Where do you guys go to get new tires and get them mounted?
Why, Les Schwab, of course. Oh, you mean for the bike. ;D
Well, remember my work colleague with the black Daytona 675? He is taking his tires & wheels to EDR. They quoted him mounting for $85.
He hasn't scheduled yet, so I don't know how quickly they can get to it.
The dealer from which he purchased his Trump quoted him over $130 for mounting.
He got his tires off'n the interwebs or somewhere - don't remember.
Word up. That's what I heard first hand.
J
EDR as well . . . but i didn't pay nearly that much last time!
Quote from: NEIKOS on May 20, 2009, 06:45:11 PM
EDR as well . . . but i didn't pay nearly that much last time!
That's cause you're cool and stuff... or was it the lack of teeth that Ryan was talking about? hmmm....... [evil]
I went to EDR last time. I wouldn't go to the local triumph dealer in town they are total douches. I went there this last weekend to look at the 675 and the guy blew me off. Little did he know i was in the market for a bike and he blew a potential sale.
http://www.cheshiremotorsports.com/ (http://www.cheshiremotorsports.com/) [thumbsup]
Cycle gear or the track
they do it right there
turn around is fast
Quote from: desmosome on May 21, 2009, 11:26:36 AM
Cycle gear or the track
they do it right there
turn around is fast
Cycle gear will mount your tires?
i got my last tire there and then they put it on the wheel i brought in with me.
wham bamb thank you ma'am
corsa will do the same too
and you could prolly sumo suit wrestle while you wait....
The catch with Cycle Gear is you gotta put the bike on stands and take the wheels off yourself. They won't remove/install wheels on the bike.
But...
They did the mounting and balancing for cheap last time I bought tires for the Duc. It was either $20 per wheel, or $20 for both, I can't remember. It was a lot cheaper than anywhere else, so Scott lent me his frontstand (mad propz to him) and I took the wheels off the bike myself.
Since then I bought my own frontstand, so I'll continue to take the wheels off myself and have the tires mounted/balanced for cheap.
Cycle Gear for me too. I bought the tires there and had them mounted, I think it was $20/wheel. Like Dan said, you only bring them the wheels.
If you want to go local I hear good things about Cheshire. Vicious Cycle was also reasonable but they didn't have the tires I wanted in stock and i was unfortunately in a hurry at the time. A little more pricey if you brought in your own tires purchased elsewhere.
Scott
Quote from: duc_fan on May 21, 2009, 11:13:49 PM
The catch
No catch... think of it as a free front/rear stand with a few tire changes.
Vicious will take the whole bike. I bet Cheshire will too.
Scott
Quote from: scott_araujo on May 22, 2009, 12:42:41 PM
Vicious will take the whole bike. I bet Cheshire will too.
Scott
Yah, Cheshire will . . . I'm actually trying to get in to put on my new tires.
EDR appears to have raised their prices considerably.
Why not corsa for the onthebike change?
They usually can do it for you while you wait
I think it is like 50ish dollars...
I avoided listing them becuase the request was for a Triumph right?
hate to pull a visolara here but....i don't get it
I didn't mention MotoCorsa becuase I wasn't sure they'd take/work on a Triumph.
http://www.motorcycle.com/forum/triumph/ (http://www.motorcycle.com/forum/triumph/)
Quote from: NEIKOS on May 22, 2009, 01:35:46 PM
I avoided listing them becuase the request was for a Triumph right?
Nope. Salty posted first with the question. He's looking to get tires mounted.
I just related the story of Kaptain Kidd, my buddy with the Triumph, who is going through a similar conundrum.
80 bucks or so at EDR vs. 130 bucks at Portland Moto.
that's all. :)
J
Get some soap, some sticky weights, and a pair of large C-clamps
use C-clamps to remove tire from wheel
loob tire
put tire on wheel, they slide right on (make sure rotation is in proper direction)
then slide the axle through the wheel
set the axle on a pair of surfaces so the tire can spin free
apply weights with duct tape first not factory sticky
Starting at the old weight location, adjust weight amount and location till tire doesn't move when rotated to any position
take off duct tape and apply weights with factory sticky
and
Viola
job well done
Who is this chick Viola and can I get her to touch my tires too? Chicks touching my rubber is hot... if they speak French and say things like "Bonjour" and "voila".... or "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?"
yup that is whut they do
you can stand there and watch them put it on and balance it in less than 10 min
wow 120 bucks an hour
what a job....
I remember paying EDR like $20 a tire last time I had tires put on . . . and they cleaned and lubed the chain while they were down there! [bow_down]
Guess from below that's all changed now :-[