Where is a good place to buy tires?

[fyarl666]

I'm working on some upgrades for my 81 400L, and it definitely needs new tires. Where would I go to get tires for a motorcycle?

Keep in mind I live in a medium sized city in the middle of Canada, so I don't know if there will be the same types of stores around here as in a major city in the US.

There are a handful of specialty motorcycle shops here, as well as Canadian Tire, Kal Tire, and a bunch if individually owned tire stores.

Does anyone know if these types if stores typically sell the correct tires for my bike?

Also, would a tire store install tires on my bike for me, or would that be something only a motorcycle-specific shop would handle?

I already know the size of tires I need for my bike, so I don't need a rundown if front and rear sizes.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[SocialAnomaly99]

I recommend using the internet to order tires. Also, Avon makes good tires for reasonable prices.

 

[trevor]

http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/street-bike/motorcycle-tires.html

This is the place to get tires in canada...prices are very close as you will get out of the states and shipping will be free as it will be over 100 dollars. Takes about a week. And +1 on Avon..good tire. Good price.
Cheers,

 

[GateKeeper]

This is another place to try

http://www.petes-superbike.com/index.php

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[Guest]

The tire getting place!

 

[fyarl666]

Okay, so I may have spoken too soon about knowing the proper size tires for my bike. The owner's manual I have states the tires sizes as:

Front: 3.60S19 4PR
Rear: 4.60S16 4PR

However, I don't really understand what that means, and those websites are asking for Width, Aspect, and Rim Size.

How do I determine these figures? I've never had to size a tire before, so I'm not really sure what I'm looking for.

Thanks!

 

[GateKeeper]

have a look here

near the bottom of the page...

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/tire_info.html


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[Gold01ca]

http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/street-bike/motorcycle-tires.html

This is the place to get tires in canada...prices are very close as you will get out of the states and shipping will be free as it will be over 100 dollars. Takes about a week. And +1 on Avon..good tire. Good price.
Cheers,

+1 exactly what this fella said

 

[GateKeeper]

I just did a price comparison, between Pete's and Canada Motorcycle,,,,Pete's was 5 bucks cheaper....LOL

If I was getting more stuff, then the free shipping if over a hundred bucks is a better deal and I would go with Canada Morotcycle, but I don't have to get anything else at the moment....

Tires are the last item of purchase for my rebuild...

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[trevor]

I just did a price comparison, between Pete's and Canada Motorcycle,,,,Pete's was 5 bucks cheaper....LOL

If I was getting more stuff, then the free shipping if over a hundred bucks is a better deal and I would go with Canada Morotcycle, but I don't have to get anything else at the moment....

Tires are the last item of purchase for my rebuild...

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I tried to buy from Pete's before and they told me the tires were in stock. Then 3 days later they called and said "sorry we a made a mistake, we don't have them". Tried again a year later (partly because the owner sent me an email apology) but again didn't have the sizes. Plus shipping costs are a lot more than the 5 bucks a tire you save.

 

[GateKeeper]

I had no issue with Pete's other than them sending me the wrong sized tires the first time, I had a new set the day after, so that was OK.

The 5 bucks I mentioned was the difference between the 2 after tax and shipping, one was 335 the other was 340, both places showed as in stock, but until the actual order is made, one never knows....

Spyug ordered tires from Canada Motorcycle, no issues at all, and I even had him get me bearings at the same time, it worked out because of the free shipping....

 

[bluewool]

Not Canada.

 

[GateKeeper]

Not Canada.

What........?

 

[bluewool]

I know everyone loves Pete's. I cannot abide paying 25-35% more. Which is what it ends up as when shipping to the west coast and charging both taxes which they are obliged to collect.

 

[GateKeeper]

I know everyone loves Pete's. I cannot abide paying 25-35% more. Which is what it ends up as when shipping to the west coast and charging both taxes which they are obliged to collect.

Agree with you 100%

I don't care which store it is, so long as the price is the best I can get...

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[Sandy]

Not Canada.

Are you reasonably close to the US border? If so have them shipped to drop point at your nearest border crossing and go pick them up. If not the 2 choices mentioned are your best bet. My last tire order from Dennis Kirk was for a pair of Dunlop GT501s (not cheap) and 2 tubes. Total bill was $230.00 USD. It cost me a 2 hour drive (1 each way) and I get to fill up the tank with cheap US gas which covers any fuel costs for the trip.

 

[bccap]

Are you reasonably close to the US border? If so have them shipped to drop point at your nearest border crossing and go pick them up. If not the 2 choices mentioned are your best bet. My last tire order from Dennis Kirk was for a pair of Dunlop GT501s (not cheap) and 2 tubes. Total bill was $230.00 USD. It cost me a 2 hour drive (1 each way) and I get to fill up the tank with cheap US gas which covers any fuel costs for the trip.

Sandy. Check out the two places Trevor and Gatekeeper are talking about. My last set of Pirelli Sport Demons came from Pete's. Even with taxes and delivery charges they came in for $20 more than the best deal I could find in the states. FedEx in five days to my door....

 

[GSJim]

Pete's had the best deal for BT45s last year. The only slight difficulty with Internet ordering in Toronto is that some shops either won't mount Pete's tires at all or they charge a lot more. Pete did have a deal with Heritage Autosports in North York but that shop ran into landlord problems and is currently missing in action.

A local Suzuki shop quoted me $125 more for the same pair of tires last year. Canada's Motorcycle was within $10 of the Pete's price.

Jim

 

[Sandy]

Sandy. Check out the two places Trevor and Gatekeeper are talking about. My last set of Pirelli Sport Demons came from Pete's. Even with taxes and delivery charges they came in for $20 more than the best deal I could find in the states. FedEx in five days to my door....

Thanks, will do again. Looked a few years ago and they weren't close on what I wanted.

 

[Sandy]

Ok, I gladly stand corrected. I don't need anything right now but to be fair I checked both against US pricing. Canadian Motorcycle only listed the front and $30.00 more than Pete's. Pete's had both front and rear listed in my sizes and after shipping taxes, my US$ price converted to CDN$ and using current web pricing Pete's was actually slightly cheaper .