| Re: $$$ tire change$$
Way pricy! The last set of Qualifiers that I put on the 750 were $199 for the set and I obviouslyl mounted them myself. That wasn't a dealer price either. Cycle Gear had them on sale and none of my distributors could touch the price.
Now... question about your local dealer's pricing...
How much were just the tires?
Were you bringing him just the wheels for the total of $400? Or were you bringing him the whole bike?
If you were bringing him the whole bike then it's not that rediculous. He's gotta charge at least 1.25 hours in labor to take them off the bike, change the tires and re-install them back on the bike. In my shop that would run $93.75 in labor alone. Add another $10 for wheel weights. And if he's charging you to actually swap the tires and balance, then you can add about another $60. That's roughly $160 in labor. Which means he's charging roughly $240 for the tires themselves. that's not actually so bad. |