I'm posting this in the general forum, mods, feel free to move it if it's not in the right place.
I'm sure this has been gone over before, but does anybody know the cheapest/ best place to buy tires online? I've been quoted $170 up to $210 for a new front tire installed at my local places. Seems a bit high to me for a front tire.
I'm mostly looking at something like a diablo or pilot power, something sticky. If anyone knows of a decent online tire place let me know :) the sites i've found so far are not really going to save me any money, which is odd, I'd expect them to be cheaper, why should I buy online when I can get it same day at a store for the same money? Right? So there must be somewhere that sells them cheaper than the stores? I'm hoping..
And yes, I am poor.
Your family's poor Kenny. You hear me, Kenny? Your Poor!!
yeah, me too.
I've bought the last couple from Motorcycle Superstore then had one of the local guys mount them for me (Thanks Pompetta).
http://www.Motorcycle-Superstore.com/1/28/394/43/CLASS/Street-Bike-Front-Tires-Sportbike-Tires-Tires.aspx
Motowheels has good prices last time I checked
Most of the places around here charge less if you just bring them the wheel/tire, rather than bring them the bike and make them remove it. Pretty doable with front tires.
Some places will also save you the tire disposal fee if you take the old tire with you.
http://www.swmototires.com/ (http://www.swmototires.com/)
Thanks everyone for the responses. I'll be sure to check those places out online. Definitely just gonna try to take in the wheel on it's own.
I was informed, yesterday, that Cycle Gear is planning a one-day sale on Saturday, Oct 22nd (I think that is the date) where they will be selling SETS of Pirelli Diablo tires for $179 with a 120 front and 180 rear. I'm tempted on buying some more of these. The last time they had this sale in May (they were $159 then) I bought four sets.
Demon that is a great deal. Do you know if that will be just for in store or if I can get that price by ordering online?
Quote from: Desmo Demon on September 23, 2008, 05:14:10 AM
I was informed, yesterday, that Cycle Gear is planning a one-day sale on Saturday, Oct 22nd (I think that is the date) where they will be selling SETS of Pirelli Diablo tires for $179 with a 120 front and 180 rear.
That's great! My Monster uses a 160 rear. >:(
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on September 23, 2008, 05:27:58 AM
That's great! My Monster uses a 160 rear. >:(
JM
There's an obvious fix for that problem... use your tire savings to buy a bigger monster :)
Quote from: metallimonster on September 23, 2008, 05:19:42 AM
Demon that is a great deal. Do you know if that will be just for in store or if I can get that price by ordering online?
If it is run like they have been in the past, it will be both. The last couple of times they've run this deal, they actually allowed people to pre-purchase them, but you could not pick them up at the store or they would not be shipped out until the day of the sale. The last time, I pre-purchased the four sets a week in advance and then went and picked them up on the day of the sale. IIRC, if you order them online, they will charge you $10 per tire for shipping.
Quote from: Desmo Demon on September 23, 2008, 05:14:10 AM
I was informed, yesterday, that Cycle Gear is planning a one-day sale on Saturday, Oct 22nd (I think that is the date) where they will be selling SETS of Pirelli Diablo tires for $179 with a 120 front and 180 rear. I'm tempted on buying some more of these. The last time they had this sale in May (they were $159 then) I bought four sets.
Um, there is no Saturday 22nd in October.
Quote from: the_Journeyman on September 23, 2008, 05:27:58 AM
That's great! My Monster uses a 160 rear. >:(
If this sale is like the others that they've had in the past, they will probably offer these combinations and prices...
120/60-17 front with 160/60-17 - $179.99
120/70-17 front with a 180/55-17 rear - $179.99
120/70-17 front with a 190/50-17 rear - $189.99
This is speculation since I was only told of the 120/180 combo at $179.99
Quote from: porschaholic on September 24, 2008, 02:36:16 PM
Um, there is no Saturday 22nd in October.
Which is why I had the words "I think that is the date" in parentheses as an attempt to let you know that I did not have a calendar in front of me, so I was not exactly sure of the date.....How would October 25th sound to you, then? [roll]
Thanks again Demon,
One more question. Do you know which Diablos will be on sale?
Quote from: metallimonster on September 25, 2008, 09:25:17 AM
One more question. Do you know which Diablos will be on sale?
The regular, ole, plain-jane Diablo......I think Cycle Gear refers to them as the "Diablo Street" tire.
So obviously you run them on your bike. How do you like them and what kind of riding do you do. I do a lot of Highway miles but get on the twisties as much as possible. That is why I was looking into the Diablo Stradas since they are supposed to hold up longer with highway miles. I definitely want Pirelli tires so if you think the regular ones will do me fine let me know.
Quote from: metallimonster on September 25, 2008, 09:39:18 AM
How do you like them and what kind of riding do you do.
My wife and I ride fairly aggressively and all of our sport and sport-touring tires see 80%-90% mountain twisty roads at above-speed-limit speeds. I have never had a problem with traction with the standard Diablo in the wet or dry or even 35 to 105 degrees. On the down side these days, I believe we are averaging around 2000-2500 miles on a rear and 3000-3500 miles on a front before seeing cord. Similarly, the Diablo Stradas give us about 500-1000 miles more on each end. I have no problems with traction with the Strada, either, but.........from a cost perspective, a Strada rear is running around $150-ish and a front is $120-ish. You can get this Diablo package for $180.
Personally, if I have to pay regular pricing, I'd get the Stradas. With these Cycle Gear sales, I figure I can't go wrong, so I stock up on them for the price.
I prefer the Diablo Strada. My wife really likes them, also, but I think she leans more toward the Michelin products...
These are the tires we've run over the last five years or so...
Dunlop - D207, D208, D220, and Qualifiers
Bridgestone - BT-020
Metzeler - ME-Z6
Michelin - Pilot Sport, Pilot Power, Pilot Roads, and the new 2CT (currently on the Monster)
Pirelli - Dragon, Dragon EVO, Dragon Supercorsa, Diablo, Diablo Corsa, Diablo Strada, Diablo Corsa III, and Diablo Supercorsa Pro.
There may be another tire or two, but I don't remember. We've run through over 40 tires just in the last three years.
My god, 40 tires in the last 3 years. That is amazing. I am going to check out the diablos when they go on sale and probably go that way to get me through next summer. Thanks for all the answers man. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Desmo Demon on September 26, 2008, 03:54:01 AM
There may be another tire or two, but I don't remember. We've run through over 40 tires just in the last three years.
Ever run Continentals?
Quote from: Obsessed? on September 26, 2008, 06:25:50 AM
Ever run Continentals?
Nope. I have a buddy who is running the model that is all the rav that Continental has. I have no idea which model it is, though. I'm waiting for him to run through this set and see how they compare to others that he's run. He rides similarly to my wife and I, so it'll be interesting to hear what hs has to say about them. I know that, so far, he really seems to like them......I'd heard some really good things about some Avon tires over the last few years. I don't have any first-hand experience with them.