africa Twin.
Because Barry made me do it, I installed Tubliss on my '04 Honda CRF250X. I ran 8lbs to start (just got back to riding after being off for medical reasons) and I couldn't believe the traction difference. So good in fact that I just installed them on my Katie Em XCF250W and I hope to have a similarly good ride this weekend.Thanks for videos Barry. Will you do one about wheeling soon? Just joshen....
great to hear fredman, the traction part is what all our guys said as they converted over the past few months.... just wish they did a 17 inch so i could put them on the DR650 too.
Greasing the tube before installing into the tire can heavily reduce pinch flats. Since its slippery its harder to pinch and will move out of the way. Make sure you use a good rubber friendly grease. Saw this on a pro rider tip video.
its usually a good idea to keep the old buggerd tubes. they are very use full. can cut them up to use as patches, to stop metal on metal rubbing, make sling shots etc.
There is an Aussie product called Tyre Shield, which is basically liquid latex. Great as a lube for installing Tubliss and much better than Slime for sealing any punctures
Thanks for the great tips. If tire has shifted, hard breaking on nearly flat tire on bitumen theoretically should shift it back. Has anybody tried this?
It works! After I let all air out and braked hard at 80k/h on a downhill bitumen road. Also water helps I think (riding through or pouring) with nearly flat tire.
My tires are so old they are rock hard... but I like it that way, because they're like me.. so crusty that there is no need for tubes, or air for that matter.....
Me and my bike are 260kg together. my rear is a 6 ply side wall I run 5 psi over roots and rocks and 0 in sand and dirt. its all about the weight and tyre.
I have a DRZ 400S I do 60% off road (some gnarly terrain at times) and 40% paved road. What would be the idle air pressure for my style of ridding. I would guess 18 to 20lbs am I correct? Thanks Bud. Great vids by the way.
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS see I skipped the last few seconds and should have known that would have been in there. I believe I saw it in a motology UA-cam video. Works really well in Kentucky. Lots of sandstone and hard pack.
Thank you for the great Video! What do you advise for a 140/80 - 18 tt Tire. Would it be enough to get 1.5 psi in the Tires? thank you for any advise. Regards from the always nature-protected Germany!
which bike? what sort of terrain? your riding style? your weight? type of riding? speed and skill level? budget? sorry but there are so many variables we don't give tyre advice, and we don't know much anyway. here is our tyre advice video. :) ua-cam.com/video/67pWcoSHy1c/v-deo.html
Thanks Barry, you are right, as usual! Well there are so many factores to look on, which have to be given for a special advice. But thank you for the items on which i have to think on!
My klx250s handles well on the road Barry. I'm around 200lbs on the bike, run 14psi front and 12 rear, with Michelin Enduro Mediums. All types of terrain on UK green lanes where I suck. But it's not the bike.
I have been running Tubliss for over a year and never had a flat, but I ride in Baja a lot and am scared of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, which causes me to carry tools to fix a flat. I am thinking about mousse inserts, but am concerned about how long they really last. On my 250 XC-W, it's most single track, but on my 500 EXC, it's a lot of high speed two track (very little pavement). Thoughts?
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS What clutch lever are you using at 2:48 in this video? I'm looking for a easier pull lever and would love for it to be short as well for my Beta 430 RS. I really don't like the stock.
some guys just fit the racing edition slave cylinder which is quite cheap, makes the clutch about 11% lighter. next option is the midwest lever, makes it about 30% lighter in my experience by using extra leverage ua-cam.com/video/U_wxlOLAm3g/v-deo.html next is the rolls royce option, the clake one light clutch which is up to 80% lighter: ua-cam.com/video/5gQGY2quL8k/v-deo.html
Hey there mate. Iv got a Honda xr650r I use for work commute and the odd light off road track. Nothing serious off roading. I'm looking at the TUbliss setup for back and front just wondering how they stack up for long distances onroad traveling? I'm interested in these not for low pressure but for easy tyre repair. Thanks.
I think low pressure is needed for tree roots especially wet ones according to my experiences. In my riding environments, most of the times over 10 psi won’s allow the bike to move at all. I have to go down to 3-4 psi
probably at least 20 different factors involved in that choice alani, this vid we did probably won't help much but you never know.... ua-cam.com/video/67pWcoSHy1c/v-deo.html
covered in the tubliss vid jeff, it varies depending on which bike and the type of ride. currently it's 3psi for slow technical rides, around 6psi for a faster ride.
the DR650? had to give that back ages ago but never got around to rim locks. i had to keep at least 15psi in there or the tyres would gradually slip around then tear out the valve stem. :(
Help please, What pressure should i run Im a 16 year old 60KG rider Just bought a rimlock I run tubes I have a yamaha dt 125 Very slow riding that needs good traction
Dear Bosnia, the video you just watched prescribes your answer quite clearly. “Start at 12psi and work your way down” ...until you longer like the results.
@@wipperwil oh, it's been some time, thankfully now I'm riding a ktm tpi 300, In extreme terrain i run just a few PSI for better traction.. , and I Started riding hard enduro terrain
I have a 110 90 18 tire and I keep 7 to 15 psi I have went through 3 tubes in a weed because the valve stem keeps ripping off plz help if you no why it does this
Dear management, I regret to inform you that watching your videos has caused in a fold in my frontal lobe which has resulted in a mild pinch in my personality tube. This damage has lead to me exhibiting addictive behaviours such as being unable to pass a single day without fiddling with my motorbike. Your disclaimers fail to cover such potential damage and as such, I regret to inform you that I will no longer be not suing you for damages that may or may not have been caused or not caused by watching too many of your videos or by not watching too few of your videos too often and/or not often enough. In any event my team of highly polished, reprobate lawyer-ish drinking buddies are quite convinced that we’ve got a case here, and are working around the clock to drink the entire thing as I type. As this typing is taking a lot of time, and causing carpel tunnel thumb issues, while preventing me from working on our case with said reprobates, this will also be added to the list of damages which we will no longer not be suing you for damages for. Sincerely, Wipperwil and posse
I have checked my assets and I can fund approximately 94 seconds of defence litigation so I think we'll need to handle this case very quickly e.g. all beers sculled immediately. 😢
Yep, the Ol' Squeeze! Works great when you realize the tire pressure gauge is on the work bench at home. I really wish I could have worked "Rim Job" in here somehow :)
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS Haha! Saw that! There's some comfort knowing my twisted brain is similar to others! I blame it on the two stroke exhaust.
Hehe, no dislikes at the time of seeing this video. After reading the disclaimer, no one really want to be associated with this ''emotionally unstable'' category. But some exceptions are still possible. We will see tomorow...
One thing is absolutely sure: the video is much more helpfull than the disclaimer. By the way, i am not sure who really wrote this disclaimer. I was in a deep psychotic state back then. But now we are going much better... :)
So I ride a 250 dual sport (4s) but do mainly off road riding, I weigh about 135 and the bike is 300 wet. I noticed my bike had been slipping around after riding a friends. I thought I had my mind made up until you added that last bit in the end about road riding! What would you recommend for someone doing small jumps, attempting to learn cross training and mellow trail riding? 15spi? Very helpful video btw, you always seem to impress me with the quality of the video!
one thing's for sure, the vids might be completely free but some guys will still find things to complain about lol. pay me and i'll see what i can do to meet your demand.
A bit of shame that all the info is only in psi and not bar, Pa or atm, maybe it could be possible to add it as a subtitle (or annotation, but I think they don´t work on mobile devices?). Also, as for an extra tip, buy a cheap 12V air compressor, strip all the non-essential parts and you are left with a very small device that you can easily fit in your backpack and you can increase and decrease the pressure wherever and whenever you want, as long as u have a 12V outlet on your bike ofc. If you don´t, you can also get a regulator for those high pressure tire fillers, so that you don´t need to dump the whole thing at once :) .
plenty of online psi/pa converters freeman, it takes so much work to put a vid together i'm sure most viewers are happy to do a tiny bit of work themselves. :)
you don't care about you metric worshipers? I'm going to unsubscribe! Pound is a currency, a square is no circle and inch is something for TV diameter. But how do I buy a round TV in GB? Especially now, after they left us? I'm using mousse anyway (and it's always wrong). ;) greetings from Germany - jealous about the weather
and don't forget the spelling, it's always a good debate on whether i should be using UK, australian, US or international english lol. australia's been metric for years but we still go imperial for a lot of stuff. :)
I like to use a vacuum pump with the tubliss system to get my tires down to -4psi. I find this produces the best results.
lol this i have to try!
Solid advice 👍👍
I recently did the oyster bay 6 hour race at a private property near Sunny Corner. It was so wet and muddy I almost had to fit an outboard motor. I ran 10 psi tubliss on the front and 3 psi tubliss on the rear. The result was incredible. I was tractoring up snotty hills and passing overheating, wheel spinning, cursing and bewildered riders with ease. After a quick fist pump at the top I would ride off with a huge grin. Tubliss is without a doubt the bee's knees. Good work on the vids, keep it up 👍
gotta love the TUbliss! i'd still say mousses are probably the go for hard core racers but for us everyday trail hacks i reckon the TUbliss wins hands down.
Thanks for another good video. I started my own gumpy carrier off road here in Thailand one year ago after 35 years of on road riding and just regret I didn't start a long time ago. The tire pressure is more science than I imagined for sure, I invested in a nice Husky a few months ago and had 17 punctures in the front and 4 in the back in 17 hrs from playing with low pressure to get good traction. Now I installed Tubliss and after some beginners problems I'm now very happy with the system and run about 4 psi in the rear and 8 psi in the front on most rides and when I get a flat I can plug it in 5 minutes and continue. I do a lot of trial like practice to improve my skills and not so many fast rides.
I was experimenting with tire pressures like you said and I ended up with a long ride home with 0 psi. Had awesome traction though...lol
slap some TUbliss in shane and you can start and finish the ride on 0psi lol. not recommended long term of course but i was doing that for a few months and as you say, incredible traction....
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Great info! I am an adventure rider on a Dr650 at 70 kg and have been wondering, asking and experimenting a lot. I have found 18 to 15 psi front and rear works well for how and where I ride. Pacific NW forest service roads, single tracks with roots, rocks, and downed trees. But since I commute a way to my trails I keep a tire pressure gauge on me and a couple CO2 cartridges to air back up prior to getting back on asphalt.
Good video- In a muddy race, Really wet/nasty conditions I didn’t check tire pressure before. My bike handled the best it’s ever felt in slick conditions. After the race I checked the pressure and was 9.5 in front and 4psi in rear...on HD tubes. Went through rocky creeks, hit many tree roots, etc. no issues and will remember these settings for future nasty conditions as it handled like it was on rails!
I have been Trail riding for fifty years in Australia and it always involves bitumen, graded dirt washed out logging trails and mud, very little sand. The rule of thumb I have come to, starting on rigid frame stripped down 500cc BSA and Matchless fitted with "Knobbys" through generations of dual purpose and dedicated on and off road bikes, is the stiff arm test. With a straight arm press the heel of your hand on the tyre and you should be able to distort the tyre 3 to five mm without pushing too hard, about the effort it takes to lift a five kilo dumbbell. This works out on the gauge at around twelve PSI front and 10 to 12 on the rear depending on the tyre brand and pattern. It works for me, my current bike is an XR 250 Baja and I live in Laos I have Dunlop D605's on it and I bump the pressure to fourteen front and twelve rear when touring on concrete and occasionally viciously potholed bitumen, fully rebuilt the bike is the sweetest dual purpose bike I have owned, the only thing I would change would be later model Honda adjustable forks, the rear is wonderfully adjustable. But that aside apart from the fact it hits hard at the front and feels sort of like a twin shock in that it is happy to have the rider sit, it will follow that front wheel wherever you point it.
I stick to my "don't check it" along with "slow leak" option. it dose me well.
Heavy duty tubes at 10PSI, done hundreds of hours at that setting and I've never had a puncture. I slide all over the show if I go any higher!
I love watching your vids
Glad you enjoy them mate!
+Sowman Films i am also a fellow new zeland rider from down south
Thanks 🙏 great info. Will try 12 as suggested.. have been running 15 because of road ride to trail head. Front deflects of every rock 🙄..🙏🤟
DRZ400S 18/18 on D606's and never change it. I'm a heavy guy so that is the sweet spot to rampage through the Colorado "Rocky" mountain trails.
Ps. I have now taken to giving everyone I know different Gumby names ;-)
I do like my beer, I am heavy, and I have to run 36 psi to avoid pinch flats. And I run TUbliss on both ends... LOL!! Badumpbump!
Been saving that little gem for when this video went public! It was worth the weight. Oh, see what I did there? Freudian slip there? LOL!!
Great video Barry. Very good treatise on tire pressure. Or tyre pressure for those of you driving on the wrong side of the road... LOL!! (I'm sorry! I just can't stop myself. Totally outta control tonight!)
riding on the wrong side of the road AND in the wrong hemisphere :)
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS Exactly! In fact, that would make a great subject for a video... Just exactly how do Aussies (and South Americans and South Africans...) ride upside down down under? LOL!!
was going to let you know on ur othere video that when uall talk about armpump that there is a way to help with that and its simple just get you a tube of rollon iceyhot and rub ur forarms with it before u ride that will stop the armpump trust me ive done it for years and it does work i ride about 80miles a ride singletrack trails and alot like uall ride give it a fewtimes to get ust to the iceyhot and you will never leave home without it again!!! iam a big fan of urs keep up the good work
Absolutely perfect video it's exactly what I was trying to learn
Tubliss is the route I chose because I like to carry a small HP MTB pump and a few Co2 cartridges and nozzle so I can quickly inflate and deflate in a matter of seconds for different terrain or trails I will be on. I also carry a digital tire deflator that is very accurate and I also like to carry a pen and pad to write down pressures and describe the terrain. It’s kinda nerdy but it does help others find the right pressure and can be changed with rider weight.
I recently fitted "Tube Saddles" and run 10Psi both ends easily over rocky medium pace roads, they stop pinch flats well by cushioning between rim and tube.
love your videos I've used a lot of your techniques and your videos and they have really helped me thank you very much keep up the good work
thanks kenny, always nice to know the vids aren't making anyone ride worse than before lol
I’m running tubliss and I’m loving it so far the grip is amazing at 8 for every day ringing but if it it greasy mud or clay I run 2-6 psi
Extremely good info here! I think I need to try Tubliss on the WR.
thankyou me e ride.... i hope it's accurate as i just did the usual thing of googling around and sifting through countless forum posts. you probably know TUbliss isn't DOT approved but of course it would take a very knowledgeable cop to tell you had them fitted.
eveRide ADV you will love the tubliss
I feel confused, but also enlightened by the disclaimer.... can't wait to see what the vid will reveal...
Yes Tubliss makes your ride home even with a flat but a bit wobbly especially on pavement so I normally plug is right away since it's so easy
That funny I was just talking a bit about tire pressure on a vid and you go and hit on all the points, glad you added in bike weight its often forgotten
swapping to the RR480 for a few months was a good reminder about bike weight, i add an extra 1 to 2psi for the extra 8kg it has over the RR300.
You convinced me to get myself the TUbliss system. On the website they say it's lighter & provides far more traction than normal tubes. I found myself a nice mudhole to test those promises last friday. I was expecting to just float on top and shovel my way through with vacuum-like tire pressures. Now guess who got stuck & who's crankcase now is full of mud & water ;D
they are definitely a lot lighter than heavy duty or ultra heavy duty tubes, rich. not sure about the thin stock tubes all new bikes come with though... that's a bummer on the muddy crankcase lol. i try to avoid mud holes like the plague.
Those mud holes are like dirtbike magnets, I drowned my WR last year & now the GasGas, haha. She needed an engine service anyway :) I quite like the TUbliss so far, it gave me good traction in muddy ruts and wet hillclimbs. I now consider to fill the tires with hydrogen before my next mud hole adventure ;D
Another tip to avoid punctures is using rubber grease and grease your whole tube. There is almost no chance for snakebites and its much easier to install. Greetings from Bavaria :D
Nice video. A point I think you forgot to touch on is the importance of an accurate tire pressure gauge. Calibrated gauges are very expensive. Cheap department store / auto store gauges are horribly inaccurate. I have a collection of cheap department store / auto store gauges and they are off by as much as 30% and in different directions from gauge to gauge. If you have a TPMS system in your car or truck you can verify the gauge against that because for liability reasons they have to be reasonably accurate. The problem there is you'll be verifying your gauge at 35ish PSI and it can still be wrong at lower values. Or ideally your gauge only goes to 15 psi so you can't verify it against your car/truck. Another option is to take your gauge to a a large tire dealer like Discount Tire. I believe their gauges are calibrated (for liability reasons) and they'll probably let you check your gauge against theirs. If you are blindly using a non-calibrated gauge and setting your tires at 15 PSI you could be as low as 10 PSI or as high as 20 PSI in reality. I think this is why you hear some guys say they never pinch flat at 10 and some guys say they pinch flat constantly at 15.
excellent point, i don't use them very often and usually just go by the feel with pushing against the rubber. i run very low pressures with the TUbliss system so it's pretty easy to check by hand.
I like coming back to an older vid, I’ve been having Trouble with my front end and it’s driving me nuts, I think it’s either my body position or I think my tyre pressure is too high. Time for experimenting
Great vid - great channel. Have learned some really useful things today watching a bunch of vids from this channel. (And I'm 50, with over 30years riding experience). Just great to keep checking in on some important basics that are easy to forget :)
Great to hear, Campbell! It's hard to stay on top of all the techniques. I found over the past year we stopped hopping over logs and suddenly we are doing it again on new tracks so I have to get back up to speed again.
@@crosstrainingenduro Yeah log hopping looks scary. I remember that I couldn't even do this on a 250 back in the day. Couldn't get the front wheel up, followed by getting up, but going over the bars when the back kicked up. Not sure I'll be brave enough on the Africa Twin.
It seems like Toni Bou can ride hard enduro on an Africa Twin,, Campbell. The guy is a freak! ua-cam.com/video/yPLJn3IygAg/v-deo.html
@@crosstrainingenduro Thanks for the link - Mad Mick is an everyday hero on an AT - ua-cam.com/video/oqctqd5UPno/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MVDBREnduro
As an overweight American gumby I'm no where near the skill level for any of the fore mentioned to actually matter. Thank you very much.
Because Barry made me do it, I installed Tubliss on my '04 Honda CRF250X. I ran 8lbs to start (just got back to riding after being off for medical reasons) and I couldn't believe the traction difference. So good in fact that I just installed them on my Katie Em XCF250W and I hope to have a similarly good ride this weekend.Thanks for videos Barry. Will you do one about wheeling soon? Just joshen....
great to hear fredman, the traction part is what all our guys said as they converted over the past few months.... just wish they did a 17 inch so i could put them on the DR650 too.
I love a good rim job! 😄
Every time I see you in the comments I think of my dad's good friend when I was little. Same name, thought there was only one. Weird.
+Twistygrip KLR Hahahahaha!
Try using grease instead of talc on the tube. A greased tube is far less likely to get a pinch flat than a talced one.
Excellent info!!
Great film very informative
Thanks Bob!
Greasing the tube before installing into the tire can heavily reduce pinch flats. Since its slippery its harder to pinch and will move out of the way. Make sure you use a good rubber friendly grease. Saw this on a pro rider tip video.
Adam Reimann from Motology/AReimann1 recommends the same thing if you ride tubes.
its usually a good idea to keep the old buggerd tubes. they are very use full. can cut them up to use as patches, to stop metal on metal rubbing, make sling shots etc.
i cut them across to make heavy duty rubber bands
I just put the old tube over the new one to make it thicker
keep up the great work!
There is an Aussie product called Tyre Shield, which is basically liquid latex. Great as a lube for installing Tubliss and much better than Slime for sealing any punctures
I run tubiss and 8 front 8-5 rear works great for me
Fantastic video
Thanks!
Ive got a dunlop d803 trials in my rear with tubliss so i run at 5 in the back and a unicross for the front at 8 usually
No matter the terrain even if im going fast and i have yet to get a puncture
Just go on without air in your tires that will give excellent traction 100% confirmed but you might mess up your rims unless you have titanium ones XD
Never had problems with motion pro liteloc rimlocks, if thats whats referred to as cheap plastic ones.
Thanks for the great tips. If tire has shifted, hard breaking on nearly flat tire on bitumen theoretically should shift it back. Has anybody tried this?
It works! After I let all air out and braked hard at 80k/h on a downhill bitumen road. Also water helps I think (riding through or pouring) with nearly flat tire.
My tires are so old they are rock hard... but I like it that way, because they're like me.. so crusty that there is no need for tubes, or air for that matter.....
lol whereas mine are like me, full of hot air
Me and my bike are 260kg together. my rear is a 6 ply side wall I run 5 psi over roots and rocks and 0 in sand and dirt. its all about the weight and tyre.
I have a DRZ 400S I do 60% off road (some gnarly terrain at times) and 40% paved road. What would be the idle air pressure for my style of ridding. I would guess 18 to 20lbs am I correct? Thanks Bud. Great vids by the way.
hi allen i don't know what idle air pressure is but if it's do with tyres then this vid should help you work it out. :)
I have found slime in my tubes works really well, havent punctured one in quite a while, atleast 4000 kms of riding
I use assemble grease in my tubes, just to minimize pinch flats. If you can't squeeze it then it's good.
thanks doug, added the bit about grease in at the end
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS see I skipped the last few seconds and should have known that would have been in there. I believe I saw it in a motology UA-cam video. Works really well in Kentucky. Lots of sandstone and hard pack.
Thank you for the great Video! What do you advise for a 140/80 - 18 tt Tire. Would it be enough to get 1.5 psi in the Tires? thank you for any advise. Regards from the always nature-protected Germany!
which bike? what sort of terrain? your riding style? your weight? type of riding? speed and skill level? budget? sorry but there are so many variables we don't give tyre advice, and we don't know much anyway. here is our tyre advice video. :)
ua-cam.com/video/67pWcoSHy1c/v-deo.html
Thanks Barry, you are right, as usual! Well there are so many factores to look on, which have to be given for a special advice. But thank you for the items on which i have to think on!
My klx250s handles well on the road Barry. I'm around 200lbs on the bike, run 14psi front and 12 rear, with Michelin Enduro Mediums. All types of terrain on UK green lanes where I suck. But it's not the bike.
I have been running Tubliss for over a year and never had a flat, but I ride in Baja a lot and am scared of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, which causes me to carry tools to fix a flat. I am thinking about mousse inserts, but am concerned about how long they really last. On my 250 XC-W, it's most single track, but on my 500 EXC, it's a lot of high speed two track (very little pavement). Thoughts?
couldn't really add anything more to the vid we already did about tubes vs mousses vs TUbbliss
I've only had a tire come off the rim one time. Super fun and annoying riding it back haha. front tire.
woooooo cross training vid before work legend haha
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS What clutch lever are you using at 2:48 in this video? I'm looking for a easier pull lever and would love for it to be short as well for my Beta 430 RS. I really don't like the stock.
some guys just fit the racing edition slave cylinder which is quite cheap, makes the clutch about 11% lighter.
next option is the midwest lever, makes it about 30% lighter in my experience by using extra leverage ua-cam.com/video/U_wxlOLAm3g/v-deo.html
next is the rolls royce option, the clake one light clutch which is up to 80% lighter: ua-cam.com/video/5gQGY2quL8k/v-deo.html
Hey there mate. Iv got a Honda xr650r I use for work commute and the odd light off road track. Nothing serious off roading. I'm looking at the TUbliss setup for back and front just wondering how they stack up for long distances onroad traveling? I'm interested in these not for low pressure but for easy tyre repair. Thanks.
this a dirt bike channel thomas, you'd need to check with guys doing long distance on road traveling.
I think low pressure is needed for tree roots especially wet ones according to my experiences.
In my riding environments, most of the times over 10 psi won’s allow the bike to move at all. I have to go down to 3-4 psi
I have problem with my front tyre is very slippery in flat corner and when I turn. know anyone a good type ??
awesome video! ty for info!!! :D
what tyres and what rims you use fort the drz for example? ?
probably at least 20 different factors involved in that choice alani, this vid we did probably won't help much but you never know.... ua-cam.com/video/67pWcoSHy1c/v-deo.html
How low are you running pressures on the Tubliss setup?
covered in the tubliss vid jeff, it varies depending on which bike and the type of ride. currently it's 3psi for slow technical rides, around 6psi for a faster ride.
Have you put rim lox on the bush pig yet Baz? Would love to know how low you can go before the big girl starts bending rims
the DR650? had to give that back ages ago but never got around to rim locks. i had to keep at least 15psi in there or the tyres would gradually slip around then tear out the valve stem. :(
www.mcrcv.com.au/stockmans-rally.html
Well, we'll find out in a couple of weeks. You really should come down to vic for this one day
Do you use just a go pro to film your videos? Cheers Gowy :)
about 95% of the time gowy. got a cheap sony handycam that gets used occasionally.
A ket point to remember "Motorbikes fall over if they don't go fast enough"
It's actually "Messiah" by Laszlo.
doh! got it right the video description at least erik, where the live links are.
Goooood ;) either way the track is fire
Help please, What pressure should i run
Im a 16 year old 60KG rider
Just bought a rimlock
I run tubes
I have a yamaha dt 125
Very slow riding that needs good traction
Dear Bosnia, the video you just watched prescribes your answer quite clearly. “Start at 12psi and work your way down” ...until you longer like the results.
@@wipperwil oh, it's been some time, thankfully now I'm riding a ktm tpi 300, In extreme terrain i run just a few PSI for better traction.. , and I Started riding hard enduro terrain
I have a 110 90 18 tire and I keep 7 to 15 psi I have went through 3 tubes in a weed because the valve stem keeps ripping off plz help if you no why it does this
I have a rim lock 2
no idea logan, i'd check with whoever does your tires.... :(
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS I do them myself maybe I'll pay for someone 2 do it thx for your in put
Logan S J Your rim lock is not working properly.
Screw math stuff, I just wanna ride
Interesting but personally I got zero punctures riding regular tubes but quite a few riding heavy duty ones...
i usually grease my tube, no punctures yet
7psi
Don't forget the good old rubber seal that slips over your valve stem to stop water & muck entering your rim causing rust & flats from torn tubes
good point, sampler of soil. added it in at the end!
I just run what ever feels best on the day. Or you could just ride with no tyres? Rims will do the job fine haha.
Will brightly coloured clothing off Ebay make you a better rider?
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Dirt tire pressure:
You+bike weight ÷50 . . . Add 2psi extra to front 21
You shouldve said 2-4psi then
I usually give my sidewalls a good squeeze, and a " feels good to me" then off I go ;)
sounds like the trials riders too, a lot of them just sink their knee into the tread instead of bothering with pressure gauges....
Yep, the Ol' Squeeze! Works great when you realize the tire pressure gauge is on the work bench at home. I really wish I could have worked "Rim Job" in here somehow :)
someone beat you to it lol
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Haha! Saw that! There's some comfort knowing my twisted brain is similar to others! I blame it on the two stroke exhaust.
Hehe, no dislikes at the time of seeing this video. After reading the disclaimer, no one really want to be associated with this ''emotionally unstable'' category. But some exceptions are still possible. We will see tomorow...
damn, one dislike now.... i bet it's for the main video too, not the most excellent disclaimer :)
One thing is absolutely sure: the video is much more helpfull than the disclaimer. By the way, i am not sure who really wrote this disclaimer. I was in a deep psychotic state back then. But now we are going much better... :)
Great advice 👍
good
So I ride a 250 dual sport (4s) but do mainly off road riding, I weigh about 135 and the bike is 300 wet. I noticed my bike had been slipping around after riding a friends. I thought I had my mind made up until you added that last bit in the end about road riding! What would you recommend for someone doing small jumps, attempting to learn cross training and mellow trail riding? 15spi? Very helpful video btw, you always seem to impress me with the quality of the video!
sorry taen, as per this recent vid we don't do tyre recommendations ua-cam.com/video/67pWcoSHy1c/v-deo.html
CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS Alright, thanks for the reply.
I use soapy water in a spray bottle instead of baby powder
I run 24+ psi tired of bending rims
bent rims suck :(
what the heck is psi
Pressure per Square Inch
I know but I dont know how much bar it is..he should write both psi and bar
one thing's for sure, the vids might be completely free but some guys will still find things to complain about lol. pay me and i'll see what i can do to meet your demand.
@@bikemylifestyle1997 druže upiši u google psi to bar i sve ti kaže... recimo 12 psi je 0.8bar
Where Ride On tire sealant and balancer is available, no one should use Slime again. Ever.
A bit of shame that all the info is only in psi and not bar, Pa or atm, maybe it could be possible to add it as a subtitle (or annotation, but I think they don´t work on mobile devices?).
Also, as for an extra tip, buy a cheap 12V air compressor, strip all the non-essential parts and you are left with a very small device that you can easily fit in your backpack and you can increase and decrease the pressure wherever and whenever you want, as long as u have a 12V outlet on your bike ofc. If you don´t, you can also get a regulator for those high pressure tire fillers, so that you don´t need to dump the whole thing at once :) .
plenty of online psi/pa converters freeman, it takes so much work to put a vid together i'm sure most viewers are happy to do a tiny bit of work themselves. :)
Naturally, I have done that, couldn´t really watch the video without it, that´s why I´ve mentioned it as a suggestion, along with other tips.
Not the cheap plastic shit 😂😂😂😂
Step 1: Install nitro mousse
Step 2: Get used to the feel and stop worrying.
my psi number is 20 allways !!!
you don't care about you metric worshipers? I'm going to unsubscribe! Pound is a currency, a square is no circle and inch is something for TV diameter. But how do I buy a round TV in GB? Especially now, after they left us?
I'm using mousse anyway (and it's always wrong).
;)
greetings from Germany - jealous about the weather
and don't forget the spelling, it's always a good debate on whether i should be using UK, australian, US or international english lol. australia's been metric for years but we still go imperial for a lot of stuff. :)