Cheapest place in NZ for TKC80?

**KX500** · 31st January 2011, 06:28

Whose got the good deals ?

Cheers

**tri boy** · 31st January 2011, 08:16

No body.
Darbi's wholesale them to shops at a premimun price, so the dealers have little wiggle room in the sale price.
It's a bitch, because alot of other Conti tyres are cheap as chips.

**ducatijim** · 31st January 2011, 13:37

Get a Michelin Desert or a Mitas....youll be just as hapi!

**Monstaman** · 31st January 2011, 13:48

A Karoo T I think they are called are comparable and might be cheaper, certainly a little more side tread, Toddy swears by them so there is one good dodgy recommendation

**Night Falcon** · 31st January 2011, 16:59

Originally Posted by KX500

Whose got the good deals ?

Cheers

Red baron in welly for $220.00 was last price I paid (140/18 rear) plus $9.00 freight.

**GSers** · 31st January 2011, 20:54

Originally Posted by KX500

Whose got the good deals ?

Cheers

Have you tried Cycletreads usually send them freight free if they are not installing them. Could always try a group buy and twist there arms if there is sufficient quantities. I would be up for a 21" front & 17" rear if there was a good price.
GSers

**helenoftroy** · 31st January 2011, 21:28

I love them....but sheez!they are not cheap!

90/90-21 $189,120/90-17 $249 fitted,from Don at Pitlane about 5 weeks ago

**White trash** · 1st February 2011, 06:59

Ring TSS Red Baron in Lower Hutt on 04 569 3989, speak to Andrew or Ivan in the parts department. Or conversly PM me your phone number and I'll have them call you.

Pretty sure we have the cheapest tyre prices in New Zealand.

**Eddieb** · 1st February 2011, 07:28

Originally Posted by White trash

Ring TSS Red Baron in Lower Hutt on 04 569 3989, speak to Andrew or Ivan in the parts department. Or conversly PM me your phone number and I'll have them call you.

Pretty sure we have the cheapest tyre prices in New Zealand.

+1 Andrew is pretty sharp with his TKC pricing.

Trashy, was in TSS on Sat and saw you, almost didn't recognise you now you've gone all shaved and presentable and shit.

**White trash** · 1st February 2011, 08:00

Originally Posted by Eddieb

+1 Andrew is pretty sharp with his TKC pricing.

Trashy, was in TSS on Sat and saw you, almost didn't recognise you now you've gone all shaved and presentable and shit.

You scared I was gonna give ya a cuddle or something big fella?

Should of said "Hi". In saying that I don't think I'd recognise you it's been that fucking long.

**KX500** · 1st February 2011, 08:33

Cheers for all the advice and offers

They around US$110 on bike bandit while T63's are US$60 on the bandit, so they look to be a high priced tyre to begin with.

$220 still to high for me, think just stick with the E07's, do 50% tar so the TKC80 to expensive to watch doing a disappearing act. Given the tread pattern I doubt I would get 7000 K's out of one like I did with the last E07.

**Eddieb** · 1st February 2011, 08:35

Originally Posted by White trash

You scared I was gonna give ya a cuddle or something big fella?

Should of said "Hi". In saying that I don't think I'd recognise you it's been that fucking long.

I did actually but you were distracted selling a bike, and I had 2 weeks of growth on my face so was pretty scruffy myself.

**Eddieb** · 1st February 2011, 08:46

Originally Posted by KX500

Cheers for all the advice and offers

They around US$110 on bike bandit while T63's are US$60 on the bandit, so they look to be a high priced tyre to begin with.

$220 still to high for me, think just stick with the E07's, do 50% tar so the TKC80 to expensive to watch doing a disappearing act. Given the tread pattern I doubt I would get 7000 K's out of one like I did with the last E07.

I have just run 2 TKC 80's on the 950, the first did ~5500km and I took it off with maybe 1000km left on it cause I was going on a big trip. That had probably 70% road, 30% light gravel use.

The 2nd lasted 3500km's and was completely rooted, steel belts coming through the rubber in places. That had probably 2000km of road and 1500km of much more agressive riding on sharper rougher off road surfaces.