Tire Mounting Rip Off
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Tire Mounting Rip Off
wow...
just the prices i'm getting quoted for....it's a total rip!
cycle gear...buy their tires, $20/tire mount/balance...bring in own tire...$30/tire mount/balance
total rip! they don't match prices either...because it's labor...at $20/tire which takes about 5 minutes max...that's an hourly rate of $360!!!!
taking my business elsewhere!
just the prices i'm getting quoted for....it's a total rip!
cycle gear...buy their tires, $20/tire mount/balance...bring in own tire...$30/tire mount/balance
total rip! they don't match prices either...because it's labor...at $20/tire which takes about 5 minutes max...that's an hourly rate of $360!!!!
taking my business elsewhere!
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i usually can get a honda or yamaha dealership to change mine around 15-20 bucks, has anyone every purchased a tire changer? pros/cons about how much are they, im planning on riding for the rest of my life so im gonna go through lots of tires, im sure i would come out ahead in the long run if I just sucked it up and by a tire changer.
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imagine tryin to run a bussiness and buying the equipment and paying for it, rent , wages. Thats bout norm to get any tire mounted n balanced.
If it was your shop what would you charge? Keep in mind you are paying all the overhead of the shop.
If it was your shop what would you charge? Keep in mind you are paying all the overhead of the shop.
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ORIGINAL: volcomrr
i usually can get a honda or yamaha dealership to change mine around 15-20 bucks, has anyone every purchased a tire changer? pros/cons about how much are they, im planning on riding for the rest of my life so im gonna go through lots of tires, im sure i would come out ahead in the long run if I just sucked it up and by a tire changer.
i usually can get a honda or yamaha dealership to change mine around 15-20 bucks, has anyone every purchased a tire changer? pros/cons about how much are they, im planning on riding for the rest of my life so im gonna go through lots of tires, im sure i would come out ahead in the long run if I just sucked it up and by a tire changer.
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it used to be $6 if you purchased the tire and then $12 if you brought in the tire.
i took my stuff to a ma/pa shop, free for purchased tire, $15 for bringing tires in.
overhead does not justify that type of cost for 5 minutes of work!
i took my stuff to a ma/pa shop, free for purchased tire, $15 for bringing tires in.
overhead does not justify that type of cost for 5 minutes of work!
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Honda West did my Qualifiers.
Counter/rim weight fell off in two days.
I swear there is onlt one Honda dealer within 100 radius miles I can trust Decatur Powersports (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki)
The rest have **** for techs.
Counter/rim weight fell off in two days.
I swear there is onlt one Honda dealer within 100 radius miles I can trust Decatur Powersports (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki)
The rest have **** for techs.
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RE: Tire Mounting Rip Off
dayum....picked up my tires...
front was free to mount cause i bought the tire...but $7 balancing! didn't tell me that before...
rear...$15 to mount, 7 to balance, still better than psycho gear...
looks like i'll be purchasing some sort of a tire changer or tire irons soon....learning is good for the mind...
front was free to mount cause i bought the tire...but $7 balancing! didn't tell me that before...
rear...$15 to mount, 7 to balance, still better than psycho gear...
looks like i'll be purchasing some sort of a tire changer or tire irons soon....learning is good for the mind...
