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I just bought a new front tire for my bike. The mechanic that sold it to me said bridgstone has a 20% off sale going on. I got a bridgstone spitfire 100/90 / 19 put on my rim and balanced for 123.30. Not a bad deal.
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JakeWilson has those for $60 pretty much all the time....Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
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LOL.. Dang, that was brutal, Steve! lol.
Although, I know several places that charge $50 to mount/balance a tire, so the deal he got probably isn't too bad for a shop-bought tire.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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I've been buying all my tires from Jake Wilson/Rocky Mountain ATV. I search for the best price on what I want every time, and lately it's always them. It doesn't hurt that their price includes shipping.
Last time, I took my wheels to the local chopper/custom shop. I paid the man $60 for mount and balance. That's high, but he took great care not to scratch or use lube that would corrode my wheels. I think it's time for me to buy some stuff and start doing it myself.Last edited by jetmechmarty; 03-16-2012, 06:36 AM.Marty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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I bought one of those cheap changers from Harbor Freight, but they've quit selling them. I checked Northern Tool, but they don't have them either. Anyone know where they could be bought at? Surely SOMEBODY still makes/supplies them??Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Harbor Freight stuff
The only tire changers listed are for "up to 12 in rim" or $1500.Marty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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Yeah, they still have stuff that will break the seal on a tire, but nothing to take the tire off or put one back on. I also prefer the cheap vertical balancers using the rod and cones over those bubble balancers. Much more accurate.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Marty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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With the tire and a 65 dollar shop rate the shop charges a one hour minimum. Its cheaper than 60 for the tire your talking about.no wait on shipping. I took the wheel off got the tire changed and had it back on the bike it a couple hours. worth it if you ask meOriginally posted by crazy steve View PostComment
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I show $73.99 on their site for the tire.1980 XS1100LG Midnight
1991 Honda CBR1000F Hurricane
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Still $60 as of a few minutes ago.... http://www.jakewilson.com/p/52/-/343...otorcycle-Tire
If you're not changing your own tires, it can be nearly as cheap to pay the higher prices with 'free mounting' (which isn't really free, is it?
) given what most shops charge for mounting tires bought elsewhere.
The shipping time has never been an issue for me; both Wilson and Superstore have free 3-day shipping (and it really only takes three days), and the few times I've bought locally they had to order the tires in and it took about the same, plus the drive time to/from (which for me is an hour+ each way and $15 worth of gas...). I can order online, three days later the tires turn up at my door, and I've never paid more than $120 for a pair...Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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Jake Wilson
+1 for Jake Wilson
been buying my tires for all my bikes thru
them for the last 3 yrs...
Gotta local independant shop that
charges $10 to $20 per tire (off bike) depending
on the ease of the job
And I run dyna beads on the tubeless tires
'Cept for my GL18 Wing which has Centramatic Balancers on it: http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx (click on Goldwing)Last edited by tv5150; 03-21-2012, 06:48 PM.Current Rides:
02 GL1800 Wing
79 XS1100SF Sold 10-15-12
81 XS1100H Venturer Sold 10-27-12Comment
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Pair of Bridgestones
Just ordered a set a B/S Spitfires yesterday for $138.98 shipped to my door.
With the 1oz (front) & 2oz (rear) bags of dynabeads it was $152.96 TOTAL...From Jake Wilson...
Last edited by tv5150; 03-24-2012, 07:03 AM.Current Rides:
02 GL1800 Wing
79 XS1100SF Sold 10-15-12
81 XS1100H Venturer Sold 10-27-12Comment
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