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How much do you pay to get tires mounted?

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I don't currently have tools and need to put my new tires on. I called the shop to see how much it would cost to get the new rubber put on the rims with the wheels already off the bike and was told $77.50 + tax.

Over $80 to mount two tires seems pretty excessive. Especially since getting four truck tires mounted and balanced was $40.

Is that a normal cost? If it is I can see why people go through the trouble of dooing their own tires.
 
They count 30 min of labour per tire + disposal fee, + shop suplies, + taxes

I have checked some places in WA all go for $40-50 per tire, my friend did in LA and Salt Lake city for 50+.
Vancouver BC same rates but in CAD.
 
Many shops charge more when they do not supply the tires.
They have a point ...........when things go wrong with the tire and the customer wants the installing dealer to make things right.
 
I was charged like $95 for rear tire installation last year (they charge like $75 an hour labor). I didn't take the rim off the bike though. I thought it was ridiculous, but it was the only dealer within an hour and a half drive (when I lived in rural Minnesota.) I now have the option to call around to different shops.
 
Get some tools and do it yourself? You only get bloody knuckles the first time, I swear. :) Learning how to do it on the road is invaluable experience too...


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The dealers, for the most part just do because they can. (overcharge)

I went to a movie the other day, and the sodas in the machines were $4.25

Seems impossible to imagine anyone paying that, but I saw more than a few people buying them. :eek:

I would scour any nearby biker hangouts or local bike forums, or Craig's List even, and try to locate a smaller private independent shop, or some private non pro enthusiast with a small garage and a manual tire changing machine, and see if you can get a better deal. (if you don't have the time/inclination/space to do it yourself. ;)
 
$20-25 apiece locally, assuming one takes the wheel(s) rather than the complete motorcycle. The shop doesn't change price based on where the tire came from.

There are many places around here that will charge up to $50 each. It's quite variable.
 
$20 for the front, I brought the wheel to them. They told me it would be double that if it was still on the bike. I had purchased the tire (PR4) from them which was about $30 more than I could have gotten it for online. Didn't ask how much mounting would have been if I'd purchased the tire elsewhere. Next time I'll probably do it myself (done it before, just didn't feel like it this time).
 
Yeah, this is why I invested in a tire changer. HF changer, Mojo lever and blocks, and it cost me about the same as most places charge to mount 2 sets of tires. It's paid for itself already. I do like working on my own stuff in general though.
 
$80 with liquid balance
That's with me handing them the old tires and rims and handing them new tires to put on, buying from them saves$30. So it would cost $50 front and back buying from them and me installing
 
Most times I purchase my tires on line, and change the tires myself. However, sometimes when on the road due to tire wear I have to purchase the tires from a dealership or when at Bear Glacier auto parts store. When in the middle of Nowheres, Canada try paying $500 for one rear tire at a service station that you have to change yourself, in the middle of Baja Desert, Mexico pay $400 for a rear tire that you have to change yourself, or as recently happened have the tire rolled out the door to you at a dealership in North Carolina that is closing on a Saturday afternoon that you have to change yourself in the parking lot in a hard driving rain. My advise is that everyone learn how to change your own tires, and always carry tire irons with you when on the road!
 
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On my way home from the fantastic Hillbilly 3 last April , I needed a new rear. Honda of the Ozarks in Springfield MO. mounted a Dunlop Roadsmart2 , the best tire they had available , at no charge for the cost of the tire $170.00. Very nice dealership. Might just look them up when I'm ready for another bike.
 
Like most things it pays to shop around to know the prices in your area.

For on the bike I priced out between $100 to $180 for a pair of tires.

Off the bike I have seen $35 plus shop supplies and taxes. I heard rumor another place would do it for less ($25) but have not confirmed it.

Some shops charge more if you don't buy the tires from them. Lots of tricks. I think if you have the space and the aptitude it is good to follow OCR's advice and learn how to do it.
 
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