best LOCAL place to buy tires

[OreoGaborio]

i'm runnin outta time here before the track day.... only two weekends left to prep the bike & myself... so...

where's the best local place to pick up some tires & get em mounted for the cheapest price possible?

lookin to get either dunnie 208zr's or Metz M1's... or some other inexpensive street tire that's suitable for a trackday or two per year

i can get a set of either one of those for less than 220 shipped, but then i gotta worry bout when they get here & getting em mounted & scrubbed in

[OreoGaborio]

unfortunately i don't have a front & rear stand (yet) to get the bike in the air to get the wheels off... so that makes things even shittier. i think i'm gonna have to bite a big bullet on this one cuz if i don't get new tires mounted & balanced i'm gonna have to pray that my rear passes tech at Tony's... it's got plenty of tread, it just has a llllooonnng slice all the way across the width of the rear that's only about 1mm into the tread (not the meat)

looks ugly, but has only gotten better over the last few thousand miles as the tire wears down.

[cyberxen]

I always buy mine at http://www.discountmotorcycletire.com/ . I think they can express ship as well.

Then I have them mounted at "The Hawg Shop" in Clinton, MA because my buddy works there and they have a computerized balancer. Let me know if you want to have them mounted there, I can probably get you a discount....

[OreoGaborio]

thanks for the tip mike, i'll let cha know

keep em comin guys

(i hate being a friggin procrastinator )

[cyberxen]

Hey I just looked at a map and found out where Topsfield is

[elaineo]

the $ you save ordering tires online will usually make up for the cost of taking the tires somewhere to be mounted.

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
Both times, I've brought them my wheels, and for a total of about $70, mounted and balanced tires I had bought online.

you shouldn't have to pay $70 to get 2 tires changed if you're bringing just the wheels in, right?? that sounds really high to me... my friend showed me how to change the tires on my bike with a c-clamp and a tire iron and it took all of 15 minutes... also, the tire manufacturing process has gotten so good these days that tires don't really need to be balanced anymore. well i balanced mine anyway, but they were already fine, as expected

[bigred875]

Try Brockton cycle center they had a lot of tires in stock a lil while ago....

[hohum]

You want convenience? Call this guy up: http://www.azmctires.com

He'll come to you and put em on the bike wherever the bike is.

I bought my tires from him.. prolly paid a bit more for the tires, but for the convenience it was worth it.

Cheers,
Chris

[TheIglu]

Do NOT take them to Sky Cycle. $100 OFF THE BIKE for mounted and balanced.

Asshats.

[hohum]

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
NOW THAT'S friggin' nice....

link bookmarked...

Thanks!

Yup, its slick as shit. Ride to work, he shows up, takes the wheels off, mounts your new tires of choice (hes a dealer for a number of brands), puts wheels back on...

Just like the auto glass guys

Can't buy more convenience!

Cheers,
Chris

[bemused]

this guy oughta have a plug in the "Dealers / Vendors" forum...

[Karaya One]

Rob at AZ Motorcycle Tires is a super guy. I sell him Michelin's once in a while.

[cyberxen]

Sky Cycle SUCKS.

I live right up the road and will not set foot in that place. The owner is a f*cking thief.

[guru_lou]

RJS Motorsports, Nashua, NH

Shameless plug because I work there, but they have Dunlops, Metzlers and a couple of other sport bike tire sizes in stock. If they need to order something that the ydon't have in stock, they'll typically arrive in 2 days. The price quoted for the tires will include changing and balance for wheels off the bike.

[SEVENSGT]

Originally posted by guru_lou
RJS Motorsports, Nashua, NH

After going to RJ's today, I would say them if you want to buy your tire there.


Now if you order them then give these guys a call
Creative Cycle Works
508-646-2711
rt. 6 Westport(or somewhere near there) Mass.
Ask for Rick. $70 both tires on the bike,
emergency tire change, done next day

[Rye]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
unfortunately i don't have a front & rear stand (yet) to get the bike in the air to get the wheels off... so that makes things even shittier. i think i'm gonna have to bite a big bullet on this one cuz if i don't get new tires mounted & balanced i'm gonna have to pray that my rear passes tech at Tony's... it's got plenty of tread, it just has a llllooonnng slice all the way across the width of the rear that's only about 1mm into the tread (not the meat)

looks ugly, but has only gotten better over the last few thousand miles as the tire wears down.

You can bring the bike over and we can pull both wheels off. Lemme know.

[TLRMan]

Hey Rye..you can test out that new cutting torch kit you got on Pete's Bike!

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by TLRMan
Hey Rye..you can test out that new cutting torch kit you got on Pete's Bike!

... no

Originally posted by Rye
You can bring the bike over and we can pull both wheels off. Lemme know.

... YES

i just got a PM about a pair of metz M1's so that'd be badass

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Originally posted by SEVENSGT

Now if you order them then give these guys a call
Creative Cycle Works
508-646-2711
rt. 6 Westport(or somewhere near there) Mass.
Ask for Rick. $70 both tires on the bike,
emergency tire change, done next day

Alright, let me make sure I'm reading this correctly. I can order my tires online, bring my bike there and have them change them for me for $70? That is a seriously good deal.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally posted by 02SuperHawkRdr
Alright, let me make sure I'm reading this correctly. I can order my tires online, bring my bike there and have them change them for me for $70? That is a seriously good deal.

if that's true, it IS a good deal... and that's the scary thing... 70 bucks is alot of money, but for some reason changing bike tires is apparently rediculously fuckin expensive

[jesse_k]

I got mine from Ron Ayers.com and I paid 230 for front and back, then I called Jim Pidgeon and had him put them on....all together it came to 270 installed.

[PinHead]

I in Cooks cycle this past Fri. and noticed he had a bunch on new Dunlops on the floor ready to go.
Not sure if you want to take the trip down here to Foxboro though.

[Awesome]

I wouldn't buy a quart of oil from GBM. They'll bend you over lubed with kitty litter.

[Mad Max]

Originally posted by TheIglu
Do NOT take them to Sky Cycle. $100 OFF THE BIKE for mounted and balanced.

Asshats.

I paid $40 for a rear wheel (off the bike) to get a tire mounted and balanced. They told me it was $30 over the phone which wasn't too bad but when I got there it was $40. I was pissed, but paid anyways 'cause I needed it done.

$100 is bs. Even on the bike thats a rip-off.

These negative comments about SKY cycle are reaffirming my own thoughts about the place

[Rye]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
... no

... YES

i just got a PM about a pair of metz M1's so that'd be badass

Just read this dude. I am free this week. May be signing a lease on Sat. (would prolly be free in the afternoon) and up track on Sun. Actually thurs. might be out as I have a send off party @ work. PM me and let me know if we both have free time.