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Minimise the Risk of Punctures by Opting for Tubeless Tyres

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Scooters are quite a popular alternative to motorcycles in India, especially in congested cities and towns. They are smaller and lighter than motorcycles, and tend to be simpler to maintain. Most scooters today come with tubeless tyres, as they are more practical than traditional tubed tyres.  What Happens When a Tube Type Tyre is Pierced? As a typical tube tyre depends on the tube inside to hold pressure, after the tyre is pierced by a sharp object like a nail, and it manages to puncture the tube within, there shall be nothing to keep the air from rushing out of the tube. As a result, we will find our tyre deflated within minutes after getting punctured.   What Happens When a Tubeless Tyre is Pierced? Tubeless tyres, however, do not have a tube inside, much like their name indicates. Hence, in case a tubeless tyre does get punctured by a nail, and the nail happens to stay stuck in the tyre like it usually does, we would get a decent enough seal between the hole the nail has created an