indy suxs
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Dallas tx
I work formysel, word gets around very very easily, and you feel the effects of a good or bad coment, bad buisness on their end imo.
im gonna ditch the lops for a pc2, on the rear, I will put her up, take the wheel off, cut the tire off, polish, clean everything, calipers exc...then, the more I think about it, I can inspect bearings an anything else related to the area, the local dirt bike shop can inspect spoked rim for true an tolerances, mount an balance.
Against the dealers cost of the tire alone, online I can get tire tube an strip with free shippn for less. With the mount an ballance it comes out 12$ more than dealer for tire alone, AND! I get to clean an inspect it all myself.
im gonna ditch the lops for a pc2, on the rear, I will put her up, take the wheel off, cut the tire off, polish, clean everything, calipers exc...then, the more I think about it, I can inspect bearings an anything else related to the area, the local dirt bike shop can inspect spoked rim for true an tolerances, mount an balance.
Against the dealers cost of the tire alone, online I can get tire tube an strip with free shippn for less. With the mount an ballance it comes out 12$ more than dealer for tire alone, AND! I get to clean an inspect it all myself.
Have you heard of a product called Dyna Beads?
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: London, UK
Talking of balancing... I have the stock solid wheels and it's quite clear from the amount of lead they need to stick on, and how it is always in the same place on the rim, that it's the wheel that needs balancing on mine and not the tyre itself. Is it acceptable to add weights on the INSIDE of the rims to balance the wheel first, and then a smaller quantity on the outside for the tyre? I guess the danger is that the weights come off inside and smash the rim to pieces...
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Dallas tx
Talking of balancing... I have the stock solid wheels and it's quite clear from the amount of lead they need to stick on, and how it is always in the same place on the rim, that it's the wheel that needs balancing on mine and not the tyre itself. Is it acceptable to add weights on the INSIDE of the rims to balance the wheel first, and then a smaller quantity on the outside for the tyre? I guess the danger is that the weights come off inside and smash the rim to pieces...
If I was the owner of a shop I would allow you to put whatever tire you want on the bike but I would also note on the work order that I recommended to you to use the same tire the manufacture recommends for your motorcycle and have you sign the work order. It is truly amazing what happens when lawyers get involved after an accident. I personally think it should be your choice to run what ever brand size and tread you want that way you can find what combinations works best for your riding style. If you find a combination that lands your *** in the ditch though you don't need to go pointing the finger at anyone else but yourself because YOU picked that combination. The shop is just covering their *** in case something happens.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: New Mexico
How do you determine by the post, that the OP had attitude. It seems to me that the shop owner was out of line. Always gotta have that guy that has to come out gunning for the OP, no matter what.
I bought a 2004 Fatboy, from a dealer, with laced wheels and mismatched tires. I guess he wasn't concerned about the liability.
And, then there is the DS guys, I won't open that can of worms, but I guarantee those guys aren't worried about mixing brands. hahahhah
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Canton, GA
I'm firmly sided with the 'indy' on this one. Way too many law suit happy people sueing for everything and anything these days and they have much more to lose than gain. How would you feel about signing a waiver exempting them from liability after giving you sound advise and sell you a tire that caused you to lose control ?
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Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Nebraska
I've heard the "don't mix tires" also - from a major brand tire rep when I was managing a shop in North Florida back in the day. "Even if that means you can't sell the owner one of mine; it's safer to match tread patterns than sell an extra tire"
Take that for what it's worth.
Take that for what it's worth.
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