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Maintenance and Adjustment
Tires
1. Tire marking
1. Wheel marking
Thunderbird Commander is equipped with
tubeless tires, valves and wheel rims. Use
only tires marked 'TUBELESS' and tubeless
valves on rims marked 'SUITABLE FOR
TUBELESS TIRES'.
Thunderbird Horizon is equipped with
spoked wheels which require a tire suitable
for use with an inner tube.
Tire Marking
Failure to use an inner tube in a spoked
wheel will cause deflation of the tire
resulting in loss of motorcycle control and
an accident.
Do not install tube-type tires on tubeless
rims. The bead will not seat and the tires
could slip on the rims, causing rapid tire
deflation that may result in a loss of vehicle
control and an accident. Never install an
inner tube inside a tubeless tire. This will
cause friction inside the tire and the
resulting heat build-up may cause the tube
to burst resulting in rapid tire deflation, loss
of vehicle control and an accident.