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#301659 tykesplace (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 628 How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I have a new rear tire that came with my bike. The stealer wants $100 to change it out for me. Any idea if that's reasonable? Considering I don't have a lift I don't know what choice I have. I'm going to use Dyna Beads I think.   Logged     Last Edit: 2010/08/10 23:14 By tykesplace.   Patriot Guard Riders Patriot Guard of Montana   The administrator has disabled public write access. #301660 markdyck (User) Loving the Roadie! Senior Boarder Posts: 220 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I just had both my front and rear tire changed at the dealer. He told me upfront that the book rate is 1.1 hours to change them both. Shop rate here is $88/hr so I got both tires done for essentially $100 before tax. I really like this dealer, because even when I went to pick it up, he informed me it took over 1 1/2 hours to do them both, but he only charged me what he told me it should have taken.   Logged     Renai, my 2003 RoadStar!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #301668 Jade68454 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1237 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   if your handy its not hard to change a tire, look up how to change a tire on you tube. if its going to cost 100 dollars you can buy a jack and tire spoons for that and still have money left over also instead of spending big bucks on balance beads go to walmart and buy a container of the plastic air gun bb's and use about 3 1/2 oz's per tire   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #301672 Wewalaw (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 374 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   In my area independent shops get $50.00 to $100.00 to change both if not purchased from them. The local dealer refuses to change the tire unless you buy it from him. Jade how long have you run the airsoft BB's and how are they different from the Dyna Beads? Great idea!! Not sure what the Dyna Beads look like anyway?   Logged     Last Edit: 2010/08/11 00:07 By Wewalaw.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #301704 nightstar57 (User) ride it like ya paid for it .. Platinum Boarder Posts: 2937 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Jade68454, i have no knowledge of the balance beads or where they go..could you explain..?? Thanks, MPM   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #301705 silvasilv (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1007 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   tires are such a funny thing because they are really not very difficult to change, but still a pain in the arse...if you have a few friends with bikes you could maybe go in together on a tire changer for a couple hundred bux, otherwise theres lots of people online with pictures of how to make a cheap tire changer out of an old car rim i can tell you where i work we have a big coats tire changer, but we dont use it for anything besides locking the rim down while we use the spoons since we do so many tube tires   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #301712 Booster (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 913 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I change my own tires but when I didn't one of the local tire shops did mine for $15 each. I use Dyna Beads and have for the last four years, they are ceramic beads of varying sizes and none of them are anywhere as big as a BB they are very small. The Dyna Beads work very well.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #301714 Stick (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 679 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I took my tire and rim into the dealer to have it changed and it was 35 b ucks. I put dyna beads in myself. Not a bad deal really.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #301715 ahamay (User) I got mine, did you get yours? Platinum Boarder Posts: 1828 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   If you lived near me the cost would be zero. I have the Harbor Freight tire changer, well worth the money. It has payed for itself many times over.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #301720 Crusierbob (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1267 Re:How much $$ to change the rear tire?? 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Locally I can get a tire changed for $20 if purchased from the installer, and $30 if not purchased. That includes balancing. Of course you have to bring in the wheel or they charge you to remove and replace the wheel. Personally $100 is pretty stiff. Total time for me to remove and replace the rear wheel is about 30 minutes if I really take my time. With some practice I could have it off in under 10 and on in about the same. I hour and 6 minutes to R/R a wheel includes coffee breaks and lunch.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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