am i getting screwed here? i figured $25 bucks at most? what is going on at my local stealership that ONE TIRE mounting costs $100. thinking about just buying the damn machine myself.

let's see, $1400 machine to mount and balance motorcycle tires, assuming it averages to 1 tire per year, and i'll be riding for the next 50 years, the price will balance out (+ or - inflation over the years) in about 11-14 years.

Forget air suspension, i'm going with a tire changer

 

Get your tires online and take them to cycle gear for mounting and balancing. You have to take the rims off the bike though.

 

I don't like paying someone, to do what I can do, relatively easily.
That said, I have a couple of these, and some rim protectors, and DIY.

YMMV.

 

That is a pretty typical price at a dealership. I usually buy from Dennis Kirk and have them put on by an Indy, usually 40 bucks at home but had to have one put on a couple days ago by a Florida Indy for 80. I use Ride On so no need to balance.

 

I paid $34 today at my local indy including the disposal fee

 

Yeah, you're getting screwed. I took mine last time to a guy my dad knows and he charged me $50 to mount both tires and that included taking the wheels off the bike. No indy I've talked to has quoted anywhere near that price for both let alone one.

 

I thought I was the only one who owned a tire spoon! (actually a pair)

 

I always shopped motorcycle super store and brought it to a local dealer. Around 50 or 60$ all said and done. I'm not very tire savvy so no clue how to change. Difficult?

 

just called a few places other than hd, cheapest was $92. i'd save a mere $15 if i took the wheel off the bike first. what a joke.

 

You don't even say if that's dragging in the wheel and tire,or riding the bike into the dealer.WTF? Did You but the tire there?
Sounds like a good idea buying the tire machine. I'm sure you can make $1600 in a year's time mounting and balancing tires for your buddies-oh,don't forget to factor in the cost of insurance when you do your bud's tires.