Can you even get tubeless rims for a dualie?
Tubeless tires are great - if you're riding down the nice paved highways at 70 mph. They can be easily plugged (temporarily) when you pick up a nail puncture. Unfortunately they still need to be patched internally.
Tubed tires are far more popular in third world countries. They are cheaper to repair permanently than tubeless. If you get a flat, you can just slap a patch on the tube. If the tube gets multiple punctures it's cheaper to replace a $10 tube than a $100 tire.
In most third world countries there is a thriving business in replacing and repairing tubes - in places like India you will often see small roadside shops that do nothing but patch tubes.
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Bruce Clarke - 2020 Yamaha XV250
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