i need a tire changer

[MLC]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn fuck me to tears :shock: i called the local stealer today and they wanted $480 to mount and balance a couple new tires. that shit aint gonna happen. who's makes a decent and affordable machine for changing bike tires? i bet can pay for it in a month just doing my friends tires and charging them $20-25.

[TexasRed]

Was that WITH the purchase of new tires?!?!?

We had 2 new tires [that we bought from Kagan] mounted & balanced here in Bedford for $165!

[speed]

Wow. $60.00 a tire at my dealer and that includes them taking the tires off the bike, removing the old rubber, installing the new rubber, balancing the tires and reinstalling them.

SM

[MLC]

that was including the tires. i thought i'd try some metzlers this time around. they want $110 for the front, $140 for the rear and i'm assuming there are a couple tubes and liners in there too. i think he said it was $80 each just for the mounting and balance.

[speed]

I was a Metzeler fan for years until the last set I had went bad. The rear sidewall was so soft you could poke your finger through it and the tire only had 500 miles on it. I had a wicked speed wobble that was the result of the bad tire hence it being pulled off with so few miles on it.

I went back to Avon, which I hadn't used in years and they are way better now than they were in the early 90s.

I'm pretty sure Ram just picked up front and rear Avons for just over a hundred bucks each.

SM

[RamMedic]

Yup, I got a 150 rear and a 130 front. 126 bucks for the rear and i think 100 for the front. Avon Venom X. I ordered them from Cyclespot.com

[MLC]

i've considered the venom x but i've been warned that i'll probable only get half the milage out of them. thats why i wanted to go metzler this time around and compare the the milage and handling. i may end up ordedring tires and finding a indy here that can mount them up cheaper until i figure out if i can swing a machine for myself. what little looking i've done so far is $500 and up for a complete set up.

[RamMedic]

I got 10,000 out of my last venom x rear tire. Mileage was good in my opinion.

[speed]

I get about 10,000 yards out of a rear tire.

SM

[FATboy05]

Originally Posted by RamMedic

I got 10,000 out of my last venom x rear tire. Mileage was good in my opinion.

I can't imagine anyone wanting that kinda cash for tires you are buying from them :sad:
Hell, I got 10,000 out of my original rear Dunlop, even with my fatass on it :smile:
I have always run Metzeler's, I Love them, and until I get a bad one, I'll keep running them.