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V85TT - spoked wheels with tubes but tubeless Tyres !

I'm getting ready to attempt to convert my rims to tubeless, and after weighing the options have decided to go with:
sealing the nipples with 3M 5200FC and covering with 3M 4412N tape as a redundancy. Has anyone on the forum done this mod yet? If so, what width tape did you use? Based on my measurements it looks like 2.5" for the rear and 2" for the front. My only concern with sealing the nipples is what to do if i need to "tune' the spokes at a later date. I was thinking of putting adhesive 'dots' over each of the nipples (like the Outex product ) prior to sealing with the adhesive sealant. Any advice or opinions are welcome.
 
I went the rather expensive route of having Kineo spoked wheels with tubeless rims made and installed with Conti RA3 tubeless radial tires for my V7III Racer. They are beautiful and work as I desired. A one-time/life-time purchase... They're available for the V85TT as well.

If Guzzi had built the Racer with the Kineo wheels and the Matris fork innards as a standard production piece, it would have most likely have cost too much to be saleable and profitable. I'm just delighted that these components are available in the aftermarket to bring the bike up the spec that it surely deserves.

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I went the rather expensive route of having Kineo spoked wheels with tubeless rims made and installed with Conti RA3 tubeless radial tires for my V7III Racer. They are beautiful and work as I desired. A one-time/life-time purchase... They're available for the V85TT as well.

If Guzzi had built the Racer with the Kineo wheels and the Matris fork innards as a standard production piece, it would have most likely have cost too much to be saleable and profitable. I'm just delighted that these components are available in the aftermarket to bring the bike up the spec that it surely deserves.

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