Why I was forced to change to tubeless tyre setup on my Interceptor 650

The bike also feels bit more agile, smoother on bumps and rough surfaces.

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Finally, at 14,100 kms I was forced to change the tyres and move to a tubeless set up when I had kept the plan to change them at around 15000 kms or little more since the stock tyres were still not fully worn. I had the alloy wheels and tubeless tyres with me already.

A week ago, I had visited the petrol bunk to top up and check the air pressure when the front valve was found to be stuck. Whatever they did, the valve pin wouldn't budge. I visited a tyre shop and they too couldn't remove it. Since there was enough air in the tyre, I left it and returned home. After few hours, when I went to take it out, the front was fully flat with no air. Probably it started leaking after all trials of pulling out the valve. I made it worse by using brute force to pull out the stuck pin and now half of it broke and was stuck in the neck. Now I was left with few choices which was get the tube replaced and continue with these set of tyres for some more time or change to tubeless. Either ways, I had to find a way to take the bike to a tyre shop or Royal Enfield Server Center/ workshop. I left the bike idle for a week and decided to do it later. I anyway have my trusty old Bullet to run around within the city.
Nearing the weekend, I decided to get a flatbed to load the bike and take it to Top Gear Thumpers and get the alloys and tyres fitted. I had one puncture and two valve issues (probably stuck because of the puncture fluid I used in the tube) over the last two years and thankfully it was all at home and I didn't want to push my luck and get stranded out somewhere.

The bike was loaded onto the flatbed and taken to TopGear Thumpers. I had to call a friend and take the alloys and tyres by car since there was no space to tie them down on the TATA ACE mini van. At TopGear, it reminded me of my late mechanic's workshop from yesteryears on a Saturday when the place was packed with bikes and customers. There were three Himalayan 450's just for tubeless conversion parked with no wheels. It took an hour after I got there for them to start the work, and was completed in 45 minutes. The reason I chose this place, although it was 15 kms from home was because of the posts of fellow members getting tyre related work done from here and I wanted to proper job so I don't have to keep going back, and that was done as per my expectations here.

Work completed and test ride was done by the mechanic and bill settled and I headed back in peak traffic. Initial impressions were good. The tramlining the OEM tyres had, are not present on these tyres which makes it much more easier to ride the bike. The bike also feels bit more agile, smoother on bumps and rough surfaces. I need to ride more to know how good or bad the tyres are. but I am quite sure they are better than the OEMs.

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