so i dropped my bike off at a shop yesterday to get a new rear tire put on. The guy just called and quoted me at $280 for the tire and installation. That seems a little pricey to me since another shop i talked to said theyd charge $60 for installation if i brought a tire in and $10 if i bought it from them. So i was assuming it wouldnt cost more than 200 to get the tire changed. Anyone whos done this before what have you paid?

 

The local shop around here charges $50 to take it off the bike and change or $20 to walk in with rim already off the bike. The rest would be the price of the tire depending on what you pick.

 

Yeah $280 does seem like a rip off. You could buy a Pilot Power off Motorcycle-superstore.com for $140. Then about $50 or so for installation you should be at $190 maybe $200 not $280.

 

The tire was a dunlop sportmax q2 which im assuming shouldnt be more than $150 since theyre around $110-$130 everywhere i look online

 

Last time I swapped tires I think I paid around 200 something for front / rear and installation. No more than 300 for sure.

This was on Isabelle though. Got some Continental something or others. Mid range tire.

 

why would you drop a bike off without having a price?? and no for 280 id tell them to kiss my ***. the hsop around here with a 110$ shinko was 130 installed on the bike

 

Because he had to order the tire and he said i could drop the bike off and hed call me with a quote before he did anything. I can go pick the bike up right now if i want to its not gonna cost me anything until he touches the bike.

 

280 for a rear tire........you should call back and ask him if he got mistaken and that price is for 2 tires

 

haha nope it was just the rear, not including tax, $310 if i wanted it done over the weekend. Im up at school so i think im just gonna trailer it home and take it to a local shop by me. They quoted me at $200 plus tax for a pirelli and $230 for the dunlop. It did storm pretty bad last night though and my bike would have been stuck outside if i didnt bring it to there so i still got something out of the deal, its a win/win.

 

I paid $350 for front and rear installed PP 2ct's and thats in Canada where everything costs more