Here is some pics of my T5, just put some black SIP tubeless rims on and replaced my hub.

Looks good mate

Get some better tyres man !S83 are oldschool and a tad shit really Tyre research and compounds are far more advanced these days. Upgrade

I had a bit of a nightmare with the tyres, i wanted Mich S83's, which are decent. However i could just not get them on the tubeless rims. I chipped the rear rim a few times, so will have to get it touched up.

After abit of googling i read that the S83's were almost impossible to fit to the rims, but pirrelli's werent too bad. As we had a few of these about, i though f*** it...

What tyres would you recomend.

ttscshaggy wrote:Looks good mate

Get some better tyres man !S83 are oldschool and a tad shit really Tyre research and compounds are far more advanced these days. Upgrade

I have shitter tyres than S83's...

The matt black paint on the rims is terrible i think , I comes off with just a little smudge as youve found out

I wanted black with a polished lip, but VE had sold out. They do look nice though, they will touch up easy enough.

Do these rims split like the orginals or is it one thing ??

No they don't split, this makes certain tyres a c*** to fit.

They look great, well made. But the black does chip easy.

Jordan wrote:Do these rims split like the orginals or is it one thing ??

These are tubeless
But you can get ally split rims made by F.a Italia, Im not sure on the quality tho

Just think it needs some drops and an expansion chamber exhaust now...

servetakid wrote:Just think it needs some drops and an expansion chamber exhaust now...

Tidy! You know my thoughts - sterling all the way (and they've just brought out an RH exit version) - they're shite on most set-ups, but on a std T5 they're perfect. save your money on the drops (never seen them for a mk1 anyway) and bang a 172 on it!


I'm getting rid of my s83's as soon as I can (seems a waste when theres another season left in them). They're better in the wet than a lot of the newer type treads, but there's a bit of a shoulder on them which makes them skittish if, like me you enjoy twatting it round the corners.

Next tyres for me will be conti twists or schwalbe weathermans

I dont plan on running these Pirellis for long at all, just a stop gap to get me on the road.

whats the advantages of tubeless??

Dean, having a tube is like having a balloon inside your tyre, once it is punctured it goes pop. With a a tubeless tyre, in theory the air will release more slowly so you can come to a controlled stop.

But i bought these cos the looked cool...

Basically , you dont get dangerous blowouts

Worb5 do mk1 t5 drops , I think they look kinda cool. It wouldnt be difficult to do yourself really