Average labor to replace tires?
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From: Snow Hill, NC
I always use the indy shop....$15.00 or 25 if they dispose of the tire...I take my own wheels off so i can get a good look under the bike...I am on my 7th tire in the 3rd year so i can't afford the dealer charges.
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From: back home in Michigan
Basically I am too lazy to **** with taking the rear off if I don't have to. That and getting that damned belt realigned and tightened so it doesn't squeek.....grrrrr....not worth the aggravation.
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From: Knoxville, TN.
Over here on this side of the Smoky Mountains, I have 3 indy shops within a few miles of me. I had a rear tire done at one for $155 off of the bike (including a new tube for laced wheels) and four months later I had the front one done for $125 off of the bike, including a new tube. Both were H-D OEM Dunlop first line tires, not blems or seconds or any of that crap. That included a balance using spoke weights, not rim stick-ons.
I like to pull the wheels myself so that when I get them back home from being changed, I can really get the hubs and spokes clean while off of the bike.
BTW, I gave the stealer the opportunity to quote me a rear tire - $267 off of the bike. Not too much of a decision to make there.
I like to pull the wheels myself so that when I get them back home from being changed, I can really get the hubs and spokes clean while off of the bike.
BTW, I gave the stealer the opportunity to quote me a rear tire - $267 off of the bike. Not too much of a decision to make there.
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Joined: Jul 2017
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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Tire changing nightmare Pt 2
Started leveraging the J&P Scorcher 39 onto the wheel...all but the last 18". No amount of additional tire irons or leverage would get that last 18" on. Took it to Cochise motor sports and for $21 They slipped it on. They said some of the beer tires had stiffer sidewalls. Well...NO SCREAMING EAGLE FECES!
Relating this to a buddy two weeks later told me about the nice to know little secret of blow torching the sucker to get it on.
I'm debating whether to do my '12 HD Custom SG and my '07 Big Dog K9 tires when the time comes.
Relating this to a buddy two weeks later told me about the nice to know little secret of blow torching the sucker to get it on.
I'm debating whether to do my '12 HD Custom SG and my '07 Big Dog K9 tires when the time comes.
I'm on a waiting list at my indy to get a rear tire (hopefully this week). He quoted me $268 for the tire, tube, weights, install, etc. After I read this thread I called my local HD out of curiosity. The tire is $270.95. Adding weights, tube, tax and install the total was $419.39. Never go to the dealer for tires....find an indy. 
If you are ever near my neck of the woods....my guy is terrific!
ETA: The price quoted is for a rear Dunlop 402 with wide whites.
If you are ever near my neck of the woods....my guy is terrific!
ETA: The price quoted is for a rear Dunlop 402 with wide whites.
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
Bagger?
On the bike?
Rear=$100
Front= $100
Dyna/Sporty
On the bike?
Rear/Front= $75
All wheels off the bikes?
$25/each
It pays to have a stand and a car with an empty trunk.
On the bike?
Rear=$100
Front= $100
Dyna/Sporty
On the bike?
Rear/Front= $75
All wheels off the bikes?
$25/each
It pays to have a stand and a car with an empty trunk.
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From: Nor Cal
I see the OP is in fact in my neck of the woods! Hey Tracey87!!! Call Busted Knuckle in Walnut Cove. Fantastic reputation. I've been going there for several years. PM if you want more. 
Nevermind.....
Edited again to add.....Why did I respond to a 7 year old thread?? OMG.
Nevermind.....
Edited again to add.....Why did I respond to a 7 year old thread?? OMG.
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Last edited by multihdrdr; Jul 25, 2017 at 08:43 AM.
Originally Posted by multihdrdr
Hi, this is a good friend of Tracey87. She wanted me to tell you "Thanks". She has been on the fence for 7.5 years, but she now feels confident "Pulling the Trigger"...Thanks again