Tire on Rim Question
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:43 pm
How difficult is it to place tires on the rim? My dealer wants approx. $150.00 for installation PLUS 500 for the tires. Please Help!!!
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Tire on Rim Question
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:23 am
The guy I go to will mount and balance the tire he sells you for free. He does charge for an hours labor if he has to take the wheels off the bike.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:42 am
$500 for installation?
My local shops mostly want $30-$50 per tire if I bring in tires and wheels. A couple bucks more if I bring the bike in and they have to take the wheels off themselves.
My local shops mostly want $30-$50 per tire if I bring in tires and wheels. A couple bucks more if I bring the bike in and they have to take the wheels off themselves.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:07 am
I do it myself, otherwise my local shop charges me $30 for installation and balancing, $20 more if I bought my tire somewhere else.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:22 am
500$ is wayyy to much for installation of a tire. what garage are you taking it to?
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:32 am
It's Honda of Norfolk, VA. I may have not been clear in my initial post. The tires are approx $500 with the installation being about 150.00 to 200. That amount I thought was way too much. Well the tires too but there is no getting around that.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:29 am
What kinda bike is it and what kinda tires are they?
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:44 am
'03 VTX 1800R
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:55 am
At my shop we charge about 0.75 hours per wheel on the bike, and 0.5 hours per wheel off the bike.
At $100 an hour that works out to between $110 and $160 depending on how they came in.
If you buy the tire from us you'll get a 20% discount on the tire if you have it mounted at our shop as well. So on a $200 tire you're basically getting a free install.
At $100 an hour that works out to between $110 and $160 depending on how they came in.
If you buy the tire from us you'll get a 20% discount on the tire if you have it mounted at our shop as well. So on a $200 tire you're basically getting a free install.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:58 am
OK, with that info SEV, I can do the math. Thanks. I need to find a best friend who is also a certified bike tech.