Tire time - American Elites?
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From: Woodinville, WA
I'm very happy with mine. 9000 moles so far and they are wearing better than the stock tires and have better grip. I got them from Jake Wilson for 259 delivered to my door. Which is 115 less than I saw them at cycle gear the other day. Dennis Kirk has them for about the same
That's outstanding. You win the mole eradication award of the year. Wish I could line em up that well.
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From: Woodinville, WA
where's everyone getting mail order tires installed? Any tricks to finding an installer? I don't mind removing the wheels but I'm a little leary of removing and installing. Also my wheels are chromed . . .
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From: Breaux Bridge, LA
I had chrome wheels on my other bike and I was always scared as hell when it came time for new tires. Luckily a friend of mine has a custom bike shop and he has a hand operated tire machine. The spoons are covered in some sort of plastic or something and it's real easy on the chrome. If I were you I'd check your local custom or indy shop. On a side note Cycle Gear gouged the **** out of my bro-in-laws rim while changing his tire. They offered to fix it, but I still steer clear of them.
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From: South Western Co
Hey Davessworks
Watch the video on the Jake Wilson site. Buy the extra tools and change the tire yourself. H$ll don't even need the manual for this one. One thing to remember is to buy more rim protectors than they say.
But their bead breaker will not work on the wide tires.
Watch the video on the Jake Wilson site. Buy the extra tools and change the tire yourself. H$ll don't even need the manual for this one. One thing to remember is to buy more rim protectors than they say.
But their bead breaker will not work on the wide tires.
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From: Fresno Ca
I meant to say Harley dealer won't install unless you buy from him. He also won't install unless it's a "Harley" labeled tire
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Hey Dave.... I just bought a rear American Elite from Jake Wilson. $165 grand total shipped to my door in three days. Took the tire and the bike down to Sound HD and Brandy had absolutely no problem with them doing the swap regardless of where I bought the tire. They charged $100 for the labor, balancing, recycle fee etc. Thought about removing the wheel myself and taking it down there, but $100 seemed reasonable so I went that route.