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Originally Posted by oldbmw
I Do not think there is a 'bad' bike in production... as you say, just kidding... Although my BMW has Stopped me completing a journey twice in less than 2 months, thus doubling the number of breakdowns I have experienced since 1961....Prior to that my last incompleted journey was in the winter of 1961/2,also a puncture. In those days I was riding Triumphs, But I cant blame the bike which is 23 years old. First was my first ever electrical fault. the main cable chafed and shorted to ground in a thunderstorm killing the battery. This last one was a two month old tube failing  Any of my old Triumphs would have been able to continue without a battery, but not the BMW with electronics 
It is a fine line trying to balance reliabilty versus survivability.
What is the best tube brand ?
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Now i know that you are some years older than me 
I am riding since i'm 16 (startet with a 50cc machine) and have used lots of different type of motocyles......Triumph is old England and those are really good machines! pitty that you've faced this kind of problems and stopt the tour...
Sometimes i am thinking also about that what you said... It is a fine line trying to balance reliabilty versus survivability.
Today we are profitting of the high tech product we can affort!i think carburator and mechanical system is sometimes much better than eletronics and fuel injection for example!but things concerning tyres and tubes is different....I prefer Tubeless sins it is much easir to repair or replace!
Rhino Tire - home has developed something like slime which prevents a flat tyre during you ride! you even do not feel that you have a nail puncture in your tyre....there are lots of companies offering those products.It is hard to say what tyre is the best! it depends on where you want to ride more! Road / Offroad / Trial etc.. my bike is weard with Metzeler Tourance and i am very happy with this tyres  check out...
Cheers...
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