Some Softail motorcycles with profile laced wheels (wire spoked wheels with smooth round rims) are fitted with a special rim seal, a rim strip and a tubeless tire. An inner tube is not used. These rims are unique and identified by the letters MTM and the word TUBELESS etched into the rim. Never install a tire with an inner tube on these type wheels. Install a new rim seal and rim strip each time a new tire is mounted on a profile laced wheel with MTM and TUBELESS markings.

Steel laced rims use an inner tube and rim strip. Tubeless tires fitted with the correct size inner tubes may be used with these wheels. Install a new inner tube and rim strip each time a tire is installed on a steel laced wheel.