| Author | Message | ||
     Jak |
Just wanted everyone to know that I made it 3700 miles before seeing the cord. After that many miles I can say I was never dissatisfied with the stock 208's, but I never felt as planted through the corners as I would have liked. Two of my good riding buddies, both much better and harder riders than myself switched to the new Pirelli Diablo Strada's not too long ago. One of them has put 8000 miles on his Strada's and still has plenty of tread. He is riding an Aprilia Falco. The other has about 9000 miles on a 1000RR. Both of them have used Diablo's, Corsa's, and Powers and are already harping about buying there next set of Strada's. My Strada's should be here Wednesday and I'm hoping the dealer can get them installed Thursday. How much have you guys paid for tire installation? | ||
| Nutsosane |
$10 bucks a tire. If by "dealer" you mean HD, just pretend the guy is wearing a ski mask. There are stories of guys paying upwards of $400 for a set of tires!! Yikes I love my Pirelli Strada's and haven't thought about tires for a while...it's kind of nice too. NUTS | ||
| Jak |
where did you go and only pay ten bucks for mounting? The HD dealer quote on the north side of a C-note. | ||
| Nutsosane |
I found a local shop that isn't brand specific. They don't sell bikes just tires and a few accessories. Call around. I always take the wheels off the bike and then to the shop. Make sure to take your axle's as well. My guy needed the rear to balance as the Buell rear hub is so wide. My dealer refused to install a tire that was not purchased from them which I understand. But $185 for a Dunlop 208 rear is a bit steep. Usually I find it worth it to sacrifice $20 by purchasing the tires locally so the shop who mounts them gets a little profit in the game too. I like to ask the guy questions while he's changing my tires. Try getting behind the "iron chrome curtain" at your local dealer. I seriously considered getting a tire changing outfit for myself to tinker with, but $10 per wheel including balance brought me out of my stupor. NUTS | ||
| Edstevens |
Got 6475 miles on the original 208's. Put the XB9SL in the garage when I got home late at night after a two day ride. Went out the next morning to take the saddle bags and tail bag off and found a 1 1/4 inch wide stripe of cords showing on the rear. My last section of my trip was a interstate run up I-81 from Harrisonburg, VA to Inwood, WV. If I had seen the cords earlier it would have been 45 mph up Rt 11, not 70-75 mph up I-81. I was lucky. Frederick H-D / Buell dealer charged one hour shop rate per tire to demount and install my Metzler Z6's. The Metzler Z6's are a great fit for my riding style. They improved the way the XB9SL handles for me. | ||
| Bnugent71 |
185 for a rear 208 sounds like a bargain to me! I got butt raped by the clowns at douche rossmeyer in pompano, Fl. for 272 dollars!! The tire was worthless after 2000 miles of use, and I told them to hold on to the tire for a warranty claim. My bike was brand new and most of the mileage was break in i.e. easy driving. They inspected it and tossed it out!!! Without contacting me, then after calling they said it was normal wear and tear!!!! arggghhhhhhh!!!! |
