Front tire shopping

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure I'm set on getting avon am26 roadriders. All the reviews seemed to be very nice, and it's a very economical tire at 100 dollars. I already called a large dealer what they would charge for mounting with tire off of bike and he said 45 dollars. Now I looked at their website they had it advertised for 140 dollars a tire, is it safe to assume that includes mounting?

[steve murdoch]

It is NOT safe to assume it includes mounting.

The last tire i had mounted at a large dealer was about 5? years ago.
Their deal was if you bought the tire from them the mounting was free. I was in a pinch so i bought the tire from them and provided them with the wheel.
Picked it up and it came with a $22.00 bill. The mounting was free but they charged me for shop supplies?, balancing and tire disposal. Bastards!

[jjbmxer]

We are going to have to learn to mount tires. i get a good deal on a tire and some one zaps me for fifty cause i didnt buy it from them.

[alke46]

We are going to have to learn to mount tires. i get a good deal on a tire and some one zaps me for fifty cause i didnt buy it from them.

Let youtube be your friend here. Once you see how easy it is, you will wonder why you never learned it earlier.

And also, welcome to the site.

[AxelP]

I'll just hi jack in to the thread as I've being trying to find good althernative for Pirelli MT 90, or something similar for the front of my bike, it is Gs750 ES with 16" front, but nothing came out. Maybe you folks know where I can get it. Thanks you

[steve murdoch]

Bridgestone BT45 are still around.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bridgestone-Battlax-BT-45-Front-Tire-100-90-16-066001-Front-30-0740-BAX4500-16/331399522320?fits=Make%3ASuzuki%7CModel%3AGS750ES&epid=171209959&hash=item4d28f36810:g:A-YAAOSwjyhaSOkI&vxp=mtr

[AxelP]

Bridgestone BT45 are still around.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bridgestone...haSOkI&vxp=mtr

I not not like it. Last season for some mystic reasons it worn out not evenly, sort of "wave" on the sides + i had very bad exeperince with that tyre on the dry asphalt with a bit of sandy-gravel in the steep turn. It was my bad, but still. I installed pirelly MT90 on the rear and very happy with that tire, but could not get right size for the front, they simply not l making them for the fron in my size...

[glib]

Let youtube be your friend here. Once you see how easy it is, you will wonder why you never learned it earlier.

And also, welcome to the site.

I can see mounting—though it is a pain and a machine can do it so easily—but what about balancing? Is old school balancing really sufficient?

[alke46]

I can see mounting—though it is a pain and a machine can do it so easily—but what about balancing? Is old school balancing really sufficient?

In a word, Yes.

I think a lot of us are still doing it the old school way. Don't fix what's not broken.

edit: I must admit I had to take one wheel to a shop a couple of years back though as I just could not get it to balance to my liking.

[glib]

In a word, Yes.

I think a lot of us are still doing it the old school way. Don't fix what's not broken.

edit: I must admit I had to take one wheel to a shop a couple of years back though as I just could not get it to balance to my liking.

Ok, I'm gonna try it.

[LAB3]

The zip tie method is the best in my experience. If you check out the videos on YouTube you'll see just how easy it really is. The only thing I do different is to stay away from the more expensive big ties and use many more smaller ones, the idea being it's easier to slide plastic than rubber over the edge of the rim.

[alke46]

Ok, I'm gonna try it.

so how did it work out for you? any problems?

The zip tie method is the best in my experience. If you check out the videos on YouTube you'll see just how easy it really is. The only thing I do different is to stay away from the more expensive big ties and use many more smaller ones, the idea being it's easier to slide plastic than rubber over the edge of the rim.

This method does work really nice, especially the wider profile tires for the rear.