Not being able to ride mybike because of the shitty weather and my plugged tires I went to the HD stealership where I bought my bike w/a plugged rear tire to vent. Also to get their quote on 2 Metzler ME880
tires and labor


wth?? they quoted me 2.5hrs labor to change my tires, that's over $250 at $109/hr...the lines they fed me wer

-"well they need to but the bike on a lift". Really I thought they would make the bike float.

-"they need to take the belt on and off". wow

-"the front tire alone takes 1 hour". Anyone want to challenge them in a pit crew race?

-"if you don't believe us, go sit next to the machanic while he's working on your bike" Ok i said I will do that, "oh no we don't allow customers in the work area"

I gave them a quote for metzler tires from motorcycle super store..."wait till you see the delivery fees". I tell them shipping is free, they stutter..."really, are you really sure about that"

Meanwhile the indy shop that Toastman referred me to, quoted me 1hr labor just a bitover $100 and I can bring them the tires if I don't agree w/their price.

 

local hd shop 45 front 65 rear and will replace brake pads if needed

 

 

So you went to the place that you thought screwed you over with plugged tires to spend more money. Really?

 

If you don"t mind me asking, Which Stealership was it? I live on LI and it sounds like my Stealership.......

 

bobnehoc, I will give you a clue w/out mentioning exact names:

Phenomenon 5,280' on Northern Blvd

 

So you went to the place that you thought screwed you over with plugged tires to spend more money. Really?

I know it might look bad/foolish but I wanted to not only vent but deep down I thought I could of given them a 2nd chance....they are so damn close to my house too

 

NYdyna....
The motorcycle super store also has a tire installer locator....
Find a shop near you that will not charge as much as HD dealer....MCS store will ship your tires to the installer ya pick....
I do this and they send them to the Ducati dealer....Both tires mounted for $95...and get this, the ducati shop is owned by the HD dealer, their in opposite end of the building....$250 at one end for mounting and $95 at the other, Ducati end takes about an hr for both..HD dealer takes half a day if your lucky....

 

Not the one I was thinking of, but I do know which one you are talking about.....lol Seems like too many of them act the same way....I guess they really don't want our business......Luckily we do have a lot of good Indy shops on the island......

 

I take mine off with spoons, and put the new ones back on. Then take them down to the ricer shop for balancing, about $40