I have tire/wheel insurance on my Fat Boy. Picked up a nail two weeks ago, that insurance save me almost 400 bucks...

 

Went to the Harley shop last week to get a price on replacing the tires on my Heritage . For a WWW front and back tire with tax was 620. , I thought that was high , after reading these posts I know now it is too high .

 

The dealer I visit has a tire program; that if you buy the tire from them it only costs a dollar to mount and balance. Usually you can get right in and out in a short period of time, unless they are swamped.

 

I put a new rear tire on my bike about a year ago. I priced it out several ways... HD dealer supplied and installed, it was nearly $460. Same thing from a local indy was about $360. I bought the tire online for $130, with free shipping, pulled the wheel and reinstalled it myself in about an hour, and paid the indy to M&B for $25. Total cost... $155. No brainer, if you ask me. I would never have someone else do it, but I just wanted to know for cost comparison.

Just an FYI... most HD dealers will only install a tire that THEY sell you.

 

since you're 'right smack dab in the middle of la' i assume you are talking about renegade. they also give you a 15% discount on the tire. yeah, i can buy the tire cheaper online, but for the difference that i'm paying, i'll go ahead and let them do it for a dollar.....

 

Can't understand the price gouging on bike tires,(and their only good for an average of 10,000 miles).Just put on 4- 205-15"with a 80,000 mi warranty,included road hazard,life time balancing and rotation for $407.00 on my car.

 

That's why sooner or later you'll tool up and start buying your tires online and changing them yourself. All you need is a 3' x 3' space in your garage. If you plan on riding for years to come, it don't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's money in your pocket to be self sufficient. The saved labor cost will pay for your tire most times.

 

I hear ya'.
Last summer, I bought ONE 18" PM Gasser front wheel, matching rotor and a new front tire, for my bike, all for about $1900.

Last fall, I bought FOUR new aluminum wheels w/center caps, twenty chrome lug nuts, M&B, and FOUR new Dunlops for my truck... for $1200. WTF?!

 

Does sound like your indy wants to be a deale clone. Better shop around.

 

my indy charges 10 to mount a tire if you pull it and 20 if he has to pull it.