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Message started by joeh100 on 08/20/08 at 12:34:49

Title: New tire advice
Post by joeh100 on 08/20/08 at 12:34:49

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by Jack_650 on 08/20/08 at 12:49:23

I feel your pain on the tire changing. I paid the first time. the second I did it myself. I had the most trouble getting the thing of the rim. I have Dunlops on right now and they're considerably stiffer/thicker than the IRC that was on the used bike I bought. Patience with the re-install will save you the angst of having to take out the sunday tube (you know, the hole-y one) to replace it.

Oh, by the way, we don't rant on here. We simply ask the questions others are afraid to ask, but not to answer. There's still tons of good info, advice, help and comraderie. This site's gotten me over several bumps in my first ever bike experience these last couple years.

Jack

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by joeh100 on 08/20/08 at 13:14:01

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by verslagen1 on 08/20/08 at 13:53:48

I did the same thing with my 1st tire change. But not the driving around part. In my travels, I found a store that sold the D404's at the same price as internet w/o shipping. So I basically get it installed for what I would've paid for it on the internet.

And I converted the front to tubeless, so I can do that myself. Still working on the rear conversion. Some day I'll get time.

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by T Mack 1 on 08/20/08 at 15:12:49

When I did the front in January, I had all intentions of doing it myself. My neighbor gave me a lift (free, but had to fix it). Got the wheel off , let the air out and then realized I like my fingers the way they are ;) . Drove down to the dealer (mile away) and had the tire mounted balanced and the bearings checked, I think it was $20 and at the most 10 minutes (off season...)....

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by clueless on 08/20/08 at 15:35:53

joeh100,
Not sure what part of Alabama you are in. I'm just south of B'ham. My last rear tire I bought and had installed at 29 Dreams MC resort near Vandiver, Al. Price was good, service was excellent, ate and drank while my tire was changed. Have to be a member though. It's well worth it!

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by joeh100 on 08/20/08 at 15:56:40

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by barry68v10 on 08/20/08 at 19:31:40

4E4B414C151414240 wrote:

I would just like to let everyone know that the K555 that I bought is very tough and hard to install. That will make it last a lot longer though, right? I'm hoping to get around 100K out of it. ::)

100 Kilometers? Oh, yeah...you should get that and then some ;D :D ;)

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by clueless on 08/20/08 at 20:26:31

I've bought parts from Big #1. Quick turn on parts not on hand. They even quit asking for deposits. Decent place!

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by Oldfeller on 08/21/08 at 02:15:46

Wrasslin' tires is a fading art, apparently. I don't like it, but I can do it pretty well. An expensive set ($29) of tire irons was my splurge on making it an "easier item to accomplish", which was money well spent.

Wow, a tire place called 29 Dreams that is only open at night that charges you two bills plus to get your tire changed. Yup, I can guess what my wife would be thinking about that -- she'd be a sniffing at my underwear and looking real suspicious at me and my new tire, wondering what we had been up to.

Title: Re: New tire advice
Post by clueless on 08/21/08 at 09:50:00

Well before you condemn 29 Dreams, go check it out on the 'net. It is a very special place to me. Don't care what you ride! Nice folks, good eats, entertainment, and close to Barber Motor Sports. I bought a Dunlop rear and had it installed---$100. Check out Barber too. One of the largest MC collections anywhere. You can spend days just looking.