My rear tire is starting to look pretty worn so I rode down to the dealership to see what they could do for me. The guy at the parts counter wanted to charge me $160 for a Avon supervenom for the rear. And he was serious.... I thought I'd seen these tires for just over $100 before. Am I wrong here?
yup, I paid about $115.00 for mine from Motorcycle superstore and another 20 to have it mounted. Great tire BTW. All the "dealers" I called wanted at least 80 to mount and balance. Specialty shops were much less. I found out a little later that Dennis Kirk had it for about $100.00.
David
yeah Motorplow's supplier has pretty good deals i've found
The best deals I've found are American Motorcycle Tire www.americanmototire.com (http://www.americanmototire.com) & Southwest Moto Tires www.swmototires.com (http://www.swmototires.com). Southwest is a little more expensive in original price but shipping on a pair is free. American has lower initial prices but charge for shipping. I got my Super Venoms from American for about $190 for both, shipping included.
They both carry all the good brands so you can get exactly what you're looking for & they both ship fairly quickly. Be prepared to pay a fair bit of hip salad for mounting & balance, though. ::) There are ways to get your own mounting & balancing tools for very little money & they work very well. You can get the balance extremely accurate with a set-up that cost me about $20, including the tape weights.
H2O
well I'm not allowed to work on the bike here at the apartments so I'll have to actually pay someone to do the tire change for me.
OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!!
Find an independent shop - they will be lots less $$ than a dealer. There is one near me that charges $20 per tire for mount & balance - provided you bring the rims in off the bike. They will add normal shop rates if you ride it in & want them to do all the work. Still, not as much as most dealerships will charge, though. Some of the independent shops will include dismount, mount & balance if you buy the tires from them. Call around to get an idea of what the charges will be. It may be cheaper to buy your tires from one of your local independents if you're going to have them do the entire mount & balance job as well.
H2O
Yeah CougarDave suggested this guy down in Mt. Juliet who worked on Visions 20 years ago.. says he does a good job for a fair price. I'm going to call him on monday to see what we can work out. His shop is probably 30 miles from my apartment so I get to have a ride too ;D and that's always a big PLUS!!!
Quote from: BlueBass on August 11, 2006, 01:03:36 PM
well I'm not allowed to work on the bike here at the apartments so I'll have to actually pay someone to do the tire change for me.
OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!! OUCH!!!
take it to a friends house or to a parkinglot somewhere.
Quote from: d0n on August 17, 2006, 09:33:33 AM
take it to a friends house or to a parkinglot somewhere.
I would take it to a friends house but as of now, I haven't acquired any with a garage yet. I just moved here. As for the parking lot, my bike is my only mode of transportation. I can do the R/R move and oil changes and other fluid changes in the Advance Stores parking lot, but I can't take the wheels off because I have no way of getting the tires and tools where I need them. cougardave recommended a guy who quoted me a price I'm happy with so... As soon as I have the money, I'm going to get that done. I'll order the tires next wednesday from him, and have him put them on and balance them when they're in.