Wow, I have a garage around here who will do my tires, no matter where I buy them from - mounting and balancing for $10 each and if I bring them in on Tuesday, their mother brings us lunch Graham
On Jul 29, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: > > No, I think the prices are about the same. If you check on the > links I posted before, they have the front for $105.99 and the rear > for $124.99, so the set runs for ~$230, BUT the installation is > quite expensive around here. My mechanic charge ~$130 of labor, but > he doesn't mount any "outside" tires, and he haven't give me his > price for these tires yet. Other places I called have similar > prices for the labor, a couple of them give you 50% discount on > installation if you buy the set of tires, but (conveniently) their > prices for the BT-021 are a little bit higher than those online. In > any case I'll end up paying not less than ~$350, best-case-scenario. > > Javier. > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > > I run Bridgestone Spitfire's on my 84 650 and really like them. So > much so that I just replaced my front one with the same thing. Bought > it from my local parts dealer for $97.00. I'm not familair with the > Battlax but from the price you mentioned, they're probably the next > step up from the Spitfires... > > On Jul 29, 9:11 am, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I looked on the Honda Service Manual (as I should, from the > beginning) > > and the seizes for the tires are: > > > > Front: 110/80 - 18 > > Rear: 140/70 - 17 > > > > So the BT-021 offers the correct size for the front tire, but the > smallest > > rear tire is 150/70-17, that according to one retailer that I > called, is > > just 10mm wider. My current estimates for the set plus > installation is > > around $370 ;)... I'm still waiting the price from one more > place, but I > > don't think it will change by much. > > > > Javier. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:21 AM, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If you go towww.tirerack.com, do a search for your make/model of > > > bike, that web site will also tell you the OEM tire size for both > > > front and rear. They also have some pretty good prices on > tires as > > > well... > > > > > On Jul 28, 11:02 am, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I need to change both front and rear tires on my 96 750 NH. > I'm thinking > > > in > > > > getting the Bridgestone Battlax that Aldo recommended in a > previous > > > thread > > > > (see links below), but I don't which size to choose. I think > for the rear > > > > should be 150/70ZR-17, but I'm not sure plus I have no idea > about the > > > size > > > > of the front tire. > > > > > > Aldo? Anybody? > > > > > > Javier. > > > > > > Rear - > > >http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/396/11802/ITEM/ > Bridgestone- > > > > Battlax > > > > > -BT-021-Rear-Tire.aspx? > SiteID=CSE_GBase_396&WT.mc_ID=80003&zmam=88421133&zm > as=1&zmac=2&zmap=11802 > > > > > > Front - > > >http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/396/12638/ITEM/ > Bridgestone-... > > > > -BT-021-Front-Tire.aspx > > > > > > This site is cheap and ebay is too..- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
