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Semper-guzzi:
I'm pretty proud of myself. Changed tires front and rear, brake pads needed to be swapped out front and rear as well. I don't know how much I saved by doing it myself but I'm sure it was a lot. Holy crap tho, I realize how bad I need a motorcycle specific lift. Jack and Jack stands and cinder blocks and wood just isn't going to cut it.

How much do you think I saved in labor? Tubes, tires and brakes were about 200 bucks total.

oldbike54:
Turnkey that would have been probably just about enough to pay for a decent MC jack  :D Good job SG  ;-T

  Dusty

fotoguzzi:
Last fall I paid $46. each f&r when I brought wheels in off the bike. that included a fee to dispose of the old tires.

next time I'll go back to my friend Marty who did it for me 20bucks each..

in any case, >$100. is worth it to me not having to get down on my knees with tire spoons, soap and dirt.. I don't have a balancer either and I wanted that done right.

rodekyll:
It's a vicious spiral.  You learn something and save some $$.  Having learned something you get bolder and spend the $avings on the tools and equipment to do it better, along the way learning something else and saving more $$.  Eventually the shop is so full of stuff you bought by learning skills and saving $$ that there's nowhere to park the bike.

That's why I say get the lift first.  That way when the space runs out you still have somewhere to work on the bike.

fotoguzzi:

--- Quote from: fotoguzzi on January 06, 2015, 07:24:35 PM ---Last fall I paid $46. each f&r when I brought wheels in off the bike. that included a fee to dispose of the old tires.

next time I'll go back to my friend Marty who did it for me 20bucks each..

in any case, >$100. is worth it to me not having to get down on my knees with tire spoons, soap and dirt.. I don't have a balancer either and I wanted that done right.


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wrote as I'm sitting in the easy chair ICING MY KNEE.. did something 2 days ago and it's aching, specially when I get up from sitting or out of the car..  this time it's not my bad knee and feels a bit different, like it will be better sooner.. and I'm in the busy season, Legislature for 2015 got underway today.. yipee I work at the remote office on the Capitol grounds for the next 5 months. but I need all my knees to get around there..

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