Tyre fitting - how much?

[chrispy121]

I have just been givein by a mate of mine some Supercorsa tyres how much to get these fitted and balanced? my mate has a couple of sets of these and was changed $120 to get them fitted does this seem right for fitting and balancing?
how much should this cost and where is the best

[mossy1200]

I have just been givein by a mate of mine some Supercorsa tyres how much to get these fitted and balanced? my mate has a couple of sets of these and was changed $120 to get them fitted does this seem right for fitting and balancing?
how much should this cost and where is the best

Take your wheels off and take them down in the car(pref on Friday with quality beers in the boot.Usually 12beers plus $25 should do it.Maybe 12beers if your lucky).

[hayd3n]

20 bucks each in dunners wheel only not the bike

[chrispy121]

that is a long drive buddy to Wellington

[YellowDog]

If you're in Auckland, just head down Archers or Wairau Rd.

Lots of competition there and if you just show up with wheels tyres and beers, I recon you'll get the pair done for $30.

Good luck.

[mossy1200]

If you're in Auckland, just head down Archers or Wairau Rd.

Lots of competition there and if you just show up with wheels tyres and beers, I recon you'll get the pair done for $30.

Good luck.

Never met a mechanic that didnt like beer.just watch how quick his apprentice will swap your tyres while the mechanic drinks your beer.

[Cheshire Cat]

Tire? or Tyre?

[Gremlin]

I think mine are normally $90 odd for both wheels, ride in, ride out.

[TK3]

I have just been givein by a mate of mine some Supercorsa tyres how much to get these fitted and balanced? my mate has a couple of sets of these and was changed $120 to get them fitted does this seem right for fitting and balancing?
how much should this cost and where is the best

We have a regular guy that brings down his wheels only down and we swap them back and forth between road tyres and slicks and we charge him $20 for both.

[crazyhorse]

I have just been givein by a mate of mine some Supercorsa tyres how much to get these fitted and balanced? my mate has a couple of sets of these and was changed $120 to get them fitted does this seem right for fitting and balancing?
how much should this cost and where is the best

I paid something similiar for front and rear - would have been cheaper to have taken wheels in - but not everyone can do that.

[retired motoman]

can a normal tyre shop do it, or is there a special machine needed.
I have to travel out of town where i live to the nearest bike shop , we
only have a car tyre shop in town, need to fit up my new tyres for a track day.

[Tony.OK]

can a normal tyre shop do it, or is there a special machine needed.
I have to travel out of town where i live to the nearest bike shop , we
only have a car tyre shop in town, need to fit up my new tyres for a track day.

Yep............but they wont be able to balance them if they dont have a bike wheel balancer(much different spindle sizes).
If ya get them to do it make sure they dont clamp the rotors, have seen that done
Balancing is easy, just use the axle and rest either end on a crate, spin wheel and when it stops the heavy point is at the bottom, add a weight and retest until it doesn't stop in the same place.

[F5 Dave]

I would never trust a person used to doing car tyres to do a bike. You can ask how many bike tyres he's done & gauge response.

From what I've picked up some machines are better at coping with both, some less. Your discs will likely get bent & rims gouged.

[driftn]

Bike tyres are exactly the same to change as car tyres end of story.
Take the wheels off and take them down to your local tyre shop and it will cost you no more than 10 bucks each wheel.

As for balancing, if the dots are lined up with the valve its good enough.
I have never balanced a bike wheel front or back and have raced on track held them to the red line in top gear on the road(closed of course)with no problems at all.

[Kickaha]

I would never trust a person used to doing car tyres to do a bike. You can ask how many bike tyres he's done & gauge response.

From what I've picked up some machines are better at coping with both, some less. Your discs will likely get bent & rims gouged.

There's no real difference in the machines used between doing car tyres and motorcycle tyres

Most motorcycle tyre machines are simply a car machine with a different clamp fitted to raise the wheel higher so the fitting head can reach

Some older machines would do a 2.5 wide rim without the motorcycle clamps but all the later machines I have seen need the $300 kit, although they will do wheels from 3.5 wide without it

The later machines also quite often have nylon inserts to prevent rim damage if the fitting head touches the wheel

personally If I was taking it somewhere I didn't know or a place that normally didn't do motorcycle stuff I would remove the discs first