Dundee387 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Does anyone know if it's generally accepted to ship motorcycle tires directly to a dealer, so they can mount them when the bike is in for service? Anyone done this at Cliff's in CT? They're closed this weekend and I need to order tires now, to have them there in time. If I wait till Tues. to ask them, it'll be too late.. Thanks.. Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Many dealers refuse to mount tires you purchased elsewhere. If you know for certain they'll do the job, hopefully someone here can tell you whether they won't be fazed when a set of tires gets delivered with a strange name on them. If you can't find out for sure, I wouldn't ship tires somewhere without giving them a heads-up first. Link to comment
Woodie Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I change my own. Had a poor experience at Cycle Gear in Manchester (had to come back the NEXT day to p/u the tire on my rim???), and Cliff's is too far. May 2nd tech daze is a good time to change tires. Link to comment
CT_Rider Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 May 2nd tech daze is a good time to change tires. Seriously, most dealers will charge you a mounting fee that would be about the margin they'd make if they sold you the tire. Go with what Woodie said. It's like dinner and a show. Link to comment
krussell Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Had a poor experience at Cycle Gear in Manchester (had to come back the NEXT day to p/u the tire on my rim???) What does p/u mean? Link to comment
Dave C. Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Had a poor experience at Cycle Gear in Manchester (had to come back the NEXT day to p/u the tire on my rim???) What does p/u mean? I'm guessing Pick UP Dave Link to comment
krussell Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 So the poor experience was scheduling related, not in the actual mount itself? Link to comment
Woodie Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Right. It's the only place I've been that doesn't do tire mounting while you wait. I had to drive up with the wheel/old tire and drop it off, then drive back the next day to pick up the new tire on the wheel. (~35 minutes each way) For a 15-30 minute process (while I browse around their store), I had to make two completely separate round-trips. Never again, and I won't buy tires from them anymore. Link to comment
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