grego
9th January 2009, 17:33
they are now too pricey.
Was shopping for a set of tyres for my Er6 and thought that for my kinda driving a set of Shinko 005 advance might do. (I have done km 12450 on the original 221 Dunlops, so call me a nana-driver)
Unfortunately the prices quoted at haldanes website were missleading, as they were given in US $.
By the time the correction to kiwi dollars was done the Shinkos were going to cost me $ 460 +
Got a set of Michelin pilot road 2 from a well known bike shop in Mt. Manganui and they costed me $ 528
At this little difference in price it realy becomes a "no brainer".....................
Another thing i found out is that it realy pays to shop around. The difference in tyre fitting costs I got quoted ranged from $16.50 to $ 45
That is for fitting the new tyre to the "bare wheel", naturally taking the wheels off the bike and fitting them back on was extra, mostly quoted at $ 70/hour.
Nobody localy was willing to offer free fitting if I buy the tyres from them.
Gosh ! It's a tough world out there. I am kinda glad that this is going to be my last motorbike. :msn-wink:
grego
Was shopping for a set of tyres for my Er6 and thought that for my kinda driving a set of Shinko 005 advance might do. (I have done km 12450 on the original 221 Dunlops, so call me a nana-driver)
Unfortunately the prices quoted at haldanes website were missleading, as they were given in US $.
By the time the correction to kiwi dollars was done the Shinkos were going to cost me $ 460 +
Got a set of Michelin pilot road 2 from a well known bike shop in Mt. Manganui and they costed me $ 528
At this little difference in price it realy becomes a "no brainer".....................
Another thing i found out is that it realy pays to shop around. The difference in tyre fitting costs I got quoted ranged from $16.50 to $ 45
That is for fitting the new tyre to the "bare wheel", naturally taking the wheels off the bike and fitting them back on was extra, mostly quoted at $ 70/hour.
Nobody localy was willing to offer free fitting if I buy the tyres from them.
Gosh ! It's a tough world out there. I am kinda glad that this is going to be my last motorbike. :msn-wink:
grego