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Oct 6, 2008 | 09:35 PM

#11

Lucky 13

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From: North East, Florida

$479.00 for pads and a tire is a bit steep. Tire with labor is usally around $200 and pads, maybe 100 more. Was the service manager smoking a cigerette when you left?

Oct 6, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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hardhead

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From: Waxahachie, TX

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Originally Posted by Lucky 13

$479.00 for pads and a tire is a bit steep. Tire with labor is usally around $200 and pads, maybe 100 more. Was the service manager smoking a cigerette when you left?

hehehehe!!! funny post!

I was charged $230 for my rear tire at the dealer in my area. That was for the tire, rim strip, new tube, mount/balance, and one hour labor. I shopped around different dealers and indys in my area and they varied from a 100 dollars more, to 40 dollars less than what I paid. I'm happy with the work done. I was gonna take the wheel off myself, but at the time the small savings didn't make sense for me to do it.

Oct 6, 2008 | 10:47 PM

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weskey4

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From: Yuba City, California

I got two tires mounted (on the bike), balanced, wheels trued, tubes, strips, and chassis/steering tube lubed for $98, out the door. Brought in my tires into a small shop ran by a HD certified mechanic...that's who I go to, the small people saving the world!

Oct 7, 2008 | 05:13 AM

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dbleagle

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From: Gulf Coast of Mississippi

Well the Indys around here charge as much as the stealerships... so for the most part ya' gotta do it yourself...

The tires cost more at the Indys than the dealer...

I made my own bead breaker and can do my tire in 15 min... not counting the mounting and dismounting...

piece-o-cake...

Charlie D.

Oct 7, 2008 | 10:01 PM

#15

wallyl

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From: london ont

hey

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Originally Posted by rbabos

Just did a 200mm change on the fxstc. Got a deal of $207 CDN and 15 to r&r the rubber and install DynaBeads. I took the wheel off at home and took it in, picked it up after work. All this from a place that sells scooters of all things. Actually got all my accessories there, V&H BSS, pegs, Amsoils, at a much better price than a stealer. For $315 tax included I came home with a new tire, one qt 75/140, 4 qts 20/50, a K&N filter service kit. I think I did ok.