| Author | Message | ||
     Skeeter_xb |
Rear tire change on an XB? Old one is on the bike and I hand him a new one. What long does the book say it will take a an HD/Buell dealership? | ||
| Aldaytona |
Expect to pay 1 hour on the bike, 1/2 when you bring the wheel in with your new tire. | ||
| Hobanbrothers |
I am surprised a HD dealer would mount a tire you brought in... | ||
| Skeeter_xb |
They have for me before. It's the Bloomington, IN dealership. The owner (BuellDealer) is on the BW sometimes and that is where Bubba worked for a while. | ||
| Gusmyster |
My Harley shop (blast dealer only) will mount it for me. I took both tires off the bike (suprisingly easy) and took them down with my Internet bought tires. They charged me 1/2 hour labor. They treat me good and I treat them good. g u s btw. they got really pissed when they found out I could get the tires delivered to my door cheaper than they could buy them for! | ||
| 12r |
An hour to remove F + R wheels, fit tyres I bought from someplace else and refit the wheels. Correctly balanced, removed adhesive from old weights, cleaned wheels and sidewalls. Way to go, Chapel-Ash in England. | ||
| Blackxb9 |
I did the same...learned about my bike in the process. Took off wheels and took them to Harley/Former Buell and they charged me $45 to mount and balance. | ||
| Vaughn |
Took my wheels in to my local HD shop and asked how much to mount both tires, punk behind the counter says he would do both for $90. As I was leaving I saw a sign posted $35/ea for mounting tires. I was already so ticked I didn't even turn around to question. Just took them to the Honda shop for $25/ea. I guess it's a Buell penalty. Bought the bike there but have paid 25-75% over MSRP for every part I have needed. I try to get stuff from Daves or else where now. I'm delighter now to get stuff at MSRP or -10% at Daves. | ||
| Geoffg |
Another nice thing about buying from Daves is that he often has parts in stock--and when he doesn't, I'm sure he won't quote 6 weeks to get them in (like my dealer has). As for tires, does anyone change their own? Any experience with, or recommendations of, home tire changing and balancing equipment? | ||
| Jeremyh |
I PAID 124 DOLLARS FOR THE DEALER TO SWAP BOTH TIRES. THATS JUST LABOR | ||
| Gusmyster |
Jeremyh, I don't think that is too out of line if you took the bike in and had them swap the rubber out. If you just brought the tires and wheels in, then you got hosed. IMHO g u s | ||
| Jeremyh |
honestly $68 per hour is flat out pathetic to me no matter what they are doing. But hey the bastards got to make their money too i guess. | ||
| Gusmyster |
I work in a metal shop and we charge $65 an hour for any outside work that comes in. g u s | ||
| Jaredkuper |
I got screwed at a local import shop, $70 for just changing the rear, AND I bought the tire there. Sucks to not have time to shop around, eh? At least I know where NOT to go next time. | ||
| Starter |
I have found the easiest way to get them changed for real cheap is track days. $5 a wheel is the going price. The guy even supplies the stands and tool to get the wheels off. | ||
| Dcmortalcoil |
I've balanced my wheels. As far as changing, I tried it without success. Removing the rear tire from the rim was very easy. The difficulty lies with installing a new tire. The beads are extremely tight. I suppose you could mount it if you have the right tools - that's the key. I used tire irons that were too short to provide any leverage. I ended up ripping the bead and scratching the rim. If I had a longer curved irons, I think I could have installed it without any problem. Now that I have a spare rim to practice on, I'm going to give another shot when I get the right tools. I gave up on the install after I found out that a nearby bike shop does it for $25/wheel, including balancing, if you buy the tire there and you mount/dismount the wheel from the bike yourself. | ||
| Fullpower |
beads are tight you say? get them wet, they almost fall on the rim. i use a product called RuGlyde, slipperier than snot, probably should put a dispenser up in the bedroom. any way takes me 30 minutes per tire with a 6 inch C-clamp, couple small irons, and messing around with the axle, brake caliper, etc. goes pretty quickly the second and third time around. about a 6 inch long wood block under the muffler is all i use for a stand, works at either end. remember the front axle is threaded lefty..... | ||
| Scitz |
I bought both tires on the Internet and saved $100 bucks. When I took the wheels into a local shop they said that they don't normally change tires they don't sell but they would go ahead and do it. I'm sorry but when I can save $100 bucks on two tires from the Internet compared to the price from a dealer I will. It cost me $25 bucks each to mount and balance. The money I saved on the tires I used to buy a rear wheel stand for when I pulled the wheel off. I then used a jack under the muffler to lift the front wheel. Doing it yourself is good experience and not to hard, just have to be patient and follow the manual. If a local store wants to stay in business they'll change the tires for ya no matter where they come from. | ||
| Joele |
I had D208 ZRs installed on my CityX at Mancusso here in northwest Houston and they charged me $173 after tax. Brought the tires in myself. They didn't even clean the wheel and the side walls either. Anyone in Houston know of a good place to take Buells for new tires? |
