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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Joliet Jim on October 14, 2018, 07:32:34 PM
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Ok I did the search out here and came up with lots of brand recommendations but not too many where to buy recommendations. Most of my old links are dead. I guess it's been awhile since I last bought tires. I know a few i've used, Motorcycle superstore now JP Cycles, Ron Ayers, and American Moto Tire are still active but many are gone. Any new places out there to price tires at. No local stores and the independent that mounts mine doesn't sell.
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I buy all of my tires from American Motorcycle Tire (other than the Duro HF308s for my V700 project).
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Dennis Kirk
They're not normally beat on tire prices
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How about e-bay? I bought my last 3 online, they tell you delivery dates and offer free shipping. Hope this helps.
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I get mine from Dennis Kirk too
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American Moto Tire for me. Always fast free shipping and good tire dates.
Jeff
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Be careful buying tires on line, make sure your getting fairly fresh rubber.
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Be careful buying tires on line, make sure your getting fairly fresh rubber.
As guzzi4me posted just before you, AMT's tires are always "fresh". I've yet to get one more than a year old.
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I have used Leather Up, for 4-5 years now.
I buy Shinkos, and they seem to have the best prices with the continuous 10% off campaign.
The tires arrive within a few days, and they are fresh.
kjf
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I have never bought tyres on line but perhaps I should.
Does it seem like a better way to go ?
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I have never bought tyres on line but perhaps I should.
Does it seem like a better way to go ?
Probably most (?) people need workshop service to mount the tires on the wheels. Typically the mounting cost is high if the tires weren't bought at the store. Of course if you have a tire machine and mount your own, no issue.
I buy a lot of parts on line, so much that they neighbors laugh at all the packages being dropped off, but I usually buy my tires from a local shop that gives me a pretty good deal, and pay $20 each for mounting and balancing. That works OK for me.
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I like Rocky Mountain ATV/MC. Great service and low prices.
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Dennis Kirk or RevZilla for me. Fast shipping from both.
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I just ordered a tire from BikeBandit, though I usually get tires from AMT or Dennis Kirk. Ordered yesterday, so will see how long it takes to get and how old it is.
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I buy ALL of my tires from RevZilla..fast ship, best prices and A-1 customer service.
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I just wonder how you can expect the shop to stay afloat if you keep giving it to them up the blurter...!
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I just wonder how you can expect the shop to stay afloat if you keep giving it to them up the blurter...!
Last sentence of my post
"No local stores and the independent that mounts mine doesn't sell."
I expect them to stay in business by giving them my mounting business (which they do charge for). I could probably buy an old Honda or Kawasaki for them to work on, (they do repair work on the big 4) but I like my Guzzis, which they don't do service on.
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I change a lot of tires. Because I have a lot of friends. Because I have a tire changer. You bring me the bike and the tire. Or the wheel and the tire.
I WILL order tires for my "regular" friends, and have had the fastest shipping from Dennis Kirk .
:azn:
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Tires arrive here from AMT in two business days. No other supplier is as quick for me.
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I buy all my tires from FortNine.
Hell, I buy damn near everything from Fortnine now. Service is fantastic, inventory is great, shipping is quick and prices are wonderful.
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I just wonder how you can expect the shop to stay afloat if you keep giving it to them up the blurter...!
The only local shop in my area charges $100 PER TIRE for mounting.
So, yeah, the local shop can kiss my ass.
I buy rubber online, mount and balance them myself. Purchase of the truing/balancing stand was paid for in one tire change.
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Where are you getting your tiers mounted Joliet?
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If you're near a Cycle Gear, you pull your wheels and take them in, they'll sell you the tires mounted and balanced at mail order prices & $20 per wheel.
That's the cheapest I've found in my area.
The last set of tires I bought this year I bought from the local Duc speed shop. He pulled the wheels off the bike, mounted and balanced the tires for free but I did pay full price.
Mark
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If you're near a Cycle Gear, you pull your wheels and take them in, they'll sell you the tires mounted and balanced at mail order prices & $20 per wheel.
That's the cheapest I've found in my area.
The last set of tires I bought this year I bought from the local Duc speed shop. He pulled the wheels off the bike, mounted and balanced the tires for free but I did pay full price.
Mark
For some reason the Cycle Gear stores in the Chicago area do not mount tires.
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I buy all of my tires from American Motorcycle Tire (other than the Duro HF308s for my V700 project).
Me too.
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Excellent information! I miss Motorcycle Superstore. Great prices and next day shipping that seemed to go away after their acquisition from JP? Felt like I got hosed by the local shop for buying a Metzeler Marathon rear for the Guzzi from them for over $200 + their $25 mounting fee. I do feel that their mount and balance fees are reasonable, however. I'll have to hit up the local Cycle Gear and check on that!
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Me too.
Me, three. I've never gotten an old tire from them.. and it's about always 2 days delivery. That they are as inexpensive as any I've seen is a bonus.
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About 18? years ago I had the local triumph dealer mount a set of tires on my 1000S which they scraped up in the process of mounting the tires, and it took me some time to sand and polish them out. I decided that I might as well mount the tires myself if I'm going to polish out scratches, so I learned how to do it myself.
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Unless Steve McQueen is installing tires in the back I will install my own.The last two times a shop did the work the job was botched, almost causing an accident both times.
Dusty
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Where are you getting your tiers mounted Joliet?
Last time (Centauro) was Guy's Cycle in Oak Forest, now Crete. Before (Stone) that a very small independent HD shop in Tinley which I can no longer find.
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I buy a lot of Bridgestone S21 tires.
I used to buy from Rocky Mountain ATV. They were fast and cheap.
Now I use https://www.sportbiketrackgear.com/ (https://www.sportbiketrackgear.com/). Fast and cheaper!
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I'm fortunate in that my local tire shop (CT Motorcycle Tires) in Reseda, CA (LA area) has excellent prices and more than reasonable pricing for mounting. Ride the bike in, go grab a couple of Cokes for me and Chris, and Chris is just about finished.
I used to buy off the Internet, but some clown in California won a multi-million dollar law suit against a shop that installed Internet purchased tires (tires failed - not the shop's fault, but they were the installer), so Chris's insurance will no longer allow him to mount third party purchased tires. Not that big a deal since the prices Chris charges are in line with some of the lowest I can find on the Net.
There is another shop, relatively near by that will nickle and dime you to death on a tire change; Charge to remove the muffler on the rear, weights, grease, shop supplies, R&R, Balance, and what ever else they can think of. Chris is $35 for most bikes, and $45 for Harleys and other cruisers/touring bikes; $4.95 for balance beads.
He's also an Iron Butt rider, and ADV type, and all around good guy, even though he does ride an R1200RT (and old style African Twin).
jdg
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I have bought from many places including American Motorcycle Tire and Dennis Kirk.....I remove and install my own tires even though a friendly neighbor who has a small home bike shop and a tire machine..When I can't do it any longer it's probably time to stop riding...
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riders domain used to be Jack Wilson ,,,,,, just got a couple of pairs of tires from them for my Norton & triumph
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Received the tire from BikeBandit in two days. Tire is dated July 2017 which isn't bad, the last tires I got from Dennis Kirk were three years old.
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I've been using these guys for years.
https://www.americanmototire.com/
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I like Rocky Mountain ATV/MC. Great service and low prices.
There used to be a small, local, store that sold tires and mounted them at very reasonable prices. Even though it was a bit more than mail order, I didn't mind supporting them. Apparently, not enough people did and they closed about 3 years ago. I've been buying tires (and other things) from Rocky Mountain since then. As above, great service, good prices.
I either mount my own tires or if I don't have time, there is a shop that will mount any tire you bring in (with loose wheels) for $35/tire.
Gustavo
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Amazon...you can also make sure you're buying from the same vendor (Chaparral or other)...have done it twice now in the last year, fresh tires and fast delivery. Hard to beat!
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Motorcycle Superstore(If they still exist) Free shipping over $99. Last bought over 14 months ago.
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Motorcycle Superstore(If they still exist) Free shipping over $99. Last bought over 14 months ago.
Unfortunately it seems they are now part of JP Cycles. I bought my Centauro tires from them about 2 years ago