Beemer, Super Ten and Triumph (and others?) all have tubeless. Reckon it's down to cost mostly- bet those cross spoke wheels cost a bomb to make, but they aren't half strong.
One thing- are tubed tyres usually crossplies? If they are, then that is a good reason to go tubeless and enjoy radials instead. I hate crossplies.
As for fixing- do I want to remove a wheel, then the tyre and fanny about with tubes when it's 45 degrees in the shade? Do I hell, 5 minutes and a plug in a tubeless is my bag. I once had a rear tyre on an XJ900 sliced by a flint in France and the guy just put a patch on the inside of the tyre  Got me home though....
|