1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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Picked up an amazing condition 1985 Aero 80. Couple of questions for Aero owners:

1) Is the headlight sealed? Meaning, is it possible to change the bulb? If not, what's the fix?
2) The front tire is tubeless, and mine is flat. I believe it's hissing out of the stem. I bought a tube, not realizing it is tubeless. Has anyone broken the bead and installed a tube in their front tire?
3) Does the fuel sender cross to any other Honda bikes?

Thanks!
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Re: 1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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The headlight bulb is sealed like the sprees.

You may want to find out why the headlight burned out. I found out on a spree that it was the voltage regulator, and I had just put a new looking headlight in when it fried it, again :(
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Re: 1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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bradmeehan wrote:The front tire is tubeless, and mine is flat. I believe it's hissing out of the stem. I bought a tube, not realizing it is tubeless. Has anyone broken the bead and installed a tube in their front tire?
Not sure I 100% understand the question here but:

The rims for "Tube Type" and "Tubeless" have different inner profiles. The Tubeless rims have a ridge for the Tubeless tire's bead to sit and seal onto. Whereas the tube-type rims do not. The stamping on the lip of the rim will designate if its Tubeless.

A tube can be added to any possible scenario regardless of what designation the rim and tire have. You can only run without a tube if the tire AND rim are designed for it.

What size tire do you need? I may be able to help.
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Re: 1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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You can only run without a tube if the tire AND rim are designed for it.
Got it. The bike has only 350 miles and the tires look pretty good. I'll verify the leak is coming from the valve stem. It might be easier to break the bead and replace the stem like "Mitch" shows in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEJjz8Rml4s

Breaking the bead is TOUGH! I'll try his method tonight.
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Re: 1985 Aero 80 NH80 - Headlight and Tire question

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Greetings:

Breaking the bead won't be hard at all if it's an Aero (1.85x10") rim. As Meatball said, there's no inner flange to hold the bead. In any case, even with the 2.15x10" Metro rims, I've never had trouble breaking the tire bead. Since there's nothing protruding (like a brake disk..) I just set the rim down on the floor or concrete and stand "Pigeon Toed" on the tire right near the edge of the rim. Sometimes you have to hop a little but the tire bead generally peels away from the steel with surprising ease. I've seen others using a couple of 2x4 lumber scraps and lever setup under a door frame, but I've never had to resort to it.
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