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#136056 yickwo (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 21 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Earlier in the year, I bought ME880WW front and rear online for about $265 delivered (I don't remember exactly). Local Yamaha dealer charged me $85 or so (at most $100) to install both. The price you were quoted seems to be on the very high side. I love the Metzeler tires. The bike felt much lighter, nimble and like a completely different bike. Good luck. BTW, does any one know what is normal for tire pressure lose? My bike was sitting around for a while and the front is pretty flat and the rear had only 25psi. It doesn't seem normal.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #136096 TOPNOTCH (User) Git-R-Done Expert Boarder Posts: 556 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Dang Frank if you got that kind of money to throw around then throw some my way. I would seriosly rethink that price. It is outrageous. That is like $130.00 just to install a tire. No thank you man. My local dealer only charged $45.00 to do my wifes V-Star rear wheel (with a drive shaft). They only charge $30.00 for the rear Roadstar. Any wheel off the bike only $20.00. So yeh Buddy I would look elsewhere.   Logged     Christian American Heterosexual Pro-Gun Conservative...Any Questions??? My 2006 White Satin 2005 Suzuki Blvd / 2000 V* 1100 Founder/President (HOLY ROLLERZ M/M) Bellflower, Ca. 2008 I will keep my money, my guns and my freedom...and you keep the change!!!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136099 Frank_W (User) Riding The Filthy Sow! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3510 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Thanks. I'm definitely re-thinking things. I'll probably do it myself.   Logged     My Music Whatever...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136101 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Might want to try a small independent shop, a lot of times if you order the tire from them, they will install it at a discount, and in many cases, the cost of the tire is as good if not better than the online stuff after you toss in shipping and handleing..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #136103 Frank_W (User) Riding The Filthy Sow! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3510 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   There's an idea. The somewhat more local independent shop is set up for Harleys right now, but the owner said that the metrics are beating him to death, so I think he's going to tool up for the rice burners, too. He already carries an extensive line of Kuryakyn stuff... I might check with him.   Logged     My Music Whatever...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136108 Greysnake (User) I'm so far behind I think I'm first. Platinum Boarder Posts: 7911 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Frank last Dec. I had my Dealer put both a front and rear cruisemax www on mine and it came to $313.00. Just something to compare.   Logged     06 Midnight Silverado *nothing shines like a star*   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136116 Frank_W (User) Riding The Filthy Sow! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3510 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Thank you. I'm seeing now, that the dealership is crazy-expensive. Sheesh...   Logged     My Music Whatever...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136187 deanjenn (User) Live 2 Ride - Ride 2 Live Gold Boarder Posts: 622 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   Frank I just bought a set of ME 880's for $235, give or take a dollar or two, delivered to my door. I got them from,( ronayers.com ) They are not www's just black. I put them on myself and it only took me a couple of hours. I wasn't in no hurry. If you do it yourself, just watch the arrows for the direction of the tire it's not very hard to change them. And yes, I had to take the rear tire off and put it on the right direction. DOOOH. Looked at that thing at least 4 times and still backwards. D J   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #136197 Frank_W (User) Riding The Filthy Sow! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3510 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   DJ, I have the same kind of luck. If there's a way to do something backwards and upside down, I'm pretty sure I'll find it. Any job that is supposed to take an hour will usually take me three hours.   Logged     My Music Whatever...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #136230 Ratl (User) Time is just, priceless and it expires. Gold Boarder Posts: 850 Re:Tires - Again... 3 Years, 6 Months ago   DJ, I've thought about mounting my own tires, but, how do you balance them? Thats pretty much the only reason I've taken it in for the stealership to mount on the wheels off the bike. Anyone else mount their own? Ratl.   Logged     Some days you\'re the bug. Some days, you\'re the windshield.   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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